Date & Time
About This Event
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
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. Attendees are requested to bring a favorite mug—whether chipped or stained—to accompany them during the retreat as a meaningful visual tied to the themes that will be shared.
Daily Words:
Sunday - Parched
Monday - Drowning
Tuesday - Tears
Wednesday - Living Water
Thursday - Pitcher
Friday - Filled
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.
About This Event
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
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. Attendees are requested to bring a favorite mug—whether chipped or stained—to accompany them during the retreat as a meaningful visual tied to the themes that will be shared.
Daily Words:
Sunday - Parched
Monday - Drowning
Tuesday - Tears
Wednesday - Living Water
Thursday - Pitcher
Friday - Filled
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.
Getting There
Asbury Retreat Center
7000 Chapman Ave
Perry, New York 14530
United States
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Questions?
Contact ny5dayacademy@gmail.com