DEACON AND DEACONESS RETREAT
Greetings to all Deacons and Deaconesses!
We are excited to announce that this year’s retreat will be back in person! The past two years have been filled with a great deal of changes and adjustments to the way we do things. We are grateful to God that He has allowed us to once again meet together. Although the last two years we were still able to meet by way of virtual means, we are happy to be able to come together under one roof. We are looking for the Lord to bless us to have another great retreat this year. This year marks our 5th Anniversary, and our theme is “Allied with God for such a time as this.” If there was ever a time to draw close to God, the time is now. We are truly living in unprecedented times, and we need the Lord to shield us from the evil tactics of the enemy.
Special Guests This Year
BACKGROUND
For the first time in the history of the Church of God by Faith, Inc, the Executive Council has endorsed a National Deacons and Deaconesses Retreat. This important ministry follows the release of the new Deacon’s Training Manual and the start of the first National COGBF Deacons/Deaconesses Training Class.
ELIGIBILITY TO ATTEND
- All Church of God by Faith deacons and deaconesses are invited to attend this event
- The spouses of COGBF deacons and deaconesses
- Invited special guests and speakers
- Members of the Executive Council
- All other guests who desire to attend but do not fit into these categories must be approved by the conference leadership
- No children or other unapproved individuals who do not fit into these categories.
2023 Retreat Costs and Itinerary
- Location: Christian Retreat Conference Center, 1201 Glory Way
- Blvd, Bradenton, FL 34212
- DATE: September 26th – 29th
- Costs: $ 650.00 per couple and $525.00 per individual
- Registration deadline: September 3, 2023
- Coordinator: Deacon Al L. Smith II: lynden.smithii@gmail.com
RETREAT GOALS
- For COGBF deacons and deaconess to come together to
study more effective ways to administer the service of the
Lord - To develop strategies to meet the requirements of this
present age more effectively - Collaborate with deacons and deaconesses from other
districts and local churches - To fellowship and relax in a peaceful environment
- To maintain a healthy lifestyle as we prepare for the tasks before us