Come to the Water: Upper Room Academy for Spiritual Formation

Upper Room Academy for Spiritual Formation
August 9-14, 2026 | Asbury Retreat Center | Silver Lake, NY

Sponsored by: 

The United Methodists of Upper New York Annual Conference

Come to the Water

Give yourself the gift of soul tending and spiritual formation! Give yourself the gift of the Five-Day Academy for Spiritual Formation.

The Five-Day Academy is an opportunity to be formed by learning, community, and a daily rhythm anchored in worship, with group time balanced by times of solitude and silence.

Faculty Presenters:

Amy Oden - Working Professor of Church History and Christian Spirituality

Shalom Agtarap - Ordained Elder and community organizer

Academy Fees:

Fees include five nights of single or double occupancy hotel room style accommodations with en suite bath, plus all meals, and Academy tuition.