Programs
2025 Programs At A Glance
Would you like to lead a retreat or a workshop at the Valle Crucis Conference Center? Send a note to Margaret Love at director@vcconferences.org. We'll be looking for your thoughts on group size, number of days (one-day retreat, multi-day, etc.), number of meals, etc. plus a short description of your program idea.
Women Writers Winter Retreat with Katerina Whitley
Thursday-Saturday, January 23-25, 2025
Full program $271; commuter rate $131
5-Day Sink into Holy Silence Retreat with the Rev. Karla Woggon
Sunday-Friday, January 26-31, 2025
Full program $680; commuter rate $395
1-Day Women Writers Winter Retreat with Katerina Whitley
Thursday January 30, 2025
Skiles Hall / program rate $60
Women Writers Spring Retreat with Katerina Whitley
Thursday-Saturday, March 20-22, 2025
Full program $271; commuter rate $131
1-Day Women Writers Spring Retreat with Katerina Whitley
Thursday March 27, 2025
Johnson Hall 1 / program rate $60
Engaging With Your Writing with the Rev. Dr. Scott Oxford & Noyes Capehart
Thursday-Saturday, April 3-5, 2025
Full program $275; commuter rate $165
Women Writers Summer Retreat with Katerina Whitley
Thursday-Saturday, June 12-14, 2025
Full program $271; commuter rate $131
1-Day Women Writers Summer Retreat with Katerina Whitley
Thursday June 19, 2025
Johnson Hall First Floor
Program rate $60
Women Writers Fall Retreat with Katerina Whitley
Thursday-Saturday, September 11-13, 2025
Full program $271; commuter rate $131
1-Day Women Writers Fall Retreat with Katerina Whitley
Thursday September 18, 2025
Johnson Hall First Floor
Program rate $60
A Holy Hikes Experience
Sunday-Wednesday, October 26-29, 2025
Accommodations in the Inn
Single rooms $465 per person; double rooms $390 per person
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Women Writers Winter Retreat with Katerina Whitley
Thursday-Saturday, January 23-25, 2025
Full program $271; commuter rate $131
Join master author Katerina Whitley as we explore ways to express ourselves in writing. This is a full two-day retreat, with options for commuter and one-day pricing. The program will be held in Crab Orchard Hall, with lodging in the Mission House.
Writing is often a lonely pursuit. You may find that it's much easier to write in the company of like-minded people and with the guidance of a professional who loves to encourage others in the craft of writing. Join this group of women writers to capture memories, define thoughts, express emotions, and bring order out of chaos. New writers are most welcome, for one or more workshops.
A native of Thessaloniki, Greece, Katerina Whitley has worked as a church journalist on the diocesan and national levels, taught at universities, and is the author of eight books and hundreds of articles, including a stunning new memoir, Myth and Memory: My Childhood in WWII Greece.
Register for the 2025 Winter Women Writers Workshop here.
5-Day Sink into Holy Silence Retreat with the Rev. Karla Woggon
Sunday-Friday, January 26-31, 2025
Full program $680; commuter rate $395
Sink into the holy silence of winter to renew your body, mind, and soul.
RETREAT LEADER: The Rev. Karla Woggon, Rector of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in
Hickory, NC &Director of Soul Sauntering. She has served as a parish priest for over 25 years and is certified in group & individual spiritual direction and dream interpretation. She studied at both the Haden and Shalem Institutes of Spiritual Direction and has led pilgrimages in the mountains of western NC, the Rocky Mountains, the Camino de Santiago, Jerusalem, France, and Wales.
Register for Sink into Holy Silence here.
1-Day Women Writers Winter Retreat with Katerina Whitley
Thursday, January 30, 2025
held in Skiles Hall / Full program $60
For writers who prefer a one-day retreat experience, join master author Katerina Whitley as we explore ways to express ourselves in writing.
Writing is often a lonely pursuit. You may find that it's much easier to write in the company of like-minded people and with the guidance of a professional who loves to encourage others in the craft of writing. Join this group of women writers to capture memories, define thoughts, express emotions, and bring order out of chaos. New writers are most welcome, for one or more workshops.
A native of Thessaloniki, Greece, Katerina Whitley has worked as a church journalist on the diocesan and national levels, taught at universities, and is the author of eight books and hundreds of articles, including a stunning new memoir, Myth and Memory: My Childhood in WWII Greece.
Register for the 1-day 2025 Winter Women's Writer Workshop Here.
Engaging With Your Writing Retreat with the Reverend Dr. Scott Oxford & Noyes Capehart
Thursday-Saturday, April 3-5, 2025
Full program $275; commuter rate $165
Writer Scott Oxford and artist/writer Noyes Capehart will present a program that focuses on short story essentials and non-fiction essays. Over the course of the workshop, they will cover Point of View (POV), dialogue, and plot. This workshop is open to all writers, from those at the beginning level to those who are more experienced. Seating is limited to 12. The facilitators have asked that the deadline for receiving registrations is Thursday, March 20, 2025, so go ahead and get that reservation locked down!
Register for Engaging With Your Writing here.
A Holy Hikes Experience
Sunday-Wednesday, October 26-29, 2025
Accommodations in the Inn
Single rooms $465 per person; double rooms $390 per person
Come grow in faith during the most beautiful time of year in the High Country! Daily hikes of varying abilities will be offered by Holy Hikes of WNC as well as morning and evening talks this year's speaker, the Rev. Dr. Timothy Ross. Tim Ross--a pastor, professor, missionary, spouse, dad, citizen of the Western Cherokee Nation who lives in Johnson City--will share on the intersection of Christian spirituality and Native wisdom and spirituality.
Accommodations are in the Inn, with limited single rooms available. Hiking excursions are tailored to different experience and skill levels, and all are welcome.
Register here for the Holy Hikes Experience.