Ingalls Creek Enrichment Center

In 2023, Ingalls Creek served 2,940 people and 89 separate user groups not including programs of our own (listed in 4b). Of guest groups served, 1,667 utilized the site for day events, and 1,278 for overnight lodging for a total of 3,317 bed nights. This is the highest number of bed nights recorded in Ingalls Creeks history. Day and overnight use included restorative gatherings for families, a wide variety of church and non-profit groups, school groups, weddings, and reunions, and personal clergy retreats. A partnership with The Local Event Company from Leavenworth led to a growing number of onsite weddings. Attractive Pavilion improvements near the creek have been well received by all users.

Ingalls Creeks Center for Faith, Calling, and Community offered a record 13 programs serving 217 people, 251 bed nights (many retreatants were local commuters) in a broad mix of retreats. In addiiton, an estimated 1,200 people were impacted through Ingalls Creeks Summer Fellowship Program serving the surrounding community. One new program story: our Cultural Engagement Program models the entrepreneurial work we see as a future growth area. We cultivated partnerships with regional educational institutions through faculty, pastors of a diverse grouping of churches, and non-profit organizations. 21 people participated. Readings were insightful and meaningful. Focus centered on Pacific Northwest culture and the decline of church affiliation among people in their 20s and 30s. The conversation organically expanded to the multi-generational issues facing Christians in church and society, and robust hope for Christian discipleship into the future.