Women's Ministry Events

Christ Covenant Women's Ministry hosts 2 big yearly events - a retreat in the fall and DIY Day in the spring.

FALL RETREAT
October 1-3, 2010

Our fall retreat will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Greenville, SC this fall. Dr. Kathleen Nielson will be the speaker.

Reserve your room!
Room rate -
$270 per room for the 2-night stay
This may be divided by up to 4 people, depending on your roommate preferences and desired cost.

Please note: Refunds of the registration fee will not be available except in cases of last-minute emergencies such as illness, death in the family, etc.

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Where We're Staying
Lodging will be at the Hyatt Regency, ideally located in the heart of Greenville, South Carolina.

It’s an easy 2 hour drive. This gracious hotel is a delightful spot to “retreat”…you can relax in the comfort of a beautiful room or venture out to the parks or shops.

To view the hotel, visit www.greenville.hyatt.com. Room rates are $270/room for the two-night stay. Rooms will be booked through our Retreat Team.

Where to Eat
There are over 60 restaurants in downtown Greenville. Virtually all are locally owned one-of-a-kind eateries ranging in cuisine from Dutch (the only true Dutch restaurant in America) to Thai, Italian and Greek.

If you want to plan ahead, visit www.greatergreenville.com and choose the “restaurants” link.

Schedule for the Weekend:

Friday evening
4:30 p.m. - Registration begins (dinner on your own)
7:00 p.m. - Session One: Come! Live in these pictures…

Saturday morning
Breakfast on your own (coffee shop in the hotel)
9:30 a.m. - Session Two: Come! Eat This Bread…
10:30 a.m. - Personal Quiet Time
11:15 a.m. - Small Group Gatherings

Saturday afternoon
12:30 p.m. - Lunch is served
1:30 to 6:00 p.m. - FREE TIME**
**See below for a number of options of things to do during your free time. We will also plan a few group activities for those who are interested. These may include things like scrapbooking, digital photography workshop, ‘gallery crawl’ in Greenville... our planning team will be working on these options over the next few months.

Saturday evening
6:00 p.m. - Dinner is served
7:15 p.m. - Session Three: Come! Follow This Shepherd…
9:00 p.m. - Small Group Gatherings

Sunday morning
9:30 a.m. - Session Four: Come! Have Breakfast…
Dismissal by 11:00 a.m.

Dr. Kathleen Nielson

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Kathleen Nielson holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Literature from Vanderbilt University and a B.A. from Wheaton College (IL). She has taught in the English departments at Vanderbilt University, Bethel College (MN), and Wheaton College. She is the author of numerous Bible studies as well as various articles and poems. Kathleen has directed and taught women’s Bible studies at several churches, speaks extensively at women’s conferences and retreats, and serves on the Board of Directors of Focus on the Family.

Kathleen is married to Dr. Niel Nielson, President of Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. She hosts numerous events for the Covenant community, developing personal, mentoring relationships with many students. She and Niel together teach a leadership class each year to freshman scholars. Kathleen and Niel have three sons.

Things to do in Greenville:

Walk in the Park
Reedy River Falls Historic Park features two sets of waterfalls with miles of walking and bicycle trails that follow the river along the downtown greenway.

Shopping
Art galleries, boutiques, and an assortment of specialty shops, most of which are locally owned and operated, offer choices that cannot be found elsewhere.

Greenville County Museum of Art
Begun in the 1930s as a small regional art gallery, this museum is now recognized as having one of the best collections of regional art in the country. Among the artists represented are Washington Allston, John Gadsby Chapman, Martin Johnson Heade, George P.A. Healy, John Ross Key, Georgia O'Keefe, William Tylee Ranney, Helen Turner, and Catherine Wiley.

Museum & Gallery at Bob Jones University
Founded in 1927 by Dr. Bob Jones, Sr., the school emphasizes "Christianity with culture." The Gallery of Sacred Art, begun in 1951, contains 30 rooms displaying representative works of European religious painting from the 14th through 19th centuries, including works by such masters as Botticelli, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese, Murillo, Gerard David, Rubens, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, and Cranach. The museum also houses collections of Russian icons, Renaissance furniture, and vestments made for the Imperial Chapel in Vienna, as well as the Bowen Bible Lands Collection of items that are relevant to biblical times. (driving distance)

Do It Yourself (DIY) Day

Mother's Day Weekend 2011

What is DIY Day?
Two values form the foundation for this special event:
1. Women gaining knowledge and skills that will serve them in their homes and ministries.
2. Women forming new friendships based on shared interests.

How does it work?
The day is divided into three workshop sessions, two in the morning and one in the afternoon. Each attendee is invited to attend a different workshop during each session. A catered lunch is served in a beautifully creative setting with a program designed to encourage and inspire women.