Retreats are about getting away and going deeper. Like everything else about WWC, our retreats are open to everyone, anywhere, regardless of your current or past relationship with church. Our first retreat was at the Chincoteague Bay Field Station, an educational marine lab. Fourteen people gathered together to encounter God in our natural world through immersive, educational experiences led by marine educators. We learned about intertidal zones and adaptation, held species like sea urchins and sponges and shrimp that live on the sea floor, and learned how dunes and barrier islands are formed and move. We walked on an undeveloped beach where we discovered (and took home!) many beautiful whelk shells.

God is always speaking through creation, and we shared together the spiritual lessons we learned, especially around what’s under the surface of the water and under the surface of our lives. We discussed how much energy it takes to keep barrier islands from moving, when the natural process is for them to move. How often do we work really hard to stay put when God is trying to move us?

Dates:

May 23-26, 2025: Sea and Soul Retreat, Chincoteague Bay Field Station, Wallops Island, VA
October 10-13, 2025: Sea and Soul Retreat, Chincoteague Bay Field Station, Wallops Island, VA