Registration opens August 15th
FALL RETREAT 2026: BLAZE
DATE: September 25-27, 2026
LOCATION: 5 Pines Ministries, 6597 Smith Rd, Berrien Center, MI 49102
COST: $160 per student
FOR: Junior and Senior High Students
DESCRIPTION:
Fall Retreat 2026: BLAZE is a youth retreat where students will explore how God uses every season—even the difficult ones—to strengthen their faith, shape their character, and remind them who they are in Christ. Our prayer is that the students will hear God's voice, and return home with a deeper understanding that faith isn't forged in comfort—it's refined through trust.
"I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are My people,' and they will say, 'The Lord is our God.'" — Zechariah 13:9
EVENT SCHEDULE:
Friday
5:00 to 6:00 PM – Check-In
6:30 PM - Dinner
7:30 PM – Session #1
9:30 PM – Bonfire
11:30 PM - Lights Out
Saturday
8:30 AM – Breakfast
9:30 AM – Session #2
10:30 AM – Team Building/ Ropes Course
12:30 PM – Lunch
2:00 PM – Team Building/ Ropes Course
3:30 PM – Large Group Activity
5:00 PM – Dinner
6:30 PM – Session #3
9:30 PM – Late Night Activity
11:30 PM - Lights Out
Sunday
8:00 to 9:00 AM – Wake up, clean up, pack up
9:00 AM - Breakfast at 5 Pines
10:30 – 11:45 AM - Church Service at Oak Creek Community Church
DATE: September 25-27, 2026
LOCATION: 5 Pines Ministries, 6597 Smith Rd, Berrien Center, MI 49102
COST: $160 per student
FOR: Junior and Senior High Students
DESCRIPTION:
Fall Retreat 2026: BLAZE is a youth retreat where students will explore how God uses every season—even the difficult ones—to strengthen their faith, shape their character, and remind them who they are in Christ. Our prayer is that the students will hear God's voice, and return home with a deeper understanding that faith isn't forged in comfort—it's refined through trust.
"I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are My people,' and they will say, 'The Lord is our God.'" — Zechariah 13:9
EVENT SCHEDULE:
Friday
5:00 to 6:00 PM – Check-In
6:30 PM - Dinner
7:30 PM – Session #1
9:30 PM – Bonfire
11:30 PM - Lights Out
Saturday
8:30 AM – Breakfast
9:30 AM – Session #2
10:30 AM – Team Building/ Ropes Course
12:30 PM – Lunch
2:00 PM – Team Building/ Ropes Course
3:30 PM – Large Group Activity
5:00 PM – Dinner
6:30 PM – Session #3
9:30 PM – Late Night Activity
11:30 PM - Lights Out
Sunday
8:00 to 9:00 AM – Wake up, clean up, pack up
9:00 AM - Breakfast at 5 Pines
10:30 – 11:45 AM - Church Service at Oak Creek Community Church
PACKING LIST
☐ Closed-toe shoes for the ropes course (required)
☐ Long pants or athletic pants for ropes course (recommended)
☐ Comfortable clothes for 3 days (September weather can change quickly—plan for warm days, cool evenings, and outdoor activities!)
☐ Water bottle (labeled with your name)
☐ Bug spray/ Sunscreen
☐ Sleeping bag or bedding (bunks beds or cot provided)
☐ Pillow
☐ Flashlight (optional)
☐ Toiletries
☐ Personal medications
☐ Bible
☐ Journal/notebook and pen
🚫 Please Leave at Home
✘ Valuables you don’t want to lose
✘ Weapons or unsafe items
✘ Alcohol, tobacco, vaping products, or illegal substances
✘ Anything that distracts from the retreat experience
☐ Closed-toe shoes for the ropes course (required)
☐ Long pants or athletic pants for ropes course (recommended)
☐ Comfortable clothes for 3 days (September weather can change quickly—plan for warm days, cool evenings, and outdoor activities!)
☐ Water bottle (labeled with your name)
☐ Bug spray/ Sunscreen
☐ Sleeping bag or bedding (bunks beds or cot provided)
☐ Pillow
☐ Flashlight (optional)
☐ Toiletries
☐ Personal medications
☐ Bible
☐ Journal/notebook and pen
🚫 Please Leave at Home
✘ Valuables you don’t want to lose
✘ Weapons or unsafe items
✘ Alcohol, tobacco, vaping products, or illegal substances
✘ Anything that distracts from the retreat experience