Glisson Retreat Facilities

In keeping with the gold mining tradition of the Dahlonega area, our cabins include steeply-pitched tin roofs and rough-hewn siding. The porches are reminiscent of shelters miners would build over their mine shafts to protect from weather while working.ca

The interior includes wooden plank floors and ceilings. Wall-mounted light fixtures mimic the hand-held lanterns which gold miners would use to illuminate their dark mine shafts. Each cabin offers comfortable, modern bath amenities.

Interior of Village Cabin

Loding: Ivie Lodge

Ivie Lodge is our newest retreat lodge, offering dormitory-style, air-conditioned accommodations for up to 44 people. A separate, private leader room is also available. Ivie also has its own small field and separate parking lot.

The Lodge includes a large gathering room with a large stone fireplace (above), two smaller gathering rooms, a catering kitchen and a large rocking chair porch overlooking Cane Creek (located behind fireplace in above picture).

Sparrowwood Lodge was constructed in 1984, making '09 its 25th anniversary. It has recently undergone structural renovations, received a new heating and A/C system, and had wood panel ceilings installed. It is home to our Sparrowwood campers in the summer

For retreat groups, Sparrowwood Lodge offers air-conditioned, dormitory-style accommodations for up to 42 people, meeting space, a catering kitchen, and a large rocking chair porch overlooking beautiful Cane Creek.

A room in Sparrowwood Lodge

Meeting Space: Bob Cagle Program Center

Constructed in 2003, the Bob Cagle Program Center is our most modern meeting facility for retreat groups. The Cagle Center offers one large, partitionable, exhibit/meeting room with multimedia capabilities.

In keeping with our architecture reflecting the gold mining tradition of the Dahlonega area, the Cagle Center is modeled after a stamp mill.

In addition, there are two smaller meeting rooms, a catering kitchen, elevator access to all three floors and a patio overlooking beautiful Cane Creek Falls.

Cane Creek Falls in Autumn

Originally built as an open-air structure, the Chapel is now heated for year-round use by retreat groups in the fall, winter and spring, and can seat over 200 people.

Built in 1950, the Chapel has long been the spiritual center of Camp Glisson. Every year, summer campers and retreat participants feel the very real presence of God during worship moments in the Chapel.

The path of silence and surrounding benches offer a place for groups to prepare for worship or break into small groups afterward.

Meeting Space: The Holland Building is a large, heated gymnasium with a stage.

Meeting Space: Squierrel's Nest is a smaller meeting space best suited for groups up to 25 persons

Activities: The Ball Field is centrally located in Camp and is big enough for most any large-group games.

Ampitheatre at Lake Hale

Kayaking on Lake Hale

Activities: Our new simming center is open for retreat groups from April-May and August-October.

The swimming center features a diving board.

The swimming center also has a slide.

The Outpost: Wide view Outpost including covered kitchen (middle) and Adirondack shelter (to the right)

One of four Outpost Adirondack shelters

Outdoor chapel at the Outpost

The Old Rec Hall is one of our older meeting spaces, typically used in the case of inclement weather.