LGBTQ+ Retreat

Weekend retreat for LGBTQ+ Christians

Designed especially for young adults (age 21-35)

Restore and Renew

Gather with other LGBTQ+ Christians for a weekend of connection and renewal. Go on hikes, engage spiritual practices, join in worship, connect with new or old friends, take a long nap, etc.

Connect with Nature

Surround yourself with the spring forest! You are encouraged to unplug from the digital landscape and to appreciate the changing of seasons through natural landscapes of prairie, pond, and forest.

Arrival and Departure

Arrive Friday @ 3pm

Depart Sunday @ 11:30am

Transportation to LOMC is up to you. If you are flying, we will arrange a shuttle from O’Hare to LOMC and back.

Lodging

Accommodations include lodges (Freedom Tree Village) and cabins (Meadows Village). Click the links for more information on each.
Our lodges are more accessible, our cabins are less accessible. When you reserve your spot, please indicate your preference.

Activities

Activities may include the following (TBD)

  • Worship
  • Campfire
  • Arts and crafts
  • Hike
  • Nature Learning
  • Trivia/karaoke

Tiered Pricing

LOMC’s uses a self-selected tiered pricing system. At registration, you select the price option that works for you. Please select the highest tier you are able.

  • Tier 3: $400 (above and beyond)
  • Tier 2: $250 (covers cost)
  • Tier 1: $100 (reduced price)

Retreat Leader

Daniel Kirschbaum (they/he)

Daniel is a queer seminarian, strategic dreamer, a board game player, and finds joy in being fiercely present. They love to be in and near the water and they hate comedy. Daniel likes to create charcuterie tables, host gatherings of lovely humans and is afraid of cranes (the bird). They serve as the Senior Director for Young Adult Communities within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America and loves the work of connecting and equipping incredible young leaders for holy disruption and divine justice around the world. In addition to the ‘9-5,’ Daniel walks alongside congregations as they reimagine and reshape what faith community can be in their contexts, visits international friends and relatives, and plans his friends’ weddings.