Riverbend Retreat Center is located at 1232-C County Road 411B, Glen Rose, TX (about 1 hr 40 min from CBC). You can learn more about Riverbend at their website here.

Our official start time is 7:30 pm on Friday, but arrival time is flexible. If you'd like to come earlier in the day to enjoy the activities at Riverbend before the opening session, you're welcome to do so! Check-in starts at 3pm, and we'll have an optional dinner at 6pm. We'll return to Irving around 12pm Sunday. We recognize with work and family schedules, you may need to come late or leave early - we understand! Please come for what you can

You are welcome to drive yourself, but we also offer carpooling if you’d like to ride with a group. Our registration form will list the transportation options for you to choose from. There is parking right outside each room. For those who do choose to carpool, we ask that each person chip in for gas as a courtesy to the driver.

Our retreat schedule is designed to give men time for rest/relaxation, time for community, and time for spiritual encouragement. We have scheduled sessions with worship and teaching we hope all will attend, and there will be several hours of free time on Saturday afternoon to enjoy River Bend’s activities.

Our speaker this year is Jeff Rhoades, who will be teaching on the book of Ezra.

We will be staying in Rock Creek Lodge, which has hotel-style rooms with queen and twin beds, private restrooms, and porch access (more information and photos can be found here). Bedding, towels, and soap are provided. You are more than welcome to request specific roommates when you register, and we will do our best to accommodate you. There will be a place on the registration form for you to let us know any special accommodation needs/requests.

The retreat fee covers five meals (dinner Friday through breakfast Sunday), lodging, and activities.

We never want cost to be a reason a person doesn’t attend the retreat - if you need a partial or full scholarship, information is on the registration form.

With the exception of dinner on Friday, all meals are held in the dining hall, which is a short walk or drive from the lodge. There will be a main course, sides, and fruit (at breakfast) or salad (at lunch/dinner). Coffee, tea, juice, and soft drinks are provided. For dinner Friday, we will be serving tacos in the meeting room.

We also invite you to bring snacks for our snack table - anything you would enjoy sharing with the group!

If you have dietary needs, please fill out this form so Riverbend can accommodate you.

Yes, you can find our suggested packing list here.

Registration is online and can be found below. Please fill out the Retreat Registration form as well as the Riverbend Release Form. Payment options are listed on the registration form; we accept cash, check, or online payment (through Tithely). We ask that registration and payment be submitted by Sunday, November 2nd.