Strong Families:

Family Weekends
These fun-filled weekends are packed full of family pleasure!  Enjoy campfire singing and s'mores each night, fantastic food, and activities including creation crafts and workshops. Our creative, covered camping platforms make camping easy and fun!  Choose from tree-house style or low-profile platforms.  We have many hiking trails and quiet spaces perfect for your family get away in the beautiful mountains of Eastern Tennessee.  Expect to leave this vacation yearning for more!  Choose from one of the following Family Weekends that best fits the need of your family.

Family Campout Weekends– First full weekend of June, August, and October
These weekends are focused on strengthening the family and “troubleshooting problems.” The program is centered on effective practices that will repair and build your family unit. Included in the program is both group and one-on-one counseling session with a licensed counselor, effective tools for building strong family relationships, and practical advice for conflict management. In order to attend this weekend free of cost, families will need to complete a brief application so we can determine their needs and problem areas. The cost for the weekend is only $350 per family. *Fun, child-appropriate activities included.

Family Enrichment Weekends – First full weekend of May, September and by request   
This dynamic weekend kicks off with a live worship concert and an engaging workshop* for the whole family. Saturday will consist of  “free-time” for families to relax at Cherokee Cove, attend a workshop, or enjoy one of the many adventurous activities in the Boone and Mountain City area such as biking on the Creeper Trail, white water rafting, and much more. Saturday night commences with a live worship concert followed by another engaging workshop*. These weekends are based upon family building and enhancement through time spent together and skills training. The cost for the weekend is only $350 per family. *Fun, child-appropriate activities included.

Building Relationships:

Father/Son Camping Retreat - September 10~12

A great bonding opportunity! Spend quality time and create lasting memories with your child while enjoying the beautiful setting in the mountains. Build outdoor skills that are essential to surviving in the wilderness. Enjoy delicious food and fellowship in the great outdoors! Benefit from the experience of camping in the woods. During this weekend you will visit an ancient Indian meat camp, make deer jerky (just like the Indians used too), carve walking sticks, make leather crafts and backpack in the Cherokee National Forest. The cost is $150 per father and son team plus an additional $50 per extra son(s).

Marriage Retreats:
 

Experience a weekend of romance and marriage-building activities in our newly built Evergreen Village. These quaint custom log cabins have deluxe bedding and bath linens, and full, private bathrooms.

Your Church Marriage Retreat – Available May-October

Your church, group or organization can book the entire Evergreen Village to accomodate seven couples and a facilitator/leader, plus a meeting space for a marriage retreat. We provide fantastic meals and snacks, lodging, linens, and a welcome basket. This package deal comes with an extra, completely equipped guest cabin for facilitator couple/ weekend leader. Guests have full use of our Evergreen Conference Cabin to use for meals, meetings and quiet time.  Bring your own program and materials or choose from our in-house DVD curricula. We will also provide promotional material that you may use to advertise your retreat within your church body or group, directions from your location to Cherokee Cove and a list of “Fun Things to Do” nearby if you wish to take Saturday or Sunday afternoon off for recreation. The comprehensive all-inclusive cost is $2400 for the whole weekend.

The Perfect Weekend Getaway Retreat                                                    

You and your spouse come for the weekend and enjoy the beautiful scenery that surrounds Cherokee Cove.  This weekend getaway includes accomodations in one of our quaint Evergreen Village Cabins, a full gourmet dinner on Friday evening, breakfast, lunch and another gourmet dinner on Saturday, wrapped up with breakfast again on Sunday.  No programs or materials will be included as this is a time for you and your spouse to re-connect with one another with a nice romantic weekend.  This package is available as a 2010 season special for $175.00 per couple.  Please contact Dawn at 423-727-8560 to check available weekends.

Life Skills Camps:


Song Writers camp- 
Worship will be the main emphasis for this camp. Songwriting Camp will provide a better understanding of the mechanics of songwriting as well as the joys of expressing your heart towards God in song. Led by two different experienced songwriters, each from a unique perspective, Song Writer’s camp will give the budding artist a wide range of experience. Some of the other objectives include learning about the recording studio and stage presence. The week will commence with a live performance at the end of the week. Tickets will be sold to family and friends who want to attend the concert, and the money will be used to pay for the production of the cds. The cost is $250 per person. Sibling and early registration discounts available. 
   

Support and Outreach:

Praise, Graze, and RAISE - TBA
Introducing Cherokee Cove’s big fund raising events for the season. It features a wonderful gourmet meal and a concert by one or more local musicians. The purpose is to raise funds for all the events and activities hosted by Cherokee Cove.

 About our fees, here is a statement from the Board of Directors at Cherokee Cove:

“Cherokee Cove is the Lord’s camp, so we rely on Him alone for our provision. Because of this, we do not want financial difficulty to prevent anyone from participating in the camps or events. However, there are actual costs that are incurred in running the programs at Cherokee Cove, so we list the per family (or per person) “expense” for each event, program or camp to help you understand what these costs are. If you are blessed by your experience at Cherokee Cove and wish to co-labor with us in this ministry, we would encourage you to prayerfully consider giving above and beyond the listed costs to help others attend. If you are currently in a financial situation where you cannot afford to pay the “expense,” but believe you would benefit from the ministry at Cherokee Cove, we would encourage you to give whatever you can, accepting the Lord’s provision for you through the “family” of God at this time in your life. We request that all guests/families submit a deposit (refundable upon arrival) to hold your space.”