Women's Retreat

Women’s Retreat 2024
October 4 - 6
Mt. Hermon Christian Conference Center

It’s that time of year when we look forward to deep breaths of fresh mountain air, quality time with other women, and solid teaching from the Bible. Join us for our annual weekend away at beautiful Mt. Hermon in Santa Cruz, only 90 minutes from NorthCreek!

For any questions, you can email

We hope you can join us.

HOUSING INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

Please read room descriptions before clicking on the registration link.

All prices include 6 meals along with your 2 nights stay and other retreat expenses.

All housing includes linens (sheets & towels) and hand soap.  Deluxe, Standard, and Economy housing have private bathrooms. Dorm housing showers and restrooms are just down the hall.

Cancellations/Refunds will be granted through September 27, 2024

PRICING:

Deluxe: $360 (10 beds) Deluxe Housing has cabins with 3 to 6 beds per cabin. Bed sizes include singles, day beds (with trundles*), bunk beds*, and queens. This year, all deluxe housing is down hill from our meeting room.

Standard: $340 (44 beds) Standard Housing includes both cabins and hotel style rooms. Standard cabins have 3-4 beds per cabin and bed sizes include singles, day beds (with trundles*), bunk beds*, and queens. Standard Rooms are hotel style and have two to a room. Some of the Standard Room options are closest to our meeting spot and require going up or down a small number of stairs. Please note in your registration if you need housing closer to our meeting location and we will do our best to accommodate you.

*For the Deluxe and Standard Cabins, we do not count trundles and top bunks as bed options but can be counted if you’d like a larger group together. If you should like a top bunk or trundle, please make note of it, along with who you would like to share the accommodation with, in the registration.

Economy: $290 (23 beds) Economy Housing offers 3 sectioned off areas of a cabin. Each section includes a queen sized bed and 2 single sized beds along with a bathroom, kitchenette and/or sitting area.  Economy Housing also has hotel style options with a queen bed and a single bed along with a bathroom with each room.

Dorm: $250 (20 beds) Dorm Housing has two single beds to a room along with a sink. Shared bathrooms and shower are down the hall.

Registration Opens August 19
REGISTER HERE

 ***If you need financial aid/scholarship assistance, please send your request to Laurie Agnello and Katie Willis at

SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS

 If you have any special dietary needs that you would like to let Mt. Hermon know of, you can fill out the “Mt. Hermon Special Dietary Request Form” before September 18th, that will go directly to the Mt. Hermon Dining Staff. You can find the form here. 

DIRECTIONS TO MT. HERMON AND CHECK-IN INFORMATION

Directions to Mt. Hermon

From Highway 17 take the Mt Hermon Road exit at Scott's Valley. Once on Mt Hermon Road proceed 3.5 miles through Scotts Valley to the signal light at Graham Hill Road. Turn left on Graham Hill Road and then left on Conference Drive, which takes you into the conference center.

Mt Hermon Conference Center
37 Conference Drive, Felton CA 95018

Check-In

When you arrive to Mt. Hermon you can temporarily park in front of the post office or in the main parking lot by the Meadow. Check-in begins at 4:30 in the Fireside Room located downstairs from the Dining Hall, near the Multipurpose Room, which will be our main meeting place for the weekend. You should see our banner and hopefully some familiar faces.

If you arrive after 6:00pm, we should have someone near the entrances of our meeting rooms ready to help you. See the General Schedule below for time and locations.

 General Schedule and Locations for Friday

4:30pm – Check-in begins (Fireside Room)

6:00pm – Session 1 begins in our meeting room (Multipurpose Room)

6:30pm – Dinner (Dining Hall)

7:30pm – Session 2 (Multipurpose Room)

 WHAT TO BRING

 What To Bring

 Before you head out the door for the Women's Retreat, make sure to pack what you'll need.

*Bible
*Notebook & Pen
*Casual clothes (Be prepared for warm or cold weather!)
*Comfortable shoes
*Toiletries

 Optional

*Flip-flops or sandals for the shower
*Small flashlight
*Bug repellent
*Sunscreen
*Earplugs
*Money for Mt. Hermon’s Espresso Cart or Bookstore.

All are invited to bring snacks to share at the snack table for our weekend together. Thank you!

MT. HERMON AMENITIES

Mt. Hermon has a beautiful campus available to us. This includes:

Book Shop – The bookstore hours will be posted during our retreat.

Heartwood Coffee Bar - Hours will be posted during our retreat. It is generally open Saturday and Sunday mornings and Saturday afternoons.

McAfee Fieldhouse and indoor gymnasium - The main floor is dedicated to the basketball courts. Upstairs there is a Game Room where you will find ping-pong, pool, air hockey, etc. This space is available for all guests on campus to enjoy. Standard Weekend Operating Hours are Saturdays, 1:30pm – 5:30pm and 8:30pm – 10:30pm.

Fitness Center – Located below Youth Memorial. Open from 5:30am – 11:00pm.

Trails – There are many wonderful places to walk around campus. The main walking trail is called “The Sequoia Trail” and it follows the route of Zayante Creek. A great way to admire the Redwood Trees.