by Sally Orcutt | Dec 17, 2025 | Blog, People
As autumn continues to unfold around us, we here at WVIS area are already looking forward to next year. After input from WVIS faculty and staff, the Board of Directors authorized the choice of new 2026 theme for WVIS: RENEWAL, a theme that captures our current...
by PJ Scarr | Aug 21, 2025 | People, Volunteers
“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.” ~ Elizabeth Andrew WVIS’ remarkable volunteers may be “behind the scenes” but they are front and center in making WVIS the welcoming and hospitable retreat center it is. How each...
by PJ Scarr | May 13, 2024 | Blog, People, Retreat
Earlier this year the sophomore class of Charleston Sacred Heart High School came to WVIS for a retreat day. With the help of volunteers and under the supervision of Sister Carole and WVIS board and Sacred Heart faculty member Molly Linehan Belcher, the students...
by Sally Orcutt | Apr 24, 2024 | People, Blog
WVIS 25th Anniversary Celebration continues. On Saturday, April 13th, over 30 individuals gathered to celebrate the re-dedication of the West Virginia Institute for Spirituality (WVIS) Retreat House. It was a beautiful time for friends old and new to join together and...
by Rindy Trouteaud | Feb 6, 2024 | People, Blog, Reflection
Rev. Vince Amlin, co-pastor of Bethany UCC, Chicago, and co-planter of Gilead Church Chicago, reflects… Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and...
by Sally Orcutt | Jan 12, 2024 | Blog, People
WVIS kicked off its 25th Anniversary Celebration as friends from across the United States and Europe logged on to Zoom for a time of memories, prayers, and shared gratitude. One participant wrote of the “many happy memories of days and nights spent at the Cenacle”...
