'Seek peace and pursue it' – Psalm 34:14
Join us for a weekend in The Scottish Borders to deepen our capacity to be peacemakers, together.
5th - 7th June 2026 Well Road Centre, Moffat
Peace Be With You
The Invitation
After his resurrection, Jesus entered the room where his fearful disciples hid behind locked doors and said, “Peace be with you.” The peace he offers is more than the absence of conflict. In Scripture, it is shalom: wholeness, right relationship, and mutual flourishing.
Our world is full of division, but short of people who know how to respond with honesty, courage, and compassion. This retreat invites us to rediscover our Christian calling as peacemakers: people who embody the reconciling peace of Christ in a fractured world.
Over the weekend, we’ll explore what peacemaking looks like in our personal lives, relationships, communities, and wider society. Together we’ll reflect on our instinct to take sides or seek easy answers, and instead learn how to hold truth, mercy, justice, and peace together. Drawing on Scripture and framing the weekend with the work of peacebuilder John Paul Lederach, we’ll explore reconciliation not simply as an idea, but as a way of living – personally, relationally, and culturally.
This retreat is both reflective and practical. You’ll leave not only inspired, but equipped with a personal ‘Peace Plan’ for your own context and relationships.
If you’ve felt overwhelmed by the state of the world, unsure how to respond, or longing for a deeper, steadier peace, this Retreat is for you.
Come with your questions, your weariness, and your hope. There is space here for all of it.
Practical Info
When & where
Dates
Friday 5th June - Sunday 7th June
Arrival
Friday from 5pm, dinner served at 6.30pm
Departure
Sunday from 3:30pm
Venue
Well Road Centre, Moffat, DG10 9BT
https://www.wellroadcentre.com/
Our venue is located in the picturesque town of Moffat within the borders of Scotland. It’s easy to find, but hard to leave!
Getting there
By Train - Lockerbie is the closest station to Moffat. From there there are plenty of bus connections to complete the journey.
By bus - Located conveniently next the A74 Moffat is an easy destination to get to! The main service being the X74 from Glasgow.
By car, the venue is situated off the A74 getting here is very easy by car. Use the postcode DG10 9BT to find the venue. There is plenty of parking on site.
Accommodation & Accessibility
All accommodation is on-site at the centre and rooms will be shared with other attendees. Rooms shall be allocated on the basis of biological sex, if you have concerns regarding accommodation please contact our team by emailing network@justloveuk.com.
The venue is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible and there is no step-free accommodation on site. If you have any other accessibility requirements please get in touch with the team to discuss your requirements.
Necessities to bring:
A towel
A sleeping bag and a pillow case
Alternatively you can hire linens for £8.50 here, the deadline for requesting linen hire is Midnight on Thursday 28th May.
If you do not hire linens you must bring a sleeping bag and pillow case to the event. A pillow insert will be provided by the venue but a cover is required for use. Regardless of linen hire or bringing your own bedding a towel will be required.
You will have had the opportunity to express any accessibility or dietary requirements on your ticket form however if you forgot something or a new requirement has arisen, contact our team. We’d love to do our best to support you.
Have questions? Contact network@justloveuk.com
Tickets
We offer a three-tier pricing structure so you can give what reflects your means. All tickets include accommodation, all meals and the full programme.
If cost remains a barrier, please get in touch - we want this retreat to be as accessible as possible.
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£55
Discount
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£75
Standard
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£100
Generosity
The shape of the weekend
Programme
We will have a few main teachings then various sessions running in parallel breakout slots - you choose what to attend. Alongside the programme there's time for riverside walks, a trip into town, board games, evening worship and plenty of room to breathe.
Programme times, sessions and speakers are subject to change - a finalised version will be provided on Swapcard the week before the Retreat. Only confirmed sessions are provided here, more shall be added to the finalised programme
Schedule
Friday 5th June
From 5:00pm
Arrival
6:30pm
Dinner
Main Session 1 - Framing our Pursuit of Peace with Hannah Simpson (ft prayer and worship)
7:30pm
9:00pm
Worship overflow
Chill / board games / hot chocolate / evening Taizé
9:30pm
Saturday 6th June
Optional morning run or prayer
8:00am
Breakfast
9:30-09:45am
Main Session 2 - Love as the Foundation of Peace with David Stuart
10:00–11:15am
11:15am
Coffee break
Workshop 1 (see workshops below)
11:45am
1:00pm
Lunch
Workshop 2 (see workshops below)
2:30pm
4:00pm
Coffee break
Workshop 3 (see workshops below)
4:30–6:00pm
6:00pm
Downtime
8:30pm
Pub Trip
7:00pm
Dinner
Optional late night worship and intercession
10:00pm
Saturday Workshop sessions:
Twelve Habits of a Reconciler - Lakshmi Piette Walker
Christian Biblical Reasoning: Peace Through Scripture - Lakshmi Piette Walker
Craftivism: Creative Practice for Social Change with Kathryn Ritchie
A Space for Lament and Intercession with The Just Love Team
Sunday 7th June
Optional morning run or prayer
8:00am
9:30-09:45am
Breakfast
Workshop 4 (see workshops below)
10:00–11:15am
Main Session 3 - Your Peace Plan with Hannah Simpson (ft prayer and worship)
11:45am–1:00pm
1:00pm
Lunch, then departures
What’s Next? | Scotland Network with Kathryn Ritchie
2:00-2:30pm
2:30-3:30pm
Riverside walk
3:30pm
Event ends and depart venue
Sunday workshop sessions:
Dwelling Places: An Introduction to Intentional Christian Communities - Lakshmi Piette Walker
A Space for Lament and Intercession with The Just Love Team
Sessions
You'll be able to choose between parallel workshop sessions throughout the weekend. Here are those confirmed so far.
