The Cove Men’s Retreat

March 14-16, 2025

Join 300+ men for an encouraging weekend where you will be challenged and leave refreshed.

 
 

DETAILS

COST:

$395 per person all inclusive

*Based on double occupancy

LOCATION:

The Cove

1 Porters Cove Rd,

Asheville, NC 28805

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• Lodging

• Meals – Friday dinner through
Sunday breakfast

• All retreat materials and activities

Reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis upon receipt of your registration form and deposit (or full payment). The registration deadline is
March 3, 2025 and all balances are also due on this date. No refunds will be given on your deposit after this date.


 

SPEAKERS

Carl Cartee

Carl Cartee is a worship pastor, songwriter and speaker. He serves as Pastor of Worship and Arts at Fellowship Bible Church where he oversees the worship ministry of Fellowship’s multiple campuses just outside Nashville, TN. Carl is a Dove Award Winning songwriter with hundreds of songs recorded by artists across many styles such as Oak Ridge Boys, Big Daddy Weave and Elevation Worship. He and his wife Heather are featured speakers at Family Life’s “Weekend To Remember” Marriage Conferences all across the country. The Cartees have been married for twenty-six years, live in Franklin TN and have four sons, Oak, Ezra, Abe and Ike.

Gary Hamrick

Gary Hamrick has been pastoring Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, VA since 1991 when 18 charter members asked him to become their  pastor.  Today, Cornerstone Chapel is the church home to several thousand weekly worshipers. Pastor Gary is on the Board of Directors for the Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C. and his radio broadcast “Cornerstone Connection” can be heard weekdays across the country in 27 states. Gary is an avid news “junkie”, enjoys fishing, camping, playing sports, woodworking, and spending time with his family. He has been married to his wife Terri since 1987 and they have three adult children and seven grandchildren.

Ken Smith

Ken Smith has pastored churches in Florida and Mississippi, is a speaker for Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Men at the Cross, and conferences all across the nation. He has served on the National Board of Trustees for The Fellowship of Christian Athletes and was selected to their prestigious Hall of Champions, along with such names as Bobby Bowden, Tom Landry, and Tom Osborne. Ken has served as chaplain for the Florida State, South Carolina, and Mississippi State football teams. He is an author and currently resides in Ocala, FL with his wife, Donnelle. They have two grown children and five grandchildren.


 

SCHEDULE

Friday, March 14

2:00 p.m. Check-In

5:30 p.m. Buffet Dinner

7:30 p.m. First Session

8:45 p.m. Snacks/Friendship

Saturday, March 15

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:00 a.m. Second Session

10:30 a.m. Third Session

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Free Time

5:30 p.m. Buffet Dinner

7:30 p.m. Fourth Session

8:45 p.m. Snacks/Friendship

Sunday, March 16

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:00 a.m. Fifth Session

10:30 a.m. Sixth Session

11:45 a.m. Dismissal

 

PARTNERS

 
 
 

“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love.”

1 Corinthians 16:13-14