We strive to make the retreat as cost-free as possible by offering free registration and providing housing for those who register early. We also make the most of the city of Pittsburgh's free events throughout the city during the 4th of July weekend, in addition to some of our own.

While the events themselves are mostly free, there will be costs for food, parking, and whatever else you may choose to purchase.

Out-of-towners will be assigned housing on a first come, first serve basis. We will notify you of who hosts will be ASAP. Once our accommodation slots are filled, we will update the registration form to indicate that housing is no longer available.

If you are arriving to Pittsburgh via plane, train, or bus, we will try our best to arrange a ride for you into the city and to your accommodations. If we are not able to do so, there is public transportation via the bus or Uber/Lyft. 

For the events throughout the long weekend, we will use GroupMe to coordinate rides. We will also try to make sure that there is at least one vehicle per host home for carpooling.

The Greater Pittsburgh Church will provide one meal for the 4th of July cook out. Make sure to budget/prepare for meals, as this will likely be the biggest cost of the weekend.

Housingis limited and on a first come first serve basis to those who register early enough. If there are still available spots, we will try our best to make sure those who arrive together will stay with the same host family. 

Please reach out to Tyrica (412-394-8887) if you have any roommate requests. 

Outside of church on Sunday, there will not be any lessons throughout the retreat. However, each day there will be a planned spiritual activity and tons of fellowship!

Group dates will not be arranged by the event coordinators, but we highly encourage going on dates, and there will be plenty of free time to set them up! We are happy to assist you with connecting with others to form groups for dates and can suggest where to go/what to do around the city.

For help, reach out to Tyrica (412-394-8887) . 

There will be plenty of free time to hang out and explore the city. Please check out our Suggested Activities in the schedule and feel free to use the GroupMe to communicate any additional group activities you’d like to organize!