Meeting and Rental Facilities
Our beautiful rural campus is the perfect setting for your parish mission, team building, staff meeting, youth retreat, team camp, individual personal get-away, or your unique event designed for a specific purpose. The serenity of the surroundings contributes to a productive time apart to clear minds, hearts and schedules of the pressures of everyday work. The Center has several rooms available for meetings, large and small. Our rural setting has options for outdoor activities to balance your indoor meeting time, such as wooded trails, rolling hills, an orchard, pastures, a baseball diamond and a disc golf course. We also invite artists, writers, musicians and other artisans to use our overnight accommodations to renew their creative spirits.
An easy drive from Grand Rapids and Lansing, the Lowell campus offers a calming, pastoral environment that allows participants to unplug from city life.
Overnight Accommodations
From individual rooms to a guest house, the Center offers several residential options including handicap accessibility. Some of the facilities are fully equipped with appliances and utensils.
Individual Rooms
The Franciscan Life Process Center main facility has eight individual rooms (twin or double bed). Some rooms have an attached private bathroom, others access a common bathroom available on the same floor.
San Pietro Guest House
Accommodating nine, San Pietro has two fully-equipped kitchens and centralized meeting space.
Rental FAQs
No! We have rooms of various sizes to meet any need. No group is too small. Individually lead retreats are encouraged!
Simply contact our administrative assistant to start the process. Once details such as dates, times, meeting space requirements, are confirmed, we will send a contract and deposit request of 20% of the total estimated cost of the reservation. This deposit is due upon receipt of the request. We ask for a final guest count 1 week prior to your arrival. A final invoice will be sent following the rental.
Unfortunately, we do not. We are more than happy to provide a list of restaurants and catering services that deliver to us. We have a fully equipped kitchen as well, if you choose to bring your own food to prepare.
Groups are welcome to bring in their own meals. A Kitchen/Dining Room Use Fee will be required in these cases, which includes use of the dining room, refrigerator, freezer, ovens and microwave oven.
All tables and chairs will be set up by our staff to your specification prior to your arrival. Other extras that are included at no additional cost in a meeting space are: whiteboards, easels, podium, drink set-up and piano. Extras that can be provided at a cost are: projector, screen, microphones and sound system. For outdoors, the fire pit is available at no cost. Please let us know what you will need ahead of your arrival.
Yes, the Center provides bedding and towels in each room.
Yes, we allow groups to bring in their own snacks and beverages for their meeting space. There is a public fridge and freezer in the kitchen in which cold items can be stored.
The Center does not have set times for daily Mass or Confessions. Groups that arrange for their own priest to celebrate Mass or hear confessions are welcome to use one of our Chapels. We have everything needed for Mass and Adoration in our Sacristies. If requested, we can provided you with local Mass times and/or Confession times.
Make a Reservation
For reservations or information, contact the Franciscan Life Process Center by email or phone 616-897-7842 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Please include:
- Your name and Contact information
- Your organization name and rental purpose
- Dates/times you are inquiring about
- Number of meeting spaces needed
- Estimated number attending
- Any other pertinent information about your event
To guarantee a spot, individual reservations must be made at least a week in advance and group reservations must be one month in advance.
