SVBC Couples Retreat 2015

Last weekend, we held a mini couples retreat for our church. This was our second one; however, we switched up it this year. Here are some of the details...

Friday from 6-8:30pm in our church fellowship hall

Saturday from 10am-4pm at the Hampton Inn and Suites Conference Room

The cost was $20 per couple which covered the cost of the book for the teaching they received and the food provided on Friday evening.

The food I put together was an Italian pinwheel tray, meat, cheese and cracker tray, fresh fruit tray, and veggie tray. I also had individual bags of chips and an assortment of three kinds of cookies. For drinks, we had peach tea, water bottles and coffee.

We set up the fellowship hall in semi-circles with tables. We used a series called House or Home by Chip Ingram - God's Blueprint for a Great Marriage. It is video sessions along with discussion time led by my husband. Each couple received a book to fill in as we went along. We REALLY enjoyed the lessons and series! I highly recommend checking it out at Living on the Edge online.

Saturday, we held our sessions at the Hampton Inn. For our lunch hour, everyone chose where they wanted to go for lunch and had 1 1/2 hours of alone couple time. Lunch cost was the couples' responsibility. Free coffee, hot tea, chocolate and water was provided during the sessions.

Chuck and Jeanne Benninger

Russ and LeAne Bouydston

Scott and Jodi Crockett

Casey and Lisa Maxwell

Michael and Melanie Moore

Larry and Tracey Blair

Josh and Jenny Musser

*Missing is Shaun and Shannon Traynor.

The format we chose was fabulous! We had a wonderful time and came away refreshed and renewed in our marriages.

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