Shade and Fresh Water is an advance special (#100170) of The Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church. Our vision is to provide a transformative sanctuary for individuals and their families who are professionally associated with the Florida Conference of the UMC for the restoration of body, mind, and spirit toward more abundant living.

Currently we are serving those professionally associated with the Florida Conference by offering help in ministry areas: personal retreats, clergy covenant group retreats with spiritual and/or group direction, and managing change in new appointments. If you would like information on any of these ministry areas, please click on the corresponding button on the side bar.

We have received many positive reviews from our clergy covenant group retreats offering individual spiritual direction to participants. Be sure to check out the latest information under Retreats.