he Hartness House has long been a favorite New England and Vermont destination for spiritual and church retreats.  The quiet and solitude of the Hartness estate lend themselves to fellowship, study and worship. We can handle everything from your small church session meetings to Synod functions.  Our experience, combined with a wide variety of facilities and great food and beverage service, can make your church retreat a success.  Just 2 1/2 hours from Boston and 4 hours from NYC, we are easy to reach from all of New England.  The Hartness House offers 45 rooms and suites and large, comfortable conference rooms that are ideal for large groups.   The Inn features a popular dining restaurant and can also cater banquets for groups from 20 to 150.

hurch retreats are an excellent way for your church to bring together the members of the congregation in a spiritually renewing setting. Offering a church retreat creates community and support with the people closest to you spiritually.  Planned correctly, a church retreat can be a focal element of the church's overall well-being.

 

he Hartness House offers 35 secluded acres of the best of Vermont nature and mountains.  The estate embodies serenity in nature and has numerous nature and hiking trails, hand-made stone bridges, streams, fields and meadows, and pine forests. The Inn has an outdoor swimming pool and a garden deck with lovely deck furniture and sun umbrellas and many favorite outdoor spots for groups meetings and functions. 

retreat is a time-honored religious experience of drawing aside to a quiet place by oneself--or with a spouse, or with a group--to learn more of the ways of God's loving relationship with us--and to discover how to recognize the presence of spiritual balance in the moments of very ordinary living, as well as in the extraordinary events of our life.

retreat is a time to examine, to discover, and to decide--a time to look back with reverence and gratitude, and perhaps even with some sorrow and regret--a time to find peace in the present and hope for the future--a time to decide which path of life we will follow, our own, or that of Jesus and the gospel. As with any religious experience, a retreat is a journey of discovery to the inner self and then back again to the circumstances of our every- day life, but with new, fresh perspectives. While retreat events follow a time schedule, participants are encouraged to pace the retreat to their personal needs for prayer, rest, and relaxation..

spiritual retreat or church retreat is an excellent way for your church to foster community and support with the people closest to you spiritually. Selecting the proper location to host a retreat is an important factor in a retreat's overall mission success.  The Hartness House is a popular destination for a church retreat due to its unique facilities:

• Over 35 acres of Vermont mountains, meadows, streams, pastures, walking trails, and gardens make this an excellent site for serenity and reflection.
• 45 comfortable rooms with all the modern conveniences and all under one roof.  Easy corridor access and ramps make access to the dining rooms and conferences simple.
• Large spacious dining and conference rooms pleasantly decorated in a Victorian style.  Seating for groups from 20 to 120.
• Exceptional and plentiful dining choices that can be suited to any taste or budget.
• Easy access from major Interstate highways.  Less than 4 1/2 hours from NYC and 2 1/2 hours from Boston.

Call our group coordinator toll-free 1-800-732-4789 for more information on
Church retreats and packages.