August 14-15, 2026 | Alamosa Seventh-day Adventist Church – Alamosa, Colorado
Join us for an award-winning space show, complete with telescopes, presented by Jim Burr, founder of JMI Telescopes,* TV personality, and international lecturer. Jim and team built 2 telescopes for NASA and invented the binocular telescope. The presentation will cover the beautiful universe, Hubble, James Webb telescopes, star of Bethlehem, UFOs, asteroids, fireballs, and more!
Friday, August 14
7:00 PM – Q&A followed by telescope viewing
Saturday, August 15
10:30 AM – Lecture followed by fellowship lunch and viewing of the sun through solar telescope
7:00 PM – Lecture and Q&A followed by telescope viewing
This is a great opportunity for homeschoolers who will receive a free astronomy workbook from a Biblical perspective (while supplies last).
For more information, call (719) 480-8781 or email [email protected]
* JMI Telescopes is not affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church nor the Rocky Mountain Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
August 14-16, 2026 | Glacier View Ranch – Ward, Colorado
Join us for an unforgettable event of laughter, nostalgia, and catching up with old friends.
RSVP by July 31, 2026, by calling (303) 459-0771.
August 21-23, 2026 | Glacier View Ranch – Ward, Colorado
Join us August 21–23 at Glacier View Ranch for a weekend of outdoor adventure, Bible study, good food, fellowship, and mountain views.
A Camping Trip
VB Summit Sessions is a primitive camping trip. The limited amenities provided will be potable water and the site’s four vault toilets. All else must be brought by the participants. This includes a tent shelter, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, food, a stove, weather-appropriate clothing, and many other critical camping items (like chairs!).
Relax
Camping is a great time to get away, relax, and enjoy good food with good friends and enjoy time in the great outdoors. Glacier View Ranch provides plenty of space for recreation and we hope you’ll bring along your hiking boots, mountain bike, hammock, or whatever else refreshes you outside. Included image not from Glacier View Ranch
Refresh
Camping is also a great time for us to be refreshed in our relationship with Jesus. We hope you’ll join us for Vespers on Friday night, Worship on Sabbath and good fellowship with others that strengthens our relationship with Christ.
Additional Information
If you are new to camping, unsure of what to expect, or short on gear, please send us an email at [email protected] and we will help get you in touch with resources to help you enjoy the weekend.
The registration link is live. Grab your spot and invite a friend.
October 14-17, 2026 | Union Adventist University – Lincoln, Nebraska
Scholars, pastors, students, church leaders, and members from across the North American Division (NAD) will gather October 14–17, 2026, at Union Adventist University in Lincoln, Nebraska, to examine how Adventist prophetic identity should shape the church’s witness amid the challenge of Christian nationalism.
“The Remnant and the Republic: Prophetic Identity, Public Witness, and the Challenge of Christian Nationalism” is the 2026 NAD Research Conference, organized by the North American Division Archives, Statistics, and Research — this year in partnership with NAD Public Affairs and Religious Liberty.
“Adventists have a distinctive history of thinking about religious liberty, political power, and the relationship between church and state,” says Michael W. Campbell, director of Archives, Statistics, and Research. “As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, this conference gives us an opportunity to revisit that history and ask what faithful Adventist public witness should look like today.”
Featured speakers at the four-day conference include nationally recognized authors and academics such as Matthew Taylor (The Violent Take it By Force, 2024), Randall Balmer (America’s Best Idea: Separation of Church and State, 2025), and Katherine Stewart (Money, Lies, and God, 2025). Adventist scholars Jeffrey Rosario, Kevin M. Burton, Maury Damon Jackson, and Douglas Morgan are among the other presenters, along with authors Dwight K. Nelson and Leslie N. Pollard.
Bettina Krause, editor of Liberty magazine, says the conference comes at an important moment for the church. “As Adventists, we have an incredibly rich heritage of religious liberty advocacy,” she says, “but we need to go beyond just celebrating that history. This conference is an opportunity to look at the political, religious, and cultural movements that are testing the prophetic framework we’ve historically brought to questions of church and state.”
“This is an event that’s open to all — not just academics or pastors,” says Melissa Reid, associate director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty. “We believe our church’s prophetic message has particular resonance today, in the America of 2026, and we’re praying that the conversations begun at Union will continue in churches throughout the division.”
“The Remnant and the Republic” will take place October 14–17, 2026, at Union Adventist University in Lincoln, Nebraska. Registration is open through AdventSource. Early-bird registration is available through September 23, and student registration is free.
CAMP MEETINGS
August 12-16, 2026 | Mountain Top Retreat – 339 Bible Camp Road, Montrose, CO 81401
Join us at the scenic Mountaintop Retreat for a restorative experience at this year’s annual Western Slope Camp Meeting.
