Who? All secondary students (7th- 12th grades) are invited.

What? Every year LPA hosts its annual secondary winter retreat at Bethelwoods Camp in York, SC. There will be team games, structured free time, Bible studies, musical worship, good food, and other activities planned out by your Student Service Council. Students will be dropped off at Bethelwoods Wednesday morning, and there will be the planned activities throughout the day. At night, girls and guys are separated into cabins to sleep. Thrusday, there will be another day of activities, and students will head home that night.

The retreat’s goal is to emphasize social and spiritual growth. This is a welcoming and safe environment to develop relationships with peers and with Christ.

If you are planning on coming to the retreat (which is completely free), please sign-up at (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z79Fj7SldCZQqRibYM_sRI8EvXONeiLTJQDKQz-3u3A/edit?usp=sharing) or email Mr. Miller your name, grade, shirt size (adult sizes only) and any allergies you might have. If you want to gurantee you have a free winter-retreat shirt, please sign-up or send me your information by Saturday, December 16th by midnight! 

Where? Bethelwoods Camp (922 W Mt Gallant Rd, York, SC 29745). Drop-off and pick-up at Horton Lodge. For more info on Bethelwoods, check out http://www.bethelwoods.org/

When? Wednesday, January 3rd through Thursday, January 4th from 10:00 am (drop-off on Wednesday) to 9:00 pm (pick-up on Thursday night). 

Dress? Dress code for this event will be following NORMAL LPA DRESS. Shorts must come down to the knees and shirts must have sleeves covering the shoulders.

Chaperones? There will be at least 6 LPA staff members at all times and 8 overnight.