MBCollegiate State Fall Retreat
When: September 25–27, 2026 (Friday evening through Sunday morning)
Where: Camp Barnabas, near Purdy, MO
Cost: $75 per person
Theme: STEADY — Finding Peace When the World Keeps Spinning | Hebrews 6:19
The semester is already moving fast. Come off campus for a weekend and let it slow down.
For the first time in a very long time, college students and young adults from across Missouri are gathering in the fall for worship, teaching, real rest, and time with people who are chasing the same thing you are. The theme is STEADY, out of Hebrews 6:19 — "This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls." The whole weekend is built around three questions: what is your life actually built on, who is Jesus, and what changes Monday morning.
What's Included:
Lodging: Cabins at Camp Barnabas. Bring a sleeping bag or bedding, a pillow, and a towel.
Meals: All meals from Saturday breakfast through Sunday breakfast. Eat before you come Friday — we start at 7:00 PM.
Teaching and Worship: Four sessions with Brent Longenecker and live worship all weekend with GO Worship.
Saturday Afternoon Free: 1:00 to 5:30, wide open on purpose. Hiking, kayaking, hammocks, 9 square, a bonfire, or a chair and your Bible. Campus missionaries and church leaders will be around if you want to talk or pray with someone. Small
Groups and Late Night: Time to actually process what you heard, with people you'll still know in April.
Whether you're a freshman still figuring out where you fit, a senior staring down graduation, or a young adult who hasn't been on a campus in three years — this weekend is for you. You do not have to be plugged into a campus ministry to come. If you know a student or young adult from your church who needs this, bring them.
For $75 you get:
Two nights of lodging (bring your own bedding)
Saturday and Sunday meals plus snacks
All four sessions and worship
Saturday afternoon at camp — hiking, kayaking, and the rest of it
Registration closes September 18. Earlier is better — housing, meals, and materials all get finalized off that number.
Two ways to pay: register and pay online, or register online and pay at the Thursday night gathering. Either works.
➡️ Register now: mbcollegiate.org/2026MBCollegiate-fall-retreat
