Spiritual Life Retreat

The 2017 Spiritual Life Retreat was held April 28-30, 2017 in Front Royal, VA.  Our speaker was the Rev. Dr. Denise Honeycutt .  Denise is a passionate, enthusiastic follower of Jesus Christ. She is the Executive director for the Center for Mission Innovation, the newest unit of the United Methodist Ministries. Denise has joyfully served as the head of UMCOR, the pastor of large and small congregations, a missionary in Nigeria, and the Virginia conference Director of Mission and Global Justice. She is a United Methodist Elder in the Virginia Conference. Denise is married to the very gifted and prophetic Pat Watkins. She and Pat currently live in Atlanta, GA.

Below is a video recommended by our keynote.

Four books recommended by our keynote to explore spiritual relationships.

The 2016 Spiritual Life Retreat was held April 29 through May 1, 2016 at Blackstone Conference and Retreat Center. The theme "Spiritual Slow Food"  brought by Reverend Kathleen Royston, Mt. Olivet UMC, Arlington. 

Enjoy pictures below.

SLR Speaker  Rev. Kathleen Royston

A provisional elder in the Virginia Conference, Kathleen serves as an associate pastor at Mount Olivet United Methodist Church in Arlington. She is a graduate of Emory University and the Candler School of Theology. She is also an avid home cook who gets weepy over in-season peaches and takes Jesus’ commandment to “feed my sheep” rather literally.