The ARC Retreat Community stewarded a vision of renewal for fifty years. Now that the ARC property has been sold, we are listening for how to forward our legacy.
Join us as we shape what comes next.
Join the conversationWhat we hold
Contemplative retreats offer time and space apart for the body, mind and spirit to rest, listen, pray, and renew. As a society, we have never been in greater need of this renewal.
A transformed world in which all people embrace and cultivate the spiritual nature of life through healthy, loving relationships with self, others, planet earth, and the Divine.
To serve individuals and groups seeking time apart for rest and spiritual renewal. An interspiritual retreat community embracing people in their full diversity, founded in the spirit of ecumenism.
Balancing Action, Reflection, and Celebration — connecting retreat to daily life so the journey inward inspires the journey outward, in the quest for harmony, peace, and justice.
Where we are
The land that held ARC for fifty years was sold last fall. We are discerning how the impact ARC has had on many individuals can be carried forward. What we honor, complete, and support through ARC's remaining funds will follow the stirrings of those ARC has inspired and impacted — investing in ways that carry ARC's legacy forward, shaped by the very influence ARC has had on them.
ARC is poised to listen — broadly and deeply. We are engaging the community in this season — and invite you to contribute your voice to our discernment.
This season we practice letting go — trusting the seed of ARC to take root and flower through the vision and commitment of others it has inspired.
Three Listening Circles in August
Three Contemplative Listening Circles in August — on Zoom (Monday, August 10), in Cambridge (Wednesday, August 12), and in the Twin Cities (Thursday, August 20). Open to all friends of ARC.
See the gatherings →Over fifty years of stories — add yours
Names, photos, recipes, prayers, songs, groups who gathered on the land. Send your submissions to stories@ArcLegacyFund.org.
Our Story — opening August 15Add your voice to the discernment
What wisdom or lessons did you receive from the land ARC stewarded for fifty years? What might it look like for ARC's legacy to carry these gifts forward? Open now through August 31 · about 10 minutes.
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AN INVITATION · BECOME FRIENDS OF THE ARC LEGACY FUND
ARC stewarded a vision of renewal for fifty years. We are now listening for how to forward our legacy.
Endings, held with care, are their own act of love. Join us as we complete ARC's work with grace and shape how the legacy funds we steward carry our fifty-year mission into what comes next.
What we hold
ACTION · REFLECTION · CELEBRATION
ARC STANDS FOR
Action · Reflection · Celebration
Contemplative retreats offer time and space apart for the body, mind and spirit to rest, listen, pray, and renew. As a society, we have never been in greater need of this renewal.
Vision
A transformed world in which all people embrace and cultivate the spiritual nature of life through healthy, loving relationships with self, others, planet earth, and the Divine.
Mission
To serve individuals and groups seeking time apart for rest and spiritual renewal. An interspiritual retreat community embracing people in their full diversity, founded in the spirit of ecumenism.
Practice
Balancing Action, Reflection, and Celebration — connecting retreat to daily life so the journey inward inspires the journey outward, in the quest for harmony, peace, and justice.
Joyful · Simple · Merciful
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Joyful · Simple · Merciful 〰️
Inscribed on the cornerstone · a summary of the Beatitudes
Where we are
LISTENING TOGETHER · 2026
The land that held ARC for fifty years was sold last fall. Over the coming months, we are discerning what it means to end well — and how to send our fifty-year mission forward. What we honor, what we finish, and what we send forward through the ARC Legacy Fund will be shaped by the listening we do together this summer.
ARC is poised to listen — broadly and deeply. With our Board and the ARC Legacy Task Force, we are engaging the community in this season — and we are inviting your voice into our discernment.
This season we practice letting go — trusting the seed of ARC to take root and flower through the vision and commitment of others it has inspired.
Three Listening Sessions in August
Three Contemplative Listening Sessions in August — Cambridge (Wednesday, August 12), Becketwood in the Twin Cities, and online. Open to all friends of ARC.BEGINNING SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST
SEASON OF LISTENING · SURVEY NOW OPEN
Add your voice to the discernment
“What should ARCs legacy encourage next? Tell us which groups and models carry the spirit of listening, silence, retreat, and contemplation. Open now through October 1 · about 12 minutes.”Four Stories · Every Other Saturday
One story or memory every other Saturday — August 1 · August 15 · August 29 · September 12 — from Friends of ARC, longtime retreatants, the ARC Legacy Task Force, and guest writers. The first will be Ruth Halvorson reading from her writing on retreat. Four stories now, with more to come over the next year — stories that encourage the power of listening, retreat, silence, and contemplation.
BEGINNING SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST
The ARC Legacy Fund
ARC's mission is larger than any one organization. The ARC Legacy Fund will strengthen the infrastructure of retreat ministries in Minnesota — seeding new and existing retreats and renewal in the spirit of ARC. Details as the season unfolds. Support the ARC Legacy Fund →
Support our Season of Listening
LISTEN · GIVE · STAY CONNECTED
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, ARC depends on the generosity of friends, retreatants, and supporters. Your tax-deductible gift sustains the listening, the gatherings, and the community ARC continues to be.