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GilChrist

GilChrist Retreat

  • Fetzer chapel in winter.

    Seasonal Beauty The beauty and spirit of GilChrist can be experienced at anytime of the year. Image Credit: Fetzer Institute

  • Photo of Gilchrist common house on WindHill

    WindHill Rainbow The common house of Gilchrist, WindHill, contains a library, chapel, meditation loft, kitchen, and an apartment for guest facilitators who offer programs in keeping with GilChrist's purpose Image Credit: Fetzer Institute

  • Photos of red paintbrush flowers at GilChrist

    Paint Brushes at GilChrist GilChrist, the Fetzer Institute's public retreat center, is located on 67 acres of woods and rolling fields. Image Credit: Fetzer Institute

  • Photo of the Zen Garden at GilChrist

    Zen Garden The Zen Garden provides a nurturing environment for contemplative practice. Image Credit: Fetzer Institute

  • Photo of the labyrinth at GilChrist

    The Labyrinth Use your time in the GilChrist labyrinth to foster an experience of solitude and inner quiet. Image Credit: Fetzer Institute

GilChrist, the Fetzer Institute's public retreat center, is located on 67 acres of woods and rolling fields and adjacent to several other retreat centers, including The Hermitage and St. Gregory's Episcopal Abbey. GilChrist provides a nurturing environment for contemplative practice.

GilChrist offers individual (self-guided) and small group retreats and workshops that support contemplative practice. Staff offers weekly spiritual practices for interested participants at no charge at GilChrist's common house, WindHill. Other occasionally scheduled community events will be posted on this Web site. GilChrist staff is available for conversation anytime regarding your retreat experience.

Facilities & Lodging

GilChrist's eight secluded hermitages encircle a common meadow with a small stone chapel for meditation and prayer. GilChrist retreat center also has a common meeting house, WindHill. All buildings, with the exception of the chapel, have modern heating, plumbing, and kitchen facilities. Guests need only provide their own food and housekeeping.

A photo of the GilChrist hermitages cabins

The Hermitages »

Cost: $45 per guest per night. (Discounted rate for stays of 7+ nights.)

The hermitages are heated and have full bathroom facilities, small yet complete kitchens, and screened porches or decks. Each is furnished with a bed, comfortable seating, and a desk for writing. Everything necessary for a solitary retreat is provided except food and housekeeping, which are the responsibility of the retreatants.

A photo of the windgill portion of the GilChrist property

WindHill

The common house, WindHill, contains a library, chapel, meditation loft, kitchen, and an apartment for guest facilitators who offer programs in keeping with GilChrist's purpose.

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Grounds & Facilities

Tour GilChrist inside and out: a virtual visit to WindHill, our gardens, hermitages, labyrinth, and surroundings during the summer season.