Well-Being Retreat

Well-Being Retreat can help you become more deeply rooted in your life and work or ministry. This annual gathering is sponsored by the Board of Pensions, in partnership with the Presbyterian Foundation and New Covenant Trust Company.

Participants who attend the retreat will be awarded 200 Call to Health points following the program.

Who should attend

Active and retired members of the Benefits Plan of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) — including ministers, employees, spouses, and surviving spouses — are welcome.

For all participants, Well-Being Retreat offers time away from the usual routines to think, breathe, and renew.

Well-Being Retreat 2025

“Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul.”

3 John 1:2

The Reverend Dr. Regina Groff, Director, Education for Wholeness, invites you to pause, reflect, and renew as she shares the purpose and promise of this year’s Well-Being Retreat. Rooted in the wisdom of 3 John 1:2, she describes how this experience nurtures your whole self — spiritually, in health, financially, and vocationally — through contemplation, education, and meaningful connection.

Well-Being Retreat 2025 invites participants on a journey toward holistic health and well-being. Centered on the theme Strength for the Journey: Healthy Living from the Inside Out, this year’s retreat will explore the interconnectedness of the four key areas of wholeness: spiritual, health (physical and mental/emotional), financial, and vocational.

Through education sessions, inspiring messages, and moments of pause, participants will gain practical guidance and spiritual insights to strengthen their bodies, minds, and spirits. Based on the wisdom found in 3 John 1:2, we will align faith with health to increase our strength for the journey before us.

Education sessions and presenters

The full list of session topics and presenters is available on the retreat registration website. Select speaker and session titles include:

• Jessica Beardsley, Fueling Movement: Nutrition for an Active Life and Strong Bones for Life: Nutrition to Support Bone Health as We Age
• Dr. David Kim, Reimagine Love: A Path to Healing and Transformation with bell hooks and A Trauma-Informed Response for Emotional Health
• BrianJames McMahon, Relationships that Strengthen Us
• the Reverend Dr. Dawn Riley Duval, Sacred Strength: Aligning Faith, Health, and Purpose
  

Participants will also have the opportunity to worship and engage in daily prayer as part of the retreat and to take time to enjoy the beauty of Montreat.

“I learned that I need to slow down and be still. Listen more closely to hear God’s whispers of love, hope, encouragement, forgiveness, and grace.”

— Well-Being Retreat participant

Registration

Registration for Well-Being Retreat 2025 is open through 8 p.m. ET on July 9.

Cost

There is no Well-Being Retreat registration fee. However, registrants are responsible for their travel, lodging, and meal costs, including:

• $30 per person subsidized meal fee
• $110 nightly rate for single and double occupancy Assembly Inn guest rooms

A limited number of scholarships, up to $500 per household, will be available to offset participant costs. See the registration site for additional details.

Questions?

Email the Education team if you have questions about the Well-Being Retreat.