MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of The Lodges at Banning Mills Retreat and Conservation Center is twofold.

First, we seek to provide and develop leadership training programs that promote Christian values based on the Fruit of the Spirit, as taught in Galatians 5:22. Through camps, team building, and adventure-based experiences, we serve youth, families, churches, and organizations within a hospitality mission that offers accommodations and meeting space for personal growth, enrichment, relaxation, study, and bonding

Second, we are dedicated to preserving the unique and pristine ecosystems of the Snake Creek Gorge and the Chattahoochee Watershed, as well as researching, promoting, and safeguarding the immense historical value of the Snake Creek Gorge and the Banning Mills Township—recognized as the Banning Mills–Snake Creek Industrial Archaeological District on the National Register of Historic Places—located within the Gorge itself. We strive to increase community awareness of this special area through educational programs, publications, and conservation initiatives.

Galatians 5:22 – But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.