Architectural rendering of the planned Twelve Stones retreat lodge at dusk, with guest wings, an atrium, and stone fire circles

A marriage restoration retreat in Campbellsville, Kentucky

Because marriage is worth fighting for.

When love feels thin and hurt feels louder than devotion, there can still be a way back. Twelve Stones is creating protected space for couples to tell the truth, receive care, and choose each other again.

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Twelve Stones emblem, with a cairn beneath a cross at sunset
The quiet crisis

Most marriages don’t fall apart in public.

They unravel quietly—behind Sunday smiles, full calendars, and the fear of letting anyone see how fragile things have become.

Divorce wounds children. Churches lose families. Pastors carry burdens they were never meant to carry alone. And too many couples wait until the damage feels irreversible before they ask for help.

Healing early is wiser, kinder, and more faithful than rebuilding after everything has fallen apart.

“What do these stones mean?” Joshua 4:6–7
Why Twelve Stones

A memorial of what brought us through.

After God brought the Israelites across the Jordan, twelve stones were carried from the riverbed—one for each tribe—and stacked where future generations would see them. They were not decoration. They were testimony: God brought His people through impossible circumstances.

RemembranceNever forget what God has done.
FoundationBuild on faith, not fear.
UnityStanding together.
TestimonyProof of spiritual breakthrough.
CovenantA promise kept.
TransitionFrom wilderness into promise.
Architectural rendering of the planned Twelve Stones retreat lodge and its outdoor gathering spaces
Edward & Whitney Addams

This calling was born from lived experience.

Our marriage walked through betrayal, broken trust, and seasons that should have ended us. By God’s grace, honest communication, and faith-anchored counsel, restoration came.

That redemption reshaped our lives. It showed us how many marriages still have love—but no safe place to speak truthfully without shame or exposure. So we are building the place we know couples need.

We live onsite as founders and resident directors, caring for the land, the retreat, and the couples who will come through its doors.

Repair, not replace.Covenant, not convenience.

12founding churches invited to stand together
6private guest suites planned
4days set apart, Thursday through Sunday
40secluded acres in Campbellsville, Kentucky
The Twelve Stones Covenant

A model built on direct ministry access.

Twelve churches become co-founders. Every contribution converts into protected care for their couples and pastors—not an abstract promise, but a defined four-year ministry commitment.

$100,000from each founding church toward establishing the retreat
48 stays12 fully funded couple stays per year × 4 years = 48 stays per founding church
Fully funded for couples

Round-trip transport from SDF, BNA, LEX, or CVG; all meals; a private suite; all programming; one-on-one licensed therapy; and wellness services.

Pastors are cared for too

Each founding lead pastor receives up to twelve personal nights per year for rest, renewal, or marital strengthening.

A permanent covenant stone

An engraved stone placed by the pastor, with a flower garden established in the church’s honor.

A named guest suite

One private suite bears the founding church’s name as a lasting mark of shared ministry.

A shared beginning

Founding churches take part in the groundbreaking and stone-placement ceremony on the land.

Quarterly accