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Church groups can enjoy “the Blob” and other aquatic activities at the Wheat State Retreat Center in Kansas.
WHEAT STATE RETREAT CENTER
Courtesy Wheat State Retreat Center
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BY K RISTY ALPERT
he first wheat crop was planted on Kansas soil long before the state even had a name, and it was that first careworn crop that would go on to earn the state a nickname that speaks to its residents’ endurance, faith and perseverance. It wasn’t always easy being a wheat farmer in Kansas, where families endured drought, dust and the Great Depression. But through hard work and devotion, Kansas began to flourish as the Wheat State. It wasn’t long after the Great Depression that wheat production began to thrive throughout the state, and the desire to commune among the golden acres of Kansas grew alongside the state’s treasured crop. In 1950, what is now known as the Wheat State Retreat Center welcomed its first group of guests and set the standard for meaningful meetings in Kansas. The center now operates through the Christian Retreats Network with a mission “to be a blessing and benefit through camps, conferences, retreats and other activities, to all ministers, members and church groups of the Kansas District Council of the Assemblies of God, as well as to other groups with aligned objectives of the AGK Ministry Network.” Church group leaders can discover what makes the Wheat State Retreat Center such a special place when they host an event there.
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LOCATION Augusta, Kansas SIZE: 70 acres CAPACITY: 500 overnight guests CONTACT INFO: 833-943-2878 wheatstateretreat.org
