Zipline
Older Campers
Young adulthood is often defined by transition. We move into dorm rooms and apartments, start new jobs, leave familiar communities, search for churches, build relationships, and ask big questions about identity, purpose, and belonging.
Even when life appears settled on the outside, many young adults quietly wonder, Where do I fit? Where do I belong?
The gospel answers that question with an unexpected invitation: Make yourself at home. Before God asks anything of us, God welcomes us. Before we prove ourselves worthy, God calls us beloved.
The Christian life does not begin with striving to earn a place in God’s household—it begins with discovering that, through Christ, we already have one.
This retreat invites participants to experience faith not as a performance to perfect, but as a relationship in which they are welcomed, known, and loved.
This retreat is in partnership with Grace Presbytery’s Generational Leadership Development Committee, who has generously offered to provide scholarships to those who need financial assistance to attend the retreat. The first 30 people to register receive $100 off!
Gilmont’s Young Adult Retreat invites you to immerse yourself in creation and embrace wonder-filled play! Weekend activities include axe throwing, archery, hiking, board games, card games, curated crafts, and more. Craft supplies and prayer stations will be available. There will be plenty of time to relax and rest among creation.
Throughout the weekend, we’ll explore what it means to make our home in God and to become people who help others discover they belong, too. Rather than focusing on having all the answers, this retreat offers space to rest in God’s grace, practice authentic community, and discover that home is ultimately found in the presence of Christ.
Our goal is for participants to:
The retreat begins the evening of Friday, October 16. The retreat concludes on Sunday, October 18 after lunch.
Elizabeth Cahoon is an Associate Pastor at Trinity Presbyterian Church in McKinney, Texas, where she spends her days preaching, drinking entirely too much Diet Coke, convincing people that asking honest questions is an act of faith, and trying to remember where she left her keys.
Before becoming a pastor, Elizabeth served in youth ministry for years, which means she can survive lock-ins, camp food, and theological questions that begin with, “Okay… but hypothetically…”
She is passionate about helping people discover that following Jesus isn’t about having your life perfectly together—it’s about learning to recognize God’s presence in the middle of real life. Her favorite conversations usually happen around campfires, over lunches, or long after everyone was supposed to have gone to bed.
When she’s not at church, you’ll probably find her reading, starting another craft project she definitely didn’t need, hanging out with her husband Joel, or being thoroughly judged by her two cats, Basil and Cotton.
Elizabeth is honored to spend this weekend with you and hopes you’ll leave with a little more hope, a few new friends, and the reminder that God is still writing beautiful stories with beautifully imperfect people.
Kayla is an elementary music teacher in Dallas and have a degree in Music Education. Gilmont has been a part of her life since she was a kid, first as a camper and later as a counselor during college. She has also stayed involved with Grace Presbytery through the Generational Leadership Committee and by working a number of youth conferences with both Grace Presbytery and the Synod of the Sun. She really loves the community that comes from camp and making music together, and she’s so excited to be back in that kind of space for this retreat.
Emma is the Youth Director at Trinity Presbyterian Church in McKinney and has been coming to Gilmont since she was young. Some of her favorite Gilmont memories, though, have come from the past few years serving as a music leader for GAP with the youth Pulse teams. She also serves on the Generational Leadership Committee and has helped lead music at several youth conferences with Grace Presbytery and the Synod of the Sun. This is her first Young Adult Retreat, and she’s so excited to experience Gilmont from the participant side again, reconnect with old friends, and make some new ones along the way!
There is a $75 deposit to reserve your spot. Full payment is due 14 days prior to the retreat start date. We will contact you as a reminder to pay the balance. If the balance is not paid, the credit card on file will be charged the amount due.
All lodging options include meals and program.
Lodge Rooms have two twin beds and a private bathroom and are wifi-accessible. Linens are provided.
If you are choosing Double Occupancy this means that you are coordinating with your own roommate. Please list your roommate’s name on the registration form. Gilmont will not assign random roommates.
Up to 6 guests share a sleeping space and a restroom. Wifi is not available in the cabins. Depending on retreat attendance, cabin guests will be more spread out. Linens are not provided.
Join us just for the day on Saturday! Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner and program is included.
Cancellations occurring within 48 hours of registration are eligible for a full refund of all payments, including the registration deposit.
Cancellations occurring more than 30 days prior to the retreat start date will result in a refund of all payments except the $75 non-refundable registration deposit.
Cancellations occurring within 30 days prior to the retreat start date will result in forfeiture of all payments. You will be given the option to apply all payments (less the registration deposit) to a future event during the next 6 months or choose for the funds to be given to the camp as a donation.
Cancellations occurring within 7 days prior to the retreat start date will result in forfeiture of all payments.
Refunds will be issued within 5 business days of cancellation and in their original method of payment.
If Gilmont is unable to host the retreat for any reason, participants will be given the option to move payments to a future retreat, make a donation to the camp, or receive a full refund.
October 16-18, 2026
Single occupancy $225 per person
Double occupancy $175 per person
(Price includes lodging, linens, meals and program)
If you are choosing Double Occupancy this means you are coordinating with your own roommate. Please list your roommate’s name on your registration form. Gilmont will not assign random roommates.
$150 per person
(Price includes lodging, meals and program)
Up to 5 guests share sleeping space and a rest room. Linens are not included.
$75 per person per day
(Price includes meals and program)
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