Our mission at St. Christopher is to offer guests a place for rest, restoration, and renewal, and to provide a space to encounter the Living Christ.

Rest

The culture we live in prioritizes productivity, busy-ness, and accomplishment. None of these are bad in and of themselves, but centering those values in our lives can crowd out the need we all have for deep rest. The Book of Genesis teaches that God built that need for rest – also called Sabbath – into the fabric of creation – rest for the land, rest for animals, rest for people. Seen in this way, rest is not laziness or wasted time, but rather it is essential. It is through rest that we remember who we truly are: beings lovingly created by God to live in right relationship with God, with one another, and with the land. 

Restoration

Rest should flow into restoration, which is the process of returning to some former condition. Restoration is about returning to our souls; returning to our bodies; and finding deep connections with God, nature, and one another.

Renewal

Our hope is that all guests leave St. Christopher renewed and strengthened for their continuing work and ministry in the world. Whether you have come for Sabbath rest that fortifies you, or for a gathering of friends and family that energizes you, or a retreat that has inspired you, our prayer is that this renewed sense of God’s presence and action will stay with you as you re-enter your daily life.

Encounter

We believe that St. Christopher is what the Celtic Christian tradition calls a “thin place” – that is, a place where the presence of God is easily sensed. We pray that all of our guests will encounter God’s presence and love in this special place, whether that is through nature, or worship, or fellowship, or prayer.