You have 2 opportunities to Rest with Us in 2025

The B.L.A.C.K. Women’s Leadership Retreat will be held Sunday-Tuesday

October 12-14, 2025 or December 14-16, 2025

Schedule outline is as follows: 

Day 1 – Check-in

3:00 pm ET Retreat attendees can arrive and check-in to their rooms. (Attendees are encouraged to take this personal time to unplug and enjoy a personal retreat. Take the time needed to center and settle yourself.)

5:00 pm ET Retreat attendees meet for a brief walk through of the main lodge

6:00 pm ET Gather for dinner in the main lodge

7:15 pm ET Retreat Session 1

Day 2 –

8:00 am ET Breakfast

10:00 am ET   Retreat Session 2

12:30 pm ET   Lunch

Break/Rest Time (Options to gather on your own)

6:00 pm ET Dinner

7:15 pm ET Retreat Session 3

Day 3 –

8:00 am ET Breakfast

9:30 am ET Retreat Session 4 (check out before this session)

12:30 pm ET   Lunch

Retreat guests are welcome to continue using the main lodge communal spaces and share the grounds after check-out. If retreat guests want to extend their stay on the front or back end of the retreat, please contact the retreat center separately to make arrangements.

The retreat will be held at the St. Francis Springs Prayer Center located at 477 Grogan Road, Stoneville, NC 27048. 

The retreat center is located approximately 32 minutes from Piedmont Triad (GSO) airport in Greensboro, NC and approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes from Raleigh-Durham (RDU) airport in Morrisville, NC.

Retreat participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from the retreat center. Note: The area does not have Uber or Lyft services regularly available. 

The retreat will be curated by Dr. Natasha Sistrunk Robinson with intentional times to engage the community, guided practices and space for your personal reflection, clarity, and rest.

The retreat will provide opportunities to ignite joy through play, beauty, and art.      

The retreat grounds offer ample opportunities to simply be still in nature or be quiet with your own thoughts. The facility has walking trials, gardens, inside and outside prayer and meditation spaces, two libraries (including a curated African American library), and a bookstore. Occasionally, you might meet a family of deer. 

There will be designated “break” or rest times throughout the retreat schedule. Other than showing up for mealtimes (to honor the times set and preparations made by the retreat staff), nothing is mandatory. We are not the boss of you. Listen to yourself. Take a nap. Rest. Give your mind, body, and soul what it needs.

Registration for the B.L.A.C.K. Women’s Leadership Retreat is $750.00 U.S. Dollars.

A deposit of $150 is required with application to begin the registration process and holds your place until all rooms are filled. A full payment of $750 secures your spot.

Payment Plan for the October 12-14, 2025 Retreat:

The retreat payment plan includes the $150 deposit (due with the application), an additional $300 payment (due no later than August 15, 2025) and the final payment of $300 is due no later than September 15, 2025.

Payment Plan for the December 14-16, 2025 Retreat:

The retreat payment plan includes the $150 deposit (due with the application), an additional $300 payment (due no later than October 17, 2025) and the final payment of $300 is due no later than November 14, 2025.

REFUND POLICY

Please know that we are working diligently to create an experience leading up to, during, and after the retreat. Once you register, we will begin investing in you right away. Therefore, there are no refunds for retreat payments. Except in the case of extreme emergency (ex. death in the family, act of God), all payments, including deposits, are non-fundable. 

However, registrants may have the option of selecting to attend another retreat date (if another retreat of equal or lesser value is offered within the year of the initial retreat registration). Registrants also have the option of transferring or “gifting” their registration to another person, if the person is identified by the registrant in writing, and if the person completes the registration form no later than November 15, 2024.

What is Included

• Two-nights of lodging 

• Meals (Day 1 of arrival - dinner only; Day 2 – breakfast, lunch, and dinner; Day 3 – breakfast and lunch)

• Light refreshments and non-alcoholic beverages

• Coffee, tea, and water throughout the day

• Refrigerator and microwave accessibility

• Welcome package and gift bag

• Guided facilitation by Dr. Natasha Sistrunk Robinson and preparation by her support staff

• Community of Black women

What is Not Included

• Transportation to and from the retreat facility

• Logistical support or assistance with transportation services

• Anything not explicitly listed on the “What is Included" list

You can register today by completing the application form and paying your deposit or full payment today. Registration is not completed until the form is completed and at least the deposit is paid.