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High School Fall Retreat

Fall Retreat is a weekend retreat for High School students from all Southland campuses throughout central Kentucky on November 6-8, 2026. Fall Retreat gives High School students the chance to have fun through engaging games, small group activities, and powerful worship experiences.

This weekend is built to connect students to God and grow in their relationship with Him and with other students.

PRICING

$150 per student

Price includes:

  • Meals

    • Saturday - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    • Sunday - Breakfast, boxed lunch

  • Group games/fun activities

  • Group materials

Extras that are not included in the price, but are available for purchase at an extra cost:

  • Southland Students & Fall Retreat merchandise ($20-$25)

  • Coffee or smoothies from the on-site camp coffee shop

Full registration cost is due upon registration

LOCATION

Cedarmore Camp and Conference Center in Bagdad, Kentucky.

SCHEDULE

Friday, November 6

  • Students arrive at their Southland campus

  • Ride charter buses to Bagdad, KY

  • Find their rooms at the camp

  • Session

  • Group Time

  • Late Activities

  • In Rooms

Saturday, November 7

  • Breakfast

  • Morning session

  • Group time

  • Breakout sessions

  • Lunch

  • Free time at the camp

  • Dinner

  • Evening session

  • Group Time

  • Late Activities

  • In Rooms

Sunday, November 8

  • Breakfast

  • Morning session

  • Group Time

  • Clean up

  • Grab ‘n go boxed lunch

  • Load buses and return to Southland campuses

REGISTRATION

STEP 1: Registration

Fall Retreat Registration

STEP 2: Waivers

Waiver and Allergy Form

Allergies

There is a specific required form that you will need to fill out if you have any severe food allergies. This form will go straight to Cedarmore’s kitchen staff, and they will work with your student individually as needed. The link is included with the waivers, but you can also fill it out here if you have not yet done so.

Allergy options will be provided at every meal, but if you have specific allergy concerns, please feel free to contact the camp’s Food Service Manager (Jon Saylor) at jsaylor@gocrossings.org.

LEADER REGISTRATION

All adult volunteer leaders will need to register for this event separately. Please contact your Campus Student Staff for a leader-specific registration link.

CONTACT

If you have questions, and cannot find the answer on our Frequently Asked Questions below, please feel free to contact our Student Ministry Team at students@southland.church.

FAQs

  • High School students will be supervised by background checked adults as well as Southland staff. Our goal is to keep a 1:8 adult to student ratio for events such as High School Fall Retreat.

  • You can drop your student off at their Southland campus around 6:30PM on Friday. They will ride charter buses to Cedarmore Camp.

    You will be able to pick up your student on Sunday at around 2:30PM.

    If your specific campus varies from these details in any way, you will be notified by Southland Students staff.

  • Our goal is to have a student to leader ratio of 8:1 (eight students to every 1 leader). We not only have at least one adult leader assigned to each student small group, but we also bring along extra Southland Staff Members and additional adult volunteer leaders to help supervise.

  • A max of one suitcase and one carry on per student

    Clothes for three days

    Toiletries

    A Bible

    Pen/pencil

    Journal

    Athletic wear if your student desires to participate in any pick up sports, camp games, or other outdoor activities

    Close toed shoes

    Bedding or a sleeping bag for a twin XL bed

    Pillow

    Water Bottle

    Cash/Card for on site coffee shop or Merchandise

  • We know and understand that students are busy and we want to make sure that every student can participate in High School Fall Retreat. With this being said, we strongly discourage students from arriving late or leaving early from the event. If a student needs to miss a section of High School Fall Retreat for a previously scheduled event, please contact your Campus Students Staff to discuss options.

  • If there is financial hardship within your family, and financial assistance is needed, there may be some assistance available. Please contact the Student Staff at your campus for next steps.

  • The full event cost is due at the time of registration. If you need to make a payment plan of some kind, please contact the Students Staff at your campus. If you are in need of financial assistance, please refer to FAQ number six.

  • If your student has severe food allergies, please fill out the Cedarmore Waiver & Allergy Form. This form will go straight to Cedarmore’s kitchen staff and they will work with your student individually as needed.

    Allergy meal options are also something you can indicate on your registration.

    If you have specific allergy concerns or questions, please feel free to contact the camp’s Food Service Manager (Jon Saylor) at jsaylor@gocrossings.org.

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