Husband & Wife Wilderness Challenge (Dates Coming Soon)

A Covenant-Strengthening Retreat where married couples grow closer through faith, challenge, and intentional time together away from distraction.

A Christ-Centered Retreat to Strengthen Covenant Through Challenge

Marriage was never meant to drift — it was meant to be cultivated.

The Husband & Wife Wilderness Challenge Retreat is intentionally designed to bring couples out of routine and into an environment where faith, effort, and shared challenge strengthen covenant. Set in a rugged Northwoods wilderness setting, this retreat invites couples to step away from distractions and refocus on God’s design for marriage.

This is not an escape from responsibility — it is an investment in it.

Faith-Centered Reflection & Spiritual Leadership

At the heart of this retreat is a shared commitment to Christ.

Through Scripture, prayer, guided discussion, and reflection, couples are invited to realign their marriage around biblical truth. Husbands are encouraged to lead with humility and strength. Wives are encouraged to engage with clarity and confidence. Together, couples grow in spiritual unity and purpose.

Faith here is lived — not theoretical.

Challenge with Purpose — Experienced Together

Growth often happens when effort is shared.

Throughout the retreat, couples will participate in intentional physical and mental challenges designed to build trust, communication, and resilience. These experiences are not competitive — they are collaborative, requiring teamwork, encouragement, and mutual reliance.

Challenge becomes a tool for strengthening unity, not testing it.

Intentional Time to Reconnect & Refocus

Away from schedules, screens, and outside demands, couples are given space to reconnect.

Through guided conversations and quiet reflection, husbands and wives are invited to examine patterns, priorities, and direction — both individually and together. This time creates clarity, alignment, and renewed commitment to walk forward intentionally.

This is not counseling — it is formation.

Shared Experience That Strengthens the Bond

There is something powerful about walking through challenge together.

Shared meals, campfire conversations, and moments of difficulty and accomplishment create space for honesty, laughter, and deeper connection. These shared experiences often become reference points couples carry forward long after the retreat ends.

The bond formed here is practical, durable, and rooted in truth.

Focused Time Without Distraction

This retreat is intentionally structured and immersive.

While there is space to breathe and reflect, the experience is designed to keep couples engaged — physically, mentally, and spiritually. By removing distractions and comforts of everyday life, couples are able to focus fully on one another and on God’s direction for their marriage.

Discomfort becomes clarity.

Retreat Location

The Husband & Wife Wilderness Challenge Retreat is hosted at Long Lake Wildlands — an off-grid, secluded Northwoods wilderness campus hosted by Get Up North Retreats.

Nestled on nearly 40 private acres with expansive shoreline and surrounded by thousands of acres of state and national forest, this setting provides the space, stillness, and challenge necessary for focused growth and transformation.

Have questions or interested in attending with your spouse or alongside other couples from your church or community?