Welcome to Richmond Hill!
Founded in 1987 in Richmond, Virginia, we are an urban monastery praying for the city of Richmond, Virginia, as a residential community, spiritual retreat center, and ecumenical Christian fellowship.
Our mission is to seek God’s transformation of Metropolitan Richmond through prayer, hospitality, racial healing, and spiritual development.
Richmond Hill offers opportunities for individuals to come and experience a space for rest and renewal. Spend time in our beautiful garden, walk the labyrinth, enjoy stunning city views, or find a quiet corner to meditate, read, or reflect.
- Drop by for a few hours whenever our office is open: Tuesday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
- Join us for daily prayer @ 7am, noon, or 5:30pm
- Be intentional and contact us to reserve a date for a personal day or overnight retreat
We would love to host a group retreat for your community of faith, small group, or workplace. You plan the content and recruit the people and we take care of logistics like room setup, meals, and cleanup so everybody can be fully engaged in the work (and rest) of the retreat without distraction. You can reserve space with us for half-days or full days. We also can provide overnight accommodations.
There is always so much more going on and we welcome you to check out the rest of our site and discover other ways we might support and partner with you and your ministry.
A Place for Hope and Nurture
“I think God is calling together a community that will be varied, that will have some residential and nonresidential members and other participants, and that will be generally a place of nurture for many purposes. It will offer a retreat or visiting place for many, opportunities for education and support for ministry, and space for quiet and prayer, counseling and conversation. It will be a residence for people whose ministry is elsewhere, as well as for persons whose primary ministry is at Richmond Hill. It will be Christian, but its participants and supporters will come from from many different churches and their membership, activities, and support of the churches will be enhanced, not lessened, by their experience at Richmond Hill. It will provide support for non-traditional ministries and to persons who have found no church home. It will be a place for hope and nurture.”
Visiting us for the first time or the hundredth time, come to the Main Entrance and be greeted at our hospitality desk by a volunteer or staff member.
Prior to prayer times, the Chapel Entrance is unlocked and you can enter directly into the chapel for the service.