CONNECT
Take time to connect with your group while having fun on the snow tubing hill, broomball, tournaments, laser tag, great food, and more!
CHALLENGE
Challenge and equip your students through dynamic messages, awesome worship, intentional small group time, and relevant workshops
ALL-INCLUSIVE
Let us focus on the housing, meals, and program, so that you can focus on building relationships with your youth group. All at a low price.
Worry-Free Registration
In this time of uncertainty, we know planning ahead can be a challenge. That’s why if you, your group participants, or your church has a COVID-19 related issue preventing you from attending our program, we will refund any money you have paid, including registration deposit.
A COVID-19 Related Issue Could Be:
- You or a family member in your household tests positive for COVID-19
- You or a family member in your household exhibits symptoms of COVID-19
- You come in close contact or a family member in your household comes into close contact with someone testing positive for COVID-19 (as the CDC guidelines and local health department define close contact)
- You are in regular attendance at a church that experiences an outbreak of COVID-19 cases or goes to a virtual-only operation because of a COVID-19 outbreak
- Your church leadership deems it unsafe to attend an off-site event
- Health and Safety orders, such as those through MDHHS, don’t legally allow events and gatherings in your county or Grace Adventures’ local health department doesn’t allow the events to run
- Grace Adventures deems it unsafe to run the event
2021 Dates, speakers, bands
Febuary 5-7
Middle School Only
Speaker:
Antonio Marshall, Grand Rapids International Fellowship Church
Worship Band:
A Day Awaits
Capacity: Open!
February 12-14
Middle School and High School
Speaker:
George Moss, Rapper and Founder of Oxen Apparel
Worship Band:
The Birdsongs
Capacity: Nearly Full! Call for Availability
February 19-21
High School Only
Speaker:
Duffy Robbins
Worship Band:
Sundry
Capacity:
Limited availability! Call today!
March 12-14
Middle School and High School
Speaker:
George Moss, Rapper and Founder of Oxen Apparel
Worship Band:
TBA
Capacity: Open!
March 19-21
Middle School and High School
Speaker:
Jolene DeHeer, Jolene DeHeer Ministries
Worship Band:
TBA
Capacity: Full! Wait List Only!
Michigan Winter Youth Group Retreats
Experience a group-changing weekend at Grace Adventures in West Michigan. This isn't your ordinary winter retreat. Grace provides a distinctive experience by removing the responsibility of planning and running a youth retreat and allows youth pastors to connect and disciple their students. Let us take care of the scheduling, cooking, and speaking so that your youth group can have fun and grow closer together and to God!
Join us for a winter weekend and experience fun activities like our climbing wall, snowtubing, broomball, horseback trail rides, laser tag, and much more!
Retreat Rates
- Includes:
- All Lodging And Meals
- All Activities
- All Sessions
- Includes:
- All Lodging And Meals
- All Activities
- All Sessions
The Impact Of Retreats
"It's incredibly important to bring kids on a retreat because it gives them a chance to open up and hear the message of Christ."
-Winter Blast Leader
They Built New Relationships
Left With Practical Spiritual Tools
Were Challenged Spiritually
Had Fun!
Students And Leaders Agree
Lower retreat attendance per weekend.
Health and temperature screening of guests and staff before checking in.
All participants are required to wear masks while indoors and outside where they are unable to socially distance. Masks are not required while sleeping, eating, or during high-intensity activity. This order is subject to change at any time, of which we will readjust our policy appropriately.
Physical distancing practices while encouraging healthy relationships and positive interactions.
Strict and regular cleaning and sanitizing of common spaces with emphasis on high touch areas.
Lower dining hall capacity with proper distncing between tables and safe food prep and serving practices.
Hand sanitizer stations located all around campus, especially in common areas.
Safe sleeping arragnements when sleeping On-Campus and fewer people per housing unit.
Be Equipped IN Your Faith
Through dynamic large group club sessions with Biblically based speakers and worship centered bands, your students will be introduced to a relationship with Jesus and challenged to go deeper. In small group discussion, you get the opportunity to follow up, answer questions and dig into what faith looks like in everyday life.
Have A Blast!
Themed events, games and tournaments will give your group a chance to compete together and against others while working as a team. During free time relax around the fire with a board game or chose one of our many activities such as horseback rides, laser tag, tubing hill, broomball, and climbing tower. No matter the weather we’ll have something fun going on!
Tentative Schedule
Friday
7:00 Registration / Move-In
8:45 Evening Activities and Snack
9:15 Leader Meeting
10:00 Session 1
11:15 Small Group Time
Saturday
8:15 Breakfast A
9:00 Breakfast B
9:45 Session 2
10:45 Small Group Time
11:30 Large Group Game
12:45 Lunch
1:30 Free Time Activities
5:00 Dinner A / Workshops
5:45 Dinner B / Workshops
7:00 Session 3
8:15 Small Group Time
9:00 Evening Activities
Sunday
9:00 Breakfast A
9:45 Breakfast B
10:30 Session 4
11:45 Small Group Time
12:15 Pack and Depart
Upon registration, a $25.00 Non-Refundable deposit is due per reservation.* Any cancellations will forfeit that deposit.
Canceling spots within 45 days of the retreat, you are obligated to 60% of your retreat fee
Canceling spots within 14 days of the retreat, you are obligated to the full retreat fee.
*If any of your participants or your church has a COVID-19 related reason for needing to cancel your reservation, your deposit may be refunded. See the above "Worry-Free Registration" policy or call our office.
If Grace Adventures is not permitted to host an event due to legal obligations or restrictions imposed through Executive Order, Local Health Department order or directive, or any similar legal restriction or circumstance of similar effect, Grace Adventures will reimburse any deposit and minimum. In all other circumstances, Grace’s cancellation policy outlined above will apply.
