NEW! "Off-Season" Newsletter
From September through June, stay connected to Alton Bay even when the campground is quieter. Our off-season newsletter is more open-ended and community-based than the summer newsletter. It will feature a Word of the Day, partner updates, Scripture, devotionals, and stories from the people who make this place home. Have a testimony, a favorite memory, or a story God wrote at ABCRC? We’d love to share it. Click the link below — you might be featured in an upcoming issue!
Celebrate Recovery
Alton Bay Christian Retreat Center has started a new ministry called "Celebrate Recovery". CR is a Christ-centered, Bible-based recovery ministry whose purpose is to help people find freedom and healing from their hurts, habits, and hang-ups through a relationship with Jesus Christ. Celebration chips are given every meeting to honor recovery milestones. The recovery portion will begin in our 12-step program which will begin at a later date.
It is not limited to substance addiction. It addresses a wide range of issues, including chemical dependency, codependency, anger, anxiety, grief, relational struggles, abuse recovery, compulsive behaviors, eating disorders, and other life-controlling problems. Roughly two-thirds of participants come for issues other than drugs or alcohol.
CR is a 100% free event for men and women of all ages. There is also a kid's program called "The Landing" that we offer for parents that bring them. No registration is required for either.
CR will meet every Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
People in our community are hurting in ways most never see — battling addiction, shame, broken relationships, anxiety, or grief while feeling completely alone. CR is a safe place where they can finally drop the mask, hear “me too,” and find real freedom through Jesus Christ. Lives change. Families begin to heal. Hope returns. When a radio station advertises CR, they’re opening a door for the listener who’s sitting in their car right now, wondering if there’s any way out. You’re telling them: healing is possible — and they’re not alone.
Contact Edward Cantin for more information:
(870) 209-3088
Important Credit Card Information
Credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay are now accepted at Buzz's Sandbox! Please note there is an additional 3% fee for credit cards. We are also now offering physical gift cards and e-gift cards for use at the Sandbox as well. There is no 3% fee for gift cards. Please click below to obtain your e-gift card that can be used on your phone.
Livestreaming Information
During our summer program (July-September), join us in-person at the Tabernacle for our 10 am service and at the Chapel for our 6:30 pm service every Sunday! There’s nothing like gathering together for worship, fellowship, and encouragement!
Can’t make it this week? We’ve got great news! Our Livestream is now available on YouTube and Facebook, so you can experience the worship, message, and spirit of Alton Bay from wherever you are!
Click an option below!
A Special Welcome
Note: Our welcome video is hosted through YouTube. If you do not hear sound right away, simply click the video and turn on the volume - it may be muted by default.
Click the button below to view the video in Spanish. Haga clic en el botón de abajo para ver el video en español
A Place Where Faith, Fellowship, and Renewal Meet.
For more than 160 years, the Alton Bay Campmeeting Association - known today to our retreat ministry partners as the Alton Bay Christian Retreat Center - has been a haven for believers seeking to encounter God beside the still waters of Lake Winnipesaukee in beautiful Alton Bay, NH.
Overlooking the Lake's peaceful shores, we offer a variety of lodging, meeting, and worship spaces designed to host Christian retreats, ministry gatherings, summer camps, and community events.
Our historic grounds span more than 67 acres and are home to over 140 private cottages, some available for rent or sale.
Our peaceful lakeside grounds house some of the most breathtaking cottages in the country - timeless treasures celebrated by Reader's Digest, highlighted by NH.gov, and admired by visitors and professional photographers from across America and the world.
You would be hard-pressed to find a more beautiful sight to refresh your soul or host a retreat. It is a campus devoted to providing a peaceful haven for rest, reflection, and spiritual renewal.
We continue to proclaim the Gospel message of Jesus on these grounds, honoring the sacred mission that began here in 1863 - to provide a place where people of all ages can grow in their walk with Christ, strengthen relationships, and find inspiration in God's creation.
Retreat-Renew-Rejoice.
Our Christian Campmeetings, three season retreat ministry, and summer programs bring believers together through inspiring speakers, uplifting music, and heartfelt worship that foster unity and joy. Whether you join us for a weekend retreat, a weeklong camp, or an extended summer stay, you will find a peaceful place to rest, pray, and reconnect with God. Here, you can listen, learn, and grow deeper in faith as you rejoice in His presence beside the still waters of Alton Bay, NH.
The Alton Bay Christian Retreat Center is open year-round, offering a serene New England setting where faith communities, church groups, and ministries can gather to experience inspiration, recreation, and spiritual growth.
We extend an open hand - and an open heart- to all who visit this special place. Come and see what God is doing here at the Alton Bay Christian Retreat Center, a ministry of the Alton Bay Campmeeting Association!