Welcome to Heart Ridge!

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We* are busy working at the retreat center so that we can begin this beautiful, on-location ministry.  Our plan is to have everything ready to  open in spring of 2021!   We are beginning to book reservations for church and other private groups interested in renting the facilities summer and fall 2021 dates.  We will have a few preliminary events before our official opening date in the spring. 
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*currently, Keith, Tami, our son and his family, hired contractors, and a slowly growing stream of volunteers including friends and other family members.  (We're always looking for volunteers-"Many hands make light work.") 

Heart Ridge Retreat and Cultural Center Offerings:

  • Week-long Summer Family Camps 
  • Weekend Spiritual Retreats for individuals, couples, and families
  • Individual private, self-directed retreats
  • Presentations, workshops, seminars, and classes  throughout the year on a variety of topics
  • Periodic festivals, concerts, and shows featuring musicians and artists
  • Heart Ridge is available for rent by diocesan and parish groups, ecclesial movements, schools, non-profit organizations, and businesses for retreats, training programs, and conferences
The Property
Heart Ridge Retreat and Cultural Center is located in the northwest corner of South Carolina in the Jocassee Gorges Wilderness Area.  Heart Ridge borders this 50,000 acres of lush, protected forestlands and contains one of the highest concentrations of waterfalls in the eastern US. National Geographic labeled this wilderness area one of "50 of the World's Last Great Places."

Take a glimpse at some of our properties and how we are getting them ready to go Here.
​Heart Ridge is situated in Pickens County in Sunset, SC on 37 acres including a 5 acre lake, with cottages and dorms for up to 100 people, a large cafeteria, gymnasium with game room, art and crafting rooms, chapel that seats 150, a prayer chapel, small creek, trails, and zip-line.
 
It is an easy 50 minute drive from downtown Greenville, and 60 minutes from GSP International Airport.