by Sally Orcutt | Oct 27, 2026 | Volunteers, Blog, People
WVIS is excited to announce its newly elected Board of Directors. As part of its 2025 Strategic Plan, WVIS made plans to expand its board from seven members to eleven members (with the possibility over the next several years to increase up to fifteen members)....
by Sally Orcutt | Feb 27, 2026 | Blog, People
These cold winter days provide a wonderful opportunity to recall our WVIS theme for the year—RENEWAL. Yes, the ground in many places is frozen and the trees and shrubs apparently are dead; yet we know that spring is coming, new life will spring forth again, and...
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...
