Thank you all for attending the 2024 All Lutheran Women’s Retreat!!
Take a look at our PHOTOS from the main menu, you might recognize someone!
The next ALWR event will be November 5-7, 2026 in Fredericksburg, VA. More information will be available in spring 2025. Check back then. Hope to see you in 2026!!
“A Cup of Unconditional Love”
Retreat Leader – Jacqueline Bussie
An active servant-leader in the ELCA, Jacqueline spent the last twenty years teaching religion to undergraduates at ELCA colleges and and serving as the founding director of the Forum on Faith and Life For Concordia College. Every day Jacqueline is amazed and grateful that she gets to 1) write and tell her own story; 2) empower other people to write and tell theirs, and 3) accompany marvelous people like you on your journey of faith, hope and healing.
Retreat Pastor – Rev. Colleen Hetrick (she/her)
Hi, I’m Pastor Colleen Hetrick. I’ve been a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America since 2014. I’m a graduate of Roanoke College in Salem, VA and the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. I also serve as the Director for Digital Ministries for the Virginia Synod – ELCA.
Some places that are special to me are the Great Lakes, Camp Lutherlyn, Virginia, Poland, the mountains, and anywhere she gathers with those I love – including Zoom Rooms!
I came out as bisexual in 2021 and living into my queer identity as a person and pastor has brought me deep joy.
I love being an aunt to my nieces and nephews, hiking with my friends, cross-stitching, and reading, listening to, and watching stories.
