Past Events

Mt. Chestnut Spring 2021 Quilting Retreat

April 30 – May 2, 2021
Quilting Retreat Weekend includes: demonstrations & vendors, food & lodging, Chinese & silent auction, bring a fat quarter for a drawing, bring a bed quilt for display (Quilter’s choice award). The retreat center has easy access for unloading, parking close to buildings, quilting, and dining within the same building. There is plenty of lighting, cutting stations, and a shared snack table. Each quilter has their own 8-foot table.

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2020 ScrapAway Scrapbooking Retreat

November 5 – 8, 2020
We are so very excited to host our semi-annual ScrapAway at Mt. Chestnut Nazarene Center in Butler, PA. This retreat is for ladies who wish to avoid the circus-like atmosphere of large scrapbook vacations or conventions & concentrate on making friends & crafting the weekend away.

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Commonground Baptist Camp
June 29, 2020 – July 24, 2020

Commonground Baptist Camp is a local church camp ministry under the direction of Southeast Bible Baptist Church of Penfield, NY. It is designed to serve local churches of like faith and practice. The ministry started when it held its first-ever Winter Retreat for teenagers in 1995. Winter camps have been held every year since and…

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