

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: grbcYOUTH Winter Retreat: Finding the Messiah in Middle Earth
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 13 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sat, 14 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Let's take a weekend to get away, and seek the Lord!

How can we grasp the significance of what Jesus Christ did for us? Might literature help us as we seek further understanding of the Christian faith?

Since at least the fourth century, with church historian Eusebius of Caesarea, the threefold office of Christ as prophet, priest, and king has served as one way for Christians to comprehend the gospel narrative of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. Another story that has generated much reflection is J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic, The Lord of the Rings. It is well known that Tolkien disliked allegory. Yet he acknowledged that his work is imbued with Christian symbolism and meaning.

Based on the book by Philip Ryken, president of Wheaton College, We will mine the riches of Tolkien's theological imagination. In the characters of Gandalf, Frodo, and Aragorn, Ryken hears echoes of the one who is the true prophet, priest, and king. Moreover, he considers what that threefold office means for his service as a college president as well as the calling of all Christians. Guided by both Tolkien and Ryken, students will discover that they can learn much about the one who is the true prophet, priest, and king through Tolkien’s imaginative storytelling.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/roanoke/grbcyouth-winter-retreat-finding-the-messiah-in-middle-earth/200029437816000
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Roanoke
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Green Ridge Baptist Church
- **lat**: 37.315024
- **long**: -80.017023
- **full address**: Green Ridge Baptist Church, 5521 Green Ridge Rd NW, Roanoke, VA 24019-3603, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Green Ridge Baptist Church (https://allevents.in/org/green-ridge-baptist-church/26159628)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 13 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Green Ridge Baptist Church, 5521 Green Ridge Rd NW, Roanoke, VA 24019-3603, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Green Ridge Baptist Church
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about grbcYOUTH Winter Retreat: Finding the Messiah in Middle Earth ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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