Calvary Chapel Nice Retreat 2025

This is a favorite time for many in our church. We get to spend a whole weekend together! We had David Downs as a guest teacher from Calvary Chapel Turin, Italy. Good fun, good food, good fellowship, good teaching, good hike…just a good time. Thank you Jesus for this amazing church family. 3-5 October, 2025. You can see a 4-minute recap video if you’d like.

In French, this is called “baby foot” like tiny football players.

Daphné and Lorena happy on the swings.

Django and Eliot drawing in the sand.

The swings were a big hit!

Tonio leading worship on Saturday morning before David taught.

We had two groups of outings: one went to Entrevaux, this beautiful walled city above, and another group went on a hike.

Emeraude, Lorena and Daphné in Entrevaux.

Such sweet friends.

Picnic lunch time.

Here is the group of hikers.

It was gorgeous weather. Thank you Jesus.

The canopy of green.

We hiked up to the cross above Annot.

I love him.

The group by the cross.

Then we went into the village of Annot. Eliot and Django lead the way.

Time for a coffee or soda.

These girls are so fun!

Gor blessed us with an Armenian barbecue dinner! Yum! Thank you Gor.

And the junior high / high school girls made us dessert!

Bonfire time. Isn’t the sky beautiful with the moonlight?

Hadrien and Eliot feeding the fire.

Sunday morning message by David, translated into French by Tonio.

It’s a fun change to have church in the mountains.

Group shot!

Crazy faces.

And that’s a wrap. Again, if you want to see a 4-minute recap video, click HERE. We are thankful for each person God brings through the doors of Calvary Chapel Nice. It is a blessing to love, to disciple, to encourage, to lead, and to learn from each one.

Love Linz