Handmaids Retreat House
Retreat House Project
Recently we were blessed to receive a donation of land located on a beautiful lake outside of Cotton, Minnesota. We plan to use this land for our sisters’ silent retreats, vacations, formation classes, and community gatherings. In order to do this, we plan on building a five-bedroom retreat house on the property which will have common spaces to host about 20 people, including a beautiful chapel.
Project Details
James McCrery, of McCrery Architects, has beautifully designed the retreat house for us.
Many generous companies have committed to helping donate labor and materials.
To keep costs down, our sisters will do much of the interior finish work with volunteers.
The original projected cost was $1.6 million. The generosity of businesses and volunteers has lowered this to a new projected cost of $350,000.
Donations can also be mailed to the Handmaids Motherhouse at 515 N. State St., New Ulm, MN 56073