Valentine’s
Featuring: Carolyn Arends
February 12 - 15, 2026
Welcome to our 23rd annual Valentine’s Day Weekend! In addition to enjoying the very best that our kitchen has to offer — along with wine pairings and delightful desserts — Valentine’s offers the opportunity to go deeper into what makes Barnabas so special: encouraging stories, rich relationships and a vision for life together with Jesus.
Sharing with us in story and song this weekend, we have our friend Carolyn Arends along with her longtime collaborator Spencer Capier.
We look forward to welcoming friends new & old to Valentine’s 2026, and our prayer is that this weekend would light up your winter calendar as we invite you to continue partnering with us financially in building the ministry of Barnabas.
Our 23rd annual Valentine’s Day Weekend
DATES
February 12 - 15, 2025
COST
$350/Person (2 nights)
$450/Person (3 nights)
Upgrade to a new room in The Station:
+ $140 per person
TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTURE DAY #1 | Thursday, Feb 12
2:25pm drive-on, OR 4:45pm walk-on
DEPARTURE DAY #2 | Friday, Feb 13
2:25pm drive-on
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RETURN | Sunday, Feb 15
1:15pm drive-on AND walk-on
Donation
In addition to the standard prices which represent our typical guest fees for any retreat, we kindly request that each person coming also make an advance donation of $250 (2 nights) or $350 (3 nights) to help cover Barnabas’ operational costs.
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends has released 14 albums and is the author of 3 critically acclaimed books. Fifteen of Arends’ songs have become top 10 radio singles on the Canadian pop and US Christian charts. She has earned 2 Dove Awards, 3 Juno Nominations, and was recognized as the West Coast Music Awards’ Songwriter of the Year. Her prose has been recognized by The Word Guild, the Evangelical Press Association, and the Canadian Church Press Awards.
In addition to her busy touring and speaking schedule, Carolyn has been a regular columnist for Christianity Today, Faith Today, and CT Women, and has served as an adjunct professor at several universities. She holds a degree in Psychology and English from Trinity Western University and a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Regent College. She lives in Surrey, BC, with her husband, Mark, and their young adult children, Benjamin and Bethany.
Carolyn is currently the Director of Education for Renovaré, a far-reaching organization that encourages and nurtures spiritual renewal.