Our featured speaker for the 11th annual Western Slope Camp Meeting is Dr. Karl Haffner. Dr. Haffner teaches, preaches, writes, and frequents Fenway Park as much as possible. He is crazy about his wife Cherié, and his daughters Lindsey and Claire. He also loves good stories, frequent flier miles, and ice cream (he even orders broccoli, a la mode).
He serves as Vice President for Student Experience and Enrollment Management at Loma Linda University Health. He has served as senior pastor of the Kettering Seventh-day Adventist Church and the Walla Walla University Church, and as Mission Strategist for Kettering Health. He is an award-winning author of thirteen books such as No Experience Necessary, Are you more spiritual than a 5th -grader?, Destiny: Who you are and what you’re here to do, and The Cure for Soul Fatigue. He has written hundreds of articles for a variety of journals and books such as Chicken Soup for the Soul.
Let’s go camping!
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“Líderes Sirviendo a Cristo”
Del 4 al 7 de septiembre del 2026 | En Glacier View Ranch: 8748 Overland Road. Ward, CO 80481
¿Qué habrá?
Nuevamente deseamos que este fin de semana sea un momento de énfasis espiritual. La temática de este año, “Líderes Sirviendo a Cristo” tiene como propósito enfatizar la necesidad que tenemos como iglesia de líderes altamente espirituales. Líderes dirigidos por el Espíritu Santo, sirviendo a Cristo, comprometidos en ver la obra de Dios crecer en nuestro territorio. Los días que estaremos en Glacier View Ranch tendrán un impacto en nuestra vida espiritual y la vida espiritual de nuestros jóvenes. Habrá música inspiradora, devocionales matutinos, temas inspiradores, actividades espirituales para jóvenes, momentos de oración, ambiente de confraternidad y un espíritu de consagración.
¿Quiénes serán los invitados?
Pastor Dider Noriega, Pastor Elvis Diaz & Michelle Matius
WOMEN'S MINISTRIES
September 11-13, 2026 | Mountaintop Retreat – Montrose, Colorado
Join us this year for featured speaker Marilynn Venden. Marilynn Venden is a worship leader, devotional writer whose lifelong love for music has shaped both her ministry and her faith journey. Through worship, speaking, and writing, she encourages others to discover the goodness of God and the beauty of a life centered in Christ. Her greatest passion is helping others discover the goodness of God and respond to His love with wholehearted worship. When she is not leading worship or writing, Marilynn is often found in her favorite room of the house—the kitchen—creating something to share around the table. She loves good food, meaningful conversation, and exploring back roads in their Jeep. Along the way, she has discovered that some of her most meaningful moments of worship have happened not on a platform, but in the ordinary rhythms of everyday life. Whether studying Scripture, preparing a meal, or watching the desert unfold beyond a dusty road, Marilynn delights in finding Jesus in the middle of it all.
Bonus Features
- Retreat Prayer Warriors
- Community Service Project
- Spa night
- Scripture Walk
- Used Christian Book Table Fund
- Christian Counselor
- If needed, there will be an RN on site
PLEASE REGISTER BY AUGUST 26 so that we are sure to have enough supplies and food for the weekend. A late fee of $20 will be charged for any registrations after this date, and reservations are not refundable but are transferable.
OCTOBER 16-18, 2026 | YMCA of the Rockies – Estes Park, Colorado
Registration is now open for the 2026 RMC Women’s Retreat! Located this year at the beautiful and serene YMCA of the Rockies, you will be renewed with messages from NAD’s DeeAnn Bragaw, Ministry Partnership’s Jill Anderson, and a guest appearance from MAUC’s Donna Brown.
Get the early bird special if you register before July 5.
REGISTRATION CLOSES AUGUST 9.
Don’t miss this chance to be Renewed in the Rockies! For more info and to register, click on the button below.
TOWNHALL MEETINGS
Friday, August 14, 2026 | 12:00-2:00 PM
Mountaintop Retreat – 339 Bible Camp Road, Montrose, CO 81401
Sunday, August 16, 2026 | 4:00-6:00 PM
Cortez Seventh-day Adventist Church – 540 West 4th St, Cortez, CO 81321
We hope you will join us afterwards for a light fellowship meal.
Sunday, September 20, 2026 | 1:00-3:00 PM
Colorado Springs Central Seventh-day Adventist Church – 305 North Union Boulevard, Colorado Springs, CO 80909
We hope you will join us afterwards for light refreshments.
Sunday, September 20, 2026 | 6:00-8:00 PM
LifeSource Adventist Fellowship – 6200 West Hampden Avenue, Denver, CO 80227
We hope you will join us Before for a light fellowship meal.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 | 6:00-8:00 PM
Campion Seventh-day Adventist Church – 300 42nd Street SW, Loveland, CO 80537
We hope you will join us before for a light fellowship meal.
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