Military Chaplain Retreat
A fresh encounter with God, your family, and your calling on Dec. 1–4, 2025.
Welcome
In appreciation and support of your military service to our country, we are pleased to invite you to our Military Chaplain Retreat at The Cove in Asheville, North Carolina. The event is open to active-duty military chaplains as well as National Guard and Reserve chaplains. The retreat begins with dinner on Monday and ends following the mid-morning session on Thursday.
If you have attended in the past and experienced God’s blessing, we hope you can join us again. But whether you have attended or not, we ask you to share this opportunity with other chaplains and spouses who may just need a special time away to experience God’s refreshment and encouragement.
Registration
To register, please call The Cove at 828-771-4800. There is a $100 deposit for each attendee, which will be refunded if a cancellation notice is received on or before Nov. 3, 2025.
Travel Assistance
Limitations: This retreat is for all active-duty military chaplains as well as National Guard and Reserve chaplains.
Transportation costs will be reimbursed as follows: up to $300 per person for airfare (round-trip airfare for chaplain and spouse) or round-trip mileage up to $300 from your home to The Cove for one vehicle. With specific request, BGEA will assist with airport pickups at the Asheville Regional Airport but is not able to reimburse for rental cars. If airport pickup is needed, please email [email protected] by November 3, 2025.
For reimbursement of airfare, chaplains will need to email a copy–or copies, if traveling with a spouse–of the airfare receipt showing the name(s) on the receipt and indicating the airfare cost(s) to [email protected] by November 3, 2025. Reimbursement for up to $300 per person on airfare will be given. Please make sure you receive an email confirmation following submission of your receipts.
Travel reimbursement for chaplains driving will be at a rate of 70 cents per mile, up to $300 per car. Round-trip mileage will be calculated on Google Maps from point of origin to The Cove in Asheville.
Event Details
Dress for this event is casual. Be sure to bring comfortable shoes for walking.
To better serve those who attend, please note The Cove is an adult-only facility and cannot accommodate infants, children, or pets. If you would like to bring a service animal (as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act), please call 828-771-4800 in advance to make your reservation.
To register, please call The Cove at 828-771-4800. There is a $100 deposit for each attendee, which will be refunded if a cancellation notice is received on or before November 3, 2025.
Form W-9
A Form W-9 will be sent to each chaplain along with the reservation confirmation letter from The Cove. Please complete the form and return as soon as possible to:
BG-RRT Specialized Ministries
BGEA/RRT
1 Billy Graham Parkway
Charlotte, NC 28201
Reimbursements will be mailed by Jan. 31, 2026.