Note: Further sessions and speakers to be confirmed.
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12 Habits of a Reconciler
Based on decades of experience observing reconciling leadership in situations of conflict, the Rose Castle Foundation’s 12 Habits of a Reconciler allow you to examine and strengthen your heart for reconciliation, and build resilience as a leader in the midst of change, chaos and conflict. This session will introduce the 12 Habits and facilitate an interactive group reflection on our individual gifts and growing edges as peacemakers.
Speaker: Lakshmi Piette Walker
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Christian Biblical Reasoning: Exploring Peace Through Scripture
Christian Biblical Reasoning is an ecumenical approach to scripture that honours both personal engagement and the diversity of perspectives in the room. Together we will explore a psalm, an Old Testament and a New Testament passage, all centered around the theme of peace.
Speaker: Lakshmi Piette Walker
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Dwelling Places: An Introduction to Intentional Christian Communities
This session will introduce us to what it means to live in Intentional Christian Community, and to explore the diversity of intentional Christian communities in the UK. This will be an interactive space to explore what might draw us to this way of life, drawing on Lakshmi’s book Dwelling Places:
Speaker: Lakshmi Piette Walker
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Craftivism: Creative Practice for Social Change
Explore how creativity, making, and gentle acts of resistance can become powerful tools for social change. This interactive session invites participants to reflect, create, and imagine new possibilities for justice, peace, and community through the practice of craftivism. No artistic experience needed - just a willingness to make, reflect, and engage together.
Speaker: Kathryn Ritchie
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A Space for Lament and Intercession
In a world marked by conflict, injustice, and division, this session offers a quiet space to pause, pray, and reflect together. Through guided prayer, scripture, silence, and shared lament, we will hold the pain of the world before God and seek peace, reconciliation, and hope together.
Speakers
Who you'll hear from
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Lakshmi Piette Walker
Lakshmi is passionate about intentional Christian community and the ways shared life bears witness to the presence of the living God. She is host of the Dwelling Place podcast and blog and author of Dwelling Places: The Practice and Witness of Intentional Christian Communities. She lives in rural Cumbria, where she is part of the emerging Rose Community, and can daily be found gallivanting through fields and woodland, relishing the groundedness of natural being and the dances of the wind as manifestations of God’s embrace.
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David Stuart
David Stuart cares deeply about equipping the people of God with the theological knowledge, understanding, and skills to see God's love make a difference in their local context. In 2025, he completed his PhD at the University of St Andrews on the theme of 'Learning to Love: A Theological Response to our Polarised World.' He continues to write, research, and teach on related topics in political and systematic theology. He currently works at WTC, the University of St Andrews, and as a certified mediator at the University of Strathclyde.
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Hannah Simpson
Hannah lives in Manchester, but is originally Northern Irish and will happily rave about NI's beaches at a moment's notice. Hannah's work in Just Love focuses on strengthening the Just Love Network's strategy, impact reporting, and writing formational content. Alongside Just Love, Hannah keeps herself busy with supporting her church's local community hub with their strategic thinking, pastorally supporting students at her church, and also studying theology part-time.
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Kathryn Ritchie
Kathryn lives in the bonnie granite city of Aberdeen. Kathryn coordinates the Network in Scotland connecting with graduates and young adults as well as with the Aberdeen student group. She previously worked as a career coach in high schools & with 24-7 Prayer in Scotland. She is particularly passionate about prayer, discipleship, and supporting women affected by abuse and sex work to rediscover their God-given dignity and value. Outside of work she’s often at the beach with her dog, making her own clothes and studying theology part-time.
Questions / Contact
Get in touch with any questions about the programme, accessibility, travel or anything else.
Contact email - network@justloveuk.com
Need to know more?
About the Just Love Network
Just Love is a lifelong space of support and action in the work of social justice, gathering around six Justice Practices. We run a mixture of events, communities and action projects across the UK and online. Let's pursue justice in the way of Jesus, together.