Red Mountain Retreat · Spring & Fall 2027

Red Mountain
Couples Retreat

A weekend for your marriage — rooted in faith, grounded in practice, set in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest.

About the Retreat

“Unless the Lord builds the house,
the builders labor in vain.”

Psalm 127:1

A healthy marriage is built deliberately. It needs a sound foundation, clear design, dependence on God, regular maintenance, honest repair, strong protection, and a purpose that extends beyond the two of you.

This retreat combines seven weeks of online curriculum — taught by Steve & Trudy Samsill — with two full days together at Red Mountain Lodge. You arrive prepared, and you leave with a real plan for the marriage you want to keep building.

“Two whole and restored people make for a holy, healthy marriage. Red Mountain is the holy ground where I believe the Holy Spirit will have an encounter with us.”

Mike Hughes · Red Mountain Retreat

What's Included

Seven Online Video Sessions

Pre-recorded teaching by Trudy Samsill, covering seven areas of marriage: Foundation, Design, Depend, Tend, Mend, Defend, and Extend. Watch at your own pace in the weeks before the retreat.

Two Live Online Meetings

Two preliminary video calls with Steve & Trudy — to introduce the material, answer questions, and help you arrive at the lodge ready to go deep.

Printed Course Workbooks

PDF workbook materials covering all seven sections — print and bring to the lodge. Built for couple reflection, private exercises, and a written marriage plan you take home.

Two Nights at Red Mountain Lodge

Check in Friday evening. Full-day activities Friday and Saturday. Morning prayer and safe travels Sunday. 25 private acres, Treehouse Sauna, the great room, cedar forest — all yours.

Weekend Schedule

Friday

Arrival & check-in
Welcome dinner
Opening session — setting intentions for the weekend

Saturday

Morning session — deep-dive teaching & couple exercises
Afternoon free time (sauna, trails, rest, private reflection)
Evening session — marriage blueprint workshop
Dinner together

Sunday

Morning prayer & commissioning
Farewell & safe travels

The Curriculum

Seven Areas of Marriage

Foundation

What are we building upon?

Design

God's original plan for marriage

Depend

Building with God's help

Tend

Regular inspection and maintenance

Mend

Honest repair and forgiveness

Defend

Protecting what God is rebuilding

Extend

A restored marriage becomes a place of hope for others

This retreat is a marriage enrichment and education experience. It is not a substitute for licensed marriage counseling, mental-health treatment, or crisis intervention.

Your Facilitators

Steve & Trudy Samsill

Marriage Educators · 35+ Years

Steve and Trudy Samsill have been faithfully following Jesus, serving local churches, and ministering wherever God opens doors — through writing, preaching, teaching, and counseling individuals and couples. They have served churches across the US and internationally through short-term missions.

Since 1989, Steve has served as elder, deacon, board member, youth pastor, life group leader, and associate pastor at churches in Texas and Washington. Trudy has served alongside him as youth pastor, life group leader, and women's Bible study teacher. She has written two Bible studies, four inspirational fiction novels, and one non-fiction book.

Together they have led multiple life groups, marriage seminars, and retreats since 2005. They are passionate about discipleship, marriage ministry, and seeing people live in the freedom that Jesus purchased for each of us.

Dates

Two Weekends in 2027

Spring

March 12–14, 2027

Friday arrival · Sunday departure

Fall

September 17–19, 2027

Friday arrival · Sunday departure

Pricing is per couple and covers two nights at the lodge, all meals from Friday dinner through Sunday morning, the full seven-week curriculum, workbooks, and facilitation.

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