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All retreats are sliding scale with scholarships available.
  • Camping – $315.00
  • Commuter – $265.00
  • Turning Point Private Room – $525.00
  • Turning Point Shared Room – $425.00

Date & Time Details: Check in is between 4:00 and 6:00 pm on Friday. The first event will be dinner at 6:00 pm. The retreat will end after lunch on Sunday at approximately 1:00 pm.

Location: Turning Point

Address: 2495 Fox Gap Road, Bangor, PA, USA

Contact: Lacey
laceyh@kirkridge.org

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A Writing Retreat to Stir the Soul

With Grace Ji-Sun Kim

February 20 - 22, 2026

Writing is a sacred tool for conveying our thoughts, ideas, and stories. Some of us may write regularly in journals or other sources. Others may have a desire to start. Others may feel called to share our words by writing for a wider audience. This writing retreat offers an opportunity to find space for inspiration, explore different methods of writing, and receive gentle guidance and feedback.

Leader

Grace Ji-Sun Kim
Rev. Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim was born in Korea, educated in Canada and now teaches in the USA as Professor of Theology at Earlham School of Religion. She is the author or editor of 26 books, most recently, Earthbound, When God Became White, Invisible, and Spirit Life.  Kim is the host of Madang podcast which is sponsored by Faith and Reason. She blogs on her Substack: Loving Life and has written for Huffington Post, The Nation, Sojourners, Baptist News Global, Faith and Leadership and TIME. Kim has appeared on MSNBC, PBS and C-Span. She has been a guest on BBC Radio, ABC Soul Search…
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