day-to-day living at the gap at sawmill meadow

The Spruce Lodge at Sawmill Meadow is the home of The Gap at Sawmill Meadow. This spacious property is managed by a host couple who lives onsite for the entirety of the program. Our Gap guests and speakers also stay on the property while volunteering for The Gap.

The Spruce Lodge has been operating as a motel/bed and breakfast for years and consists of 3 buildings and an RV park. It was purchased in May of 2022 by 3 couples with the sole purpose of providing a place to accommodate those attending The Gap at Sawmill Meadow. The main lodge is on the National Registry of Historic places, built in 1927, and is one of the oldest buildings in South Fork.

The Gap at Sawmill Meadow at The Spruce Lodge

Accommodations

Accommodations for attendees will be in renovated “hotel-type” rooms where 2 attendees will share one room and one bathroom - much like dorm room living. The property has ample communal space for the group as well as plenty of space for quiet time and solitude.

The property and the on-site program are managed by the host couple.

Dining

An industrial sized kitchen will allow for routine meal planning and prep by attendees to share together at least 4 nights per week for “dinner table discipleship.”

sample week in the life

PROGRAMMING

Content for Gap programming is designed to promote discussion, reflection and practice of skills that lead to a healthy, whole, responsible, and purpose-filled way of being. The Gap allows for time to be spent exploring, practicing, failing, succeeding, and applying lessons learned from those “failures” and “successes” in many of the content areas outlined below.

To explore a detailed overview of The Gap at Sawmill Meadow’s programming, complete the form below so we can email you the details.

Programming for the summer and full gap experience

programming unique to the 9-month experience

monthly program offerings for both experiences

Living in community with other believers is central to how Jesus calls each of us to live.

Our community is our “safe” space to cheer us on and help hold us accountable out of love for each other. In community, we will build on our knowledge of God, His creation and His desire for believers and each of us personally through Bible studies, book studies and group discussion. Bible study and exploration throughout the course of the program are centered around the Lord’s 2 most important commandments:

“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Mark 12:30-31