Once you drive across the bridge, check-in is one of the first changes you will notice. Group leaders will now be responsible for having a health protocol for their participants at check-in in addition to the normal check-in process.

We have an established health protocol to assist you at check-in, see the example below: 

The following must take place before keys are distributed: 

• Answer health screening and record temperatures
• All participants will be required to sign a Mission Springs waiver
• All participants will agree to wear masks while on the property and follow the State of California and Santa Cruz County social distancing guidelines. 

We strongly recommend that groups have a dedicated “Health Liaison”. Someone besides the group leader who is responsible for the health screening pieces (health screen, recording temps, waivers).

When able we can accommodate 70 people in the dining hall according to social distance guidelines. We have recently installed a new touchless handwashing station outside of the dining hall. All guests will be required to wash their hands before entering the dining hall for meals. The dining experience will be one of the more drastic changes, you will notice:

• Meals individually plated and served by staff instead of buffets
• “Boxed” salads, individual packets of condiments (salad dressing, syrup, ketchup, etc..)
• Tables will be spaced further apart and set up to accommodate 4 people per table
• Special diets beyond vegetarian will not be able to be accommodated
• Limited meals; currently include Saturday breakfast, Saturday box lunch, Sunday breakfast

We have successfully been running the lodging side of operations since June 2020 and have significantly changed our cleaning and stocking processes to match guidelines and criteria to have lodging open. You will still be able to enjoy the rooms you have always enjoyed, however, there are still changes in regards to what will be provided. Select and economy lodging styles, you will need to provide your own:

• Linens
• Bedding
• Towels

Deluxe (Redwood Lodge) will still have rooms “fully made” including; linens, bedding, and towels

In the past, we have assigned meeting rooms based on group size. Now, we must assign meeting rooms based on social distancing guidelines. For example, you may have had a group of 80 people in Tabernacle in 2019 however, in 2021 we may now assign the Worship Center so that everyone is able to maintain 6 feet distance indoors. You will find the following changes:

• Hand Sanitizer stations in each meeting room
• “Set” seating, please do not move chairs; chairs spaced out
• Worship Center; seating every other row
• Public restrooms cleaned frequently throughout the day

We are prioritizing our groups in the following order: 

1) Returning groups with rolled deposits 

2) Returning groups who asked for a refund in 2020

3) New groups

As we have seen, the restrictions and allowances due to Covid-19 change constantly. Therefore, we will be attaching addendums to contracts based on restrictions/allowances specific to your group. Pay particular attention to the addendums attached to your contract!

Your group coordinator (Julie or Rachel) will be in touch with you regarding rates for 2021.

At this time (January 2021) We are able to book groups with a minimum of 30 people and a maximum of 70 people. We strongly encourage larger groups to keep a waitlist. As we are able to increase group sizes we will let you know, or, contact us if you’d like to discuss the possibility of bringing your group over the course of several different timeframes.

We hear ya! And we want to help, we will not be requiring the deposit with the signed contract months in advance. Your deposit will be due 3 weeks before your retreat which we hope will alleviate some stress and give you some time to come up with the deposit.