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February 10, 2025

2025 Healthy Congregations Retreat

Join us for our annual Healthy Congregations retreat April 10-11 in Salina, Kansas! This year’s theme is “Faithful Living: Connecting & Deepening Relationships for Health.”

This two-day, uplifting event will focus on connecting, learning, sharing and developing relationships with others who share a passion for congregational and community health.

All Great Plains United Methodists are invited to join us for this free retreat. The retreat is especially valuable for members of Healthy Congregations teams. Community partners invited by Healthy Congregations teams are welcome, as well.

If you want to learn more about approachable, effective ways to connect, partner and engage to improve health in your congregation and community, we hope you’ll join us for this fun, inspirational retreat. You’ll hear highlights and stories from your Healthy Congregations peers, have opportunities to learn and converse on timely health topics, and leave equipped with useful tools and resources.

EVENT DETAILS

Dates: Thursday, April 10, and Friday, April 11

Location: Homewood Suites, 115 E Mulberry St., Salina, KS 67401

Cost: FREE! There is no cost to attend this event, and all meals are included. If you require a hotel stay for April 10, we will cover that cost as well, as long as you register on or before March 26. Healthy Congregations teams may use grant funds to defray travel expenses as necessary.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

We have two days filled with great opportunities for learning and connecting. Click below to view the full agenda!

View full agenda

HOTEL

HOTEL DEADLINE EXTENDED!

For those attending both days, the Health Fund will cover the cost for a one-night stay on Thursday, April 10, at Homewood Suites in Salina. To secure your free room, you must register by March 26 to ensure you receive a room in our block. Upon registration, you will receive an email with additional instructions regarding the hotel room. Subject to availability, single or dual-king bedrooms and accessible rooms are available.

REGISTER HERE

Pre-registration is required; please use the below form to register.

EACH PERSON must complete their own registration form. Please do not register for multiple people.

If you have questions or need assistance, please let us know! Contact us at info@healthfund.org.

Healthy Congregations Retreat 2025

Registrant Information

Registration Type – please choose one
All Great Plains Conference United Methodists, and especially Healthy Congregations team members and their invited community partners are encouraged to participate. To help us tailor the event, please indicate if you are a Healthy Congregations team member, Great Plains United Methodist not currently on an HC team, or an invited community partner.
If a Great Plains United Methodist, please list your church name and city here (e.g., Ourtown First UMC).
If not a Great Plains United Methodist, but invited to participate by a Healthy Congregations team, please list sponsoring church name (e.g., Ourtown First UMC) or team member name here.
If you’d like to share the name of the organization you work with, include here.
2025 Retreat participants will receive a complimentary Healthy Congregations T-shirt. Please enter your desired shirt size here.
Please provide a name, phone number, and relationship (optional) to contact in the event of emergency.

Participation and Meals

Participation
To get the most out of the event, we recommend participating in both days – but if you’re only able to attend one day, please let us know here.
Healthy Congregations Orientation/Certification Training (starts 10:00 am on April 10)
New teams, new members joining existing teams, and those wanting to learn about Healthy Congregations are encouraged to complete orientation/certification training through this optional retreat session.
Dinner
For meal counts, please mark if you’re planning to eat dinner with the group on Thursday.
Breakfast
For meal counts, please let us know if you plan to eat breakfast with the group on Friday.
Lunch
For meal counts, please let us know if you plan to eat lunch with the group on Friday.
Please note any food allergies or dietary restrictions. We will attempt to accommodate to the extent possible, subject to availability.

Hotel

Hotel accommodations?
If participating both days, let us know if you need a room for the evening of April 10. Following registration, your confirmation email will detail how to book your room with the hotel in our reserved block, if applicable.

Communications Session Input

Help us tailor our session on communications. We’d love your feedback on the following three questions.

Roundtable Topic Preferences – rank at least your top two interests

The Friday program includes facilitated round-table discussions. Each table will focus on issues, tools, and resources related to a specific health topic. For this activity, we encourage members from the same church team to spread out across different tables/topics. Please rank your top two choices among the below topics. Based on overall responses, final topics covered may be combined or trimmed. Depending on availability, you’ll have an opportunity to change your choice at check-in.
Topic preferences (rank your top two)
If there is a topic you’d like to explore which is not covered above, please note here along with any comments you’d like to share.

Other

(Optional) add any general comments, notes, or questions you’d like us to see.
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