Our Mission
The Shepherd’s Tavern exists to encourage spiritual first-responders* to fulfill their calling to God’s mission by offering hospitality at our retreat center and farm; a place of rest, beauty, growth, and restoration.
*pastors, missionaries, Christian workers
our values
• Soul Care
• Hospitality to all
• Spiritual Direction and other spiritual disciplines
• Beauty in the common
• Experiential Education
• Restoration of soul and soil
HOW WE WILL SERVE
As an offering to our guests, we provide overnight accommodations in one of our cottages. We are positioned on 5 acres of a 26-acre farm where we are free to create, explore & develop. In this beautiful setting, we extend opportunities for spiritual renewal & direction, a variety of faith-based educational programs, agritourism (farm life) experiences, walking paths and trails around the property, a prayer labyrinth & way of the cross for personal or group use, meeting spaces for small groups or ministry teams & training times, and artwork to enhance the natural beauty of the farm.
Flowers, like humans, need different Environments to flourish.
Sometimes we forget that with our fellow human beings.
– A. Fryling
ABOUT
We have embraced two practices for many years: taking personal retreats of solitude and meditative reading of scripture called Lectio Divina.
The Retreat and Farm
Scenes of The Shepherd’s Tavern Retreat and Farm
Barns on the property
Maple leaf on holly
The Tavern built in 1837
The harvest of hay
Bradford pears in bloom
Beautiful moss path
Our favorite redbud trees
One of many trails in the woods
Mixed media of neighbor’s barn
Rainbow over the farm
Dave’s first ride on his tractor
Early morning mist
Gorgeous sunsets
Tractor rides
One of the walking paths
Our old dog, Bruschi
Flaming sunrise from the back porch
We love visitors like these folks
Good shepherd statuary
Mixed media of old tavern
