All Church Retreat
Life Together – Fall 2025
NSCBC will be hosting a retreat for all ages on Friday, October 24th through Sunday, October 26th. Join us as we build community, strengthen intergenerational relationships, and grow our relationship with God and one another. The retreat will be held at Camp Brookwoods.
This year we are joined by guest speakers Jeff and Teal Wojcicki. Longtime friends of NSCBC and ministry partners, their teaching will build on the rule of life teaching from last year as we seek to find a sustainable pace of ministry and life for our church as we learn to grow in the joy and delight in God.
Location and Directions
The retreat will be held at Camp Brookwoods:
34 Camp Brookwoods Road, Alton, NH 03809
Camp Brookwoods is about a 1.5-2 hour drive away (depending on traffic). When turning off of route 28, the turn comes up quickly, so stay alert and follow your GPS directions.
A note: Camp Brookwoods and Deer Run are two camps that share a property. There are two main buildings: Deer Run Lodge (log cabin style building) and Brookwoods Lodge (large white building). We have use of Deer Run Lodge and will be eating at Brookwoods Lodge.
Click here for the Brookwoods Campus Map.
The Camp Brookwoods Office can be reached at (603) 875-3600.
If you get lost, call someone on the planning team:
- Natalie Crowson: 615-305-4791
- Lissa Whitley: 978-338-6167
Our Speakers
Teal serves as the Director of Community Formation for The Veritas Forum. After earning her BA in English at the University of Mary Washington, Teal earned her MA in Religion from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Teal spent a rewarding five years in campus ministry at Harvard University before joining the Veritas team. She has loved living in a quintessentially New England seaside town with her husband, Jeff, where she can be found hanging out with young adults or cats, reading in front of a fireplace, or drinking iced coffee year-round.
Jeff is a pastor who serves as a priest in the Anglican Church. After studying engineering at Purdue, Jeff made the only logical decision to pursue musical theatre in New York City. Following six years of acting, singing, and dancing(?), he joined the staff of a church. This launched a ministry journey that included a stop at Gordon-Conwell where he and his wife, Teal, attended NSCBC! His life has been dramatically changed through spiritual formation practices, many of which continue to serve as the foundation for intimacy with the Triune God. On his time off, Jeff can be found sitting by the water with a delicious cup of coffee, enjoying nature, riding the rollercoaster of Purdue sports, or discussing life and praying by a fire.
Schedule
The retreat will be held from Friday evening, October 24, until after lunch on Sunday, October 26.
- Check-in will be between 5:30 and 7:30pm at Deer Run Lodge. Look for signs!
- If you are unable to arrive within that window, please let us know by emailing office@nscbc.org.
The retreat will begin on Friday evening and go until Sunday after lunch. - Please note: Dinner is not included on Friday night, so please plan to either eat before leaving or stop for dinner on your way.
We will have several fun activities typical to a camp experience (hiking, outdoor games, etc) but we also have a craft area if you want to bring something you’re working on to enjoy with others. There will also be free time and space for board games, so if you have a favorite, feel free to bring it along!
Sample Schedule from 2024 Retreat
| Friday | |
|---|---|
| 5:30-7:30pm | Check-in window |
| 7:30pm | Bonfire and welcome |
| Saturday | |
| 7:30am | Optional morning prayer |
| 8:00am | Breakfast |
| 10:00am | Session 1 |
| 11:30am | Kickball or free time |
| 12:30pm | Lunch |
| 12:30-4:00pm | Free time/various activities (boating, ultimate, board games, craft circle, hike, etc.) |
| 4:00pm | Session 2 |
| 5:30pm | Dinner |
| 7:00pm | Bonfire |
| 8:30pm | Bunco or other games available |
| Sunday | |
| 7:00am | Optional prayer walk |
| 8:00am | Breakfast |
| 10:00am | Session 3 |
| 11:30am | Spud game |
| 12:30pm | Lunch |
| After lunch | Checkout |
Packing List
- Clothing: Warm, weather-appropriate clothing (hat, gloves, layers, jacket).
- Weather permitting, there are some water activity options like kayaking so bring a swimsuit if you’d like.
- Also weather permitting, hiking and other outdoor activities are available, so bring appropriate clothing/shoes.
- Bedding:
- Family Cabins: You must bring your own bedding or sleeping bag! Family cabins have a bed that requires queen bedding and the other beds are twin size. If your child needs a pack and play, bring your own.
- Bunk Rooms: You must bring your own bedding or sleeping bag!
- Hotel-style Rooms: Linens provided, no need to bring your own (unless you have a favorite stuffed animal or blankie)!
- Toiletries, towel, and shower shoes (each cabin has an attached bathroom)
- Bible (or app), pen, and notebook
- Close-toed shoes (for hiking and camp activities)
- Water Bottle
- Flashlight/headlamp (it will be dark when you first arrive)
- Feel free to bring board games, yard games, frisbee, football, etc!
Ride Arrangements
If you indicated that you would need a ride on your registration, you will receive specific information about who you will be riding with.
For everyone else, we would appreciate if you carpool if at all possible, since there is limited parking. So if that is a possibility for you, please consider carpooling with others who are attending (and getting some extra time with others in our body as a bonus)!
Questions?
If you have a question about the upcoming retreat, just fill out this form. A member of our Retreat Planning Team will get back to you.
