Capital Campaign
The three-phase campaign will enhance the retreat experience by expanding and improving our facilities for all retreatants who come through our doors.
Ignatius House is thrilled to announce its first major capital campaign in a decade! The Board of Ignatius House is undertaking this campaign to position the retreat center as a sacred space of rest and renewal for many years to come. The three-phase campaign will enhance the retreat experience by expanding and improving our facilities for all retreatants who come through our doors.
A Transformational Moment for Ignatius House
For more than 60 years, Ignatius House has provided a serene, contemplative environment where people of different backgrounds can come to encounter God. In 2024, Ignatius House served almost 5,000 individuals and hosted 98 nonprofits, schools, and faith-based organizations, providing a sacred space for transformational experiences.
With growing demand for the services we provide, we feel the constraints of our current facilities every day. Our campus needs new and improved spaces to enhance the experiences of our retreatants and expand our capacity to welcome even more.
Improvements In Three Phases
1. The Upper Room
A new prayer and meeting space for retreatants. The new building will feature a large, light-filled gathering space with river and forest views, and breakout rooms for small-group meetings. It will also provide much-needed office space.
2. The Center for Spiritual Wellness
Our existing Resource Building will transform into a new Center for Spiritual Wellness. This will house spiritual direction rooms and a new Spiritual Directors’ library, and will free up more rooms in the Retreat Center to serve as bedrooms, increasing our overall capacity.
3. Retreat Center Refresh
Our current retreat center, built in 1961, needs renovations to better serve our retreatants. Our plans include a new café, upgraded dining room, refreshed retreatant rooms, and a renovated small chapel.
Current Status
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, Phases 1 and 2 of the campaign are now complete! We are now in the progress of completing Phase 3, a refresh of our retreat center, which will take place through the end of 2027. We humbly invite you to join us at this pivotal moment in Ignatius House’s history.
