Winter Youth Retreat

Winter Youth Retreat is a chance for youth groups to spend a weekend learning about God, bonding with each other, and having a blast doing winter activities. Bring both your middle and high school youth groups for an amazing weekend of faith formation, board games, cross-country skiing, and snacking.

Youth of all ages worship through song together, then split into Jr High and High School for age-appropriate sermons.

2026
January 16-18 (MLK Jr. Weekend)

$165 per youth (jr high & high school)
$155 per adult (youth sponsor)

Registration instructions are at the top of each page of the registration on Camp Brain.

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2026 Worship Leaders

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Nathan & Kate Grieser

Worship Band

Nathan and Kate live in Lancaster, PA with their two daughters. Their favorite things include growing food and flowers, playing and writing music, riding their electric cargo bike, and dinners on the front porch. Kate works as the Director of Donor Guidance and Development at Lancaster Mennonite School and Nathan is the Director of Faith Based Programs for RegenAll, a climate action nonprofit. They are part of the Sunnyside Mennonite congregation and have been leading sung worship in a variety of settings for more than 15 years.

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Kiersten Payne

High School Speaker

Kiersten is a resident of Defiance, OH and attends Zion Mennonite Church in Archbold, OH. With degrees from Ohio Wesleyan University (2017) and Yale Divinity School (2020), Kiersten's academic interests are in Church History (especially Early Christianity), Martyrdom, and Anabaptism. For the last five years, she has worked full-time in various educational contexts, including as an English Teacher in South Korea. Although she has traveled a lot (and is always ready for the next adventure), Kiersten is glad to be living closer to her family, spending lots of quality time with them. In her free time, Kiersten enjoys trying new foods, spending time with her dog Trixie, and reading historical fiction.

Carrie Yoder

Jr High School Speaker

Rev. Carrie Yoder is the Executive Director of Project Transformation Tennessee. Throughout her career she has specialized in teaching, preaching, and bringing people together as they grow in relationships with each other and with God. She is an ordained clergy person in the United Methodist Church, is married to Jon and has two children. She also loves to bake, crochet, and spend time with her family and friends.

Small Acts of Courage: tiny choices that change the world

Acts of courage can be large (like the famous Anabaptist martyrs) or small (speaking up when someone is getting teased). How did figures from the Bible and throughout Christian history act courageously to change their world, and what lessons can we apply to our daily lives and respond to injustices small and large today?

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