September 7, 2024
Senior Adult Homecoming Retreat is returning to the Golden Isles coast of Georgia in October. The retreat, geared for people age 55 and up, is a wonderful time of worship, Bible study/preaching, fun, and fellowship with other seniors from around the southeastern United States. One senior adult pastor likened the retreat to a “refreshing revival” while another said it had the atmosphere of an old-fashioned campmeeting!
The event will be held October 28-30, 2024 at Epworth-By-The-Sea on Saint Simons Island, GA. A $50 per person deposit will hold your spot! Space is limited and it will fill up quickly!
PROGRAM
Plus, there will be an old-fashioned hymn sing, break-out workshops covering a variety of topics, fun and games, lots of food, Christian fellowship, and a wonderful time of just pulling away and enjoying the presence of God for a little while. Perennial favorite Lee Hill, worship pastor at Maysville Baptist Church in Maysville, GA will be leading worship and helping with the hosting responsibilities.
Looking ahead to the next Spring retreat if October is too soon for you, the event will be April 28-30, 2025, and will feature Dr. Herb Reavis as the retreat pastor with concerts by Gold City and Christian comedian Dennis Swanberg. Jeff Cleghorn will be your host and Lee Hill will be joining him as well.
REGISTRATION
A $50 per person deposit must be paid to secure your reservation. Final payments/balances must be paid by October 4, 2024. Group reservations are preferred, but individual reservations are gladly accepted as well. To register, call the Cleghorn Music Ministries office at (478) 396-8139. Do not call the conference center for reservations! Your registration must be done through Cleghorn Music Ministries for this event.
Rooms will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Most rooms have two queen beds. Some are available with one king bed, and a very small number have two twin beds. All of the rooms are nice and well-maintained, but the riverfront rooms with balconies are considered "premium" and have an additional fee! All hotels on property have elevator access, but there are a very limited number of "handicap accessible" rooms available on a first-come, first-served basis as well.
HISTORY
Originally sponsored as a ministry of the Georgia Baptist Conference Center in Toccoa, the retreat was suspended during the global pandemic in 2020. The Toccoa conference center was subsequently closed, leaving nothing for the 55+ crowd. Your host, Jeff Cleghorn, had been a co-host of the event at Toccoa since 2007 and felt an immense burden to continue the retreats in some fashion. After much prayer and searching, Senior Adult Homecoming was reborn under the auspices of Cleghorn Music Ministries with the first retreat held in April 2022 at Epworth-By-The-Sea on Saint Simons Island, GA. Subsequent retreats have been held each April and October since that time and seen growth in each of them. Past preachers have included Dr. Robby Foster from Valdosta, Dr. Mike Stone from Blackshear, and Dr. Emir Caner from Cleveland. Guests have enjoyed music by The Whisnants, Allison Speer, The Mylon Hayes Family, and Chosen Road as well as entertainment by Jane Herlong and Gracie and Lacy. In early 2024, the Georgia Baptist Foundation came alongside Cleghorn Music Ministries as a sponsoring partner in the Senior Adult Homecoming Retreat.
To find information about upcoming retreats, visit the website at www.senioradulthomecoming.com. There is a Frequently Asked Questions page that you might find particularly useful as well as testimonials from previous attendees. Brochures for upcoming retreats are also available on the website as downloadable .PDF files to use in promoting the event in your own church.
There is also a Facebook page. Search it out at Senior Adult Homecoming Retreat. When you find it, click Like/Follow to keep up with the retreat page. Share it with your friends as well. There are pictures and videos from past retreats, and current retreat information is available on the Facebook page as well. Make sure you Share and invite your friends to Like/Follow us.
God has blessed these retreats in the past, and there is expectation that they will continue to grow and be used by the Lord to encourage His people for many years to come. Start contacting your group today. Registration is open now for this Spring or next Fall. Come join us on the island in October!
