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Welcome to Blue Mountain Christian Retreat and Conference Center located in northeastern Pennsylvania where you can come away from the busyness of life and spend time in the Presence of the Lord. Here on the Mountain, you are family!
For over three generations, Blue Mountain Christian Retreat has hosted Christian retreats of nearly every shape and size from a single person seeking quiet with God to church groups of four hundred. Our Christian retreats are built around your group’s purpose, not a fixed program. Explore the retreat types below to find the one that fits, or call us at (570) 386-2154 and we’ll help you plan it.
Bring your congregation or ministry together for fellowship, worship and genuine connection. Host a day, weekend or week-long retreat in one of our multiple meeting spaces, with lodging, buffet-style meals and facilitated group activities indoor and outdoor, including our glow-in-the-dark evening games.
Can't step away for a full week? A Christian weekend retreat gives you rest and restoration in the time you actually have. Open year-round, with summer and winter activities, and welcoming everyone from individuals and families to friend groups and large church groups.
Reconnect, recharge and grow closer to God together. Our family retreats offer flexible activities so you can design your own experience, set in a peaceful mountain setting with comfortable lodging for every family size from single-bedroom units to two- and three-bedroom apartments.
We're often asked whether you can book an individual Christian retreat. The answer is yes. Step away from the noise for dedicated time in prayer and reflection, with Bible-based teaching, worship services and fellowship available whenever you want them and solitude whenever you don't.
Time set apart with other like-minded men for fellowship, growth and mentoring. Join one of our scheduled men's events, or gather your own group and build the weekend around what your men actually need you don't have to wait for a date on our calendar.
So many people rely on you. A women's retreat is time to rest, renew and recharge so you can keep carrying what you carry. Come to the Mountain to be refreshed and blessed, with everything already prepared for you.
Marriage takes intentional time, communication and spiritual growth. Step away from daily responsibilities in a peaceful, distraction-free setting and focus on your relationship with each other and with God.
The youth of today are the future of the Kingdom of God. Today's world hands young people distraction and deception like never before our youth retreats support parents and youth leaders in giving them the tools to stand firm in the Word, with activities, meals and lodging built for large groups.
Meet God in His own creation. Bring a tent or an RV and choose from a variety of campsite options, for church and group camping or on your own. The quiet of camping has a way of settling you into devotion that four walls rarely manage.
Bring your church, ministry or leadership team together for conferences built around spiritual growth, connection and renewal worship-centered gatherings, leadership intensives and ministry team retreats, all in a purpose-driven environment.
You don't have to organize anything. Join one of our own scheduled gatherings Summer Family Weeks and Fall Family Weekends and worship alongside other families here on the Mountain.
Come find great speakers specializing in healing, deliverance, Hebrew, the prophetic, worship warfare, intercession for the Peace of Israel and many other giftings. Your kids will have a blast with our BMCR Children’s Ministry Team! Expect fun activities prepared in our indoor basketball gym as well as in our meeting spaces. Bible lessons are preached to your children, providing an atmosphere for the Holy Spirit to fill them during service time. There’s opportunity for getaways and adventures in nature whether you hike up our trails, fish at our pond, have a campfire, or just take a swim at the pool. There is something for everyone to enjoy!
You can host your own day, weekend, or week-long group retreat in one of our multiple meeting spaces. Our special Group packages include nights of lodging, delicious buffet-style meals and meeting rooms. Our facilities provide a variety of settings, sleeping up to 400 guests. Due to our various types of groups, we have several units containing certain accommodations that could fit family, youth, women’s, and men’s retreats alike. We have single bedroom style units, efficiency apartments, 2 & 3 bedroom units, hotel-style alpines and even dormitory style units that sleep up to 32 guests. All our lodging facilities have heating as well as air conditioning coupled with private baths. Year round weekend guests join us from New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut, Philadelphia, Lancaster, Baltimore, Washington DC, Florida and everywhere in between! Flying in from all over the U.S. is common with Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia, Newark and Baltimore airports within driving distance from the Mountain.
Blue Mountain Christian Retreat and Conference Center hosts special events throughout the year; offering many retreats: women’s retreats, couples getaways, pastor & ministry leaders conferences, men’s weekend retreats and youth weekend retreats. We have Summer Family Weeks that focus on worshipping with other families here on the Mountain in Spirit and in Truth!
Here at Blue Mountain Christian Retreat we offer a wide variety of accommodations, ranging from tent/camping areas to chalets & cabins. We offer multi-room / multi-bed housing and family housing. We can house up to 700 people in total. This is a great and comfortable place for your retreat.
For decades, Blue Mountain Christian Retreat has welcomed guests and created unforgettable retreat experiences. Our history, dedication and spirit reflects a legacy of excellence and desire to serve the Lord.
Providing retreat experiences for over five decades.
Thousands of guests have enjoyed our retreat experiences.
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PEACE
“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33
FELLOWSHIP
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another..”
Hebrews 10:24-25
SEASONS
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven..”
Ecclesiastes 3:1
NATURE
“Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it. Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.”
Psalm 96:11-12
GENERATIONS
“Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts; let them proclaim your power.”
Psalm 145:4
STILLNESS
“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him..”
Psalm 37:7
FAMILY
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13
CLARITY
“And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.”
Isaiah 30:21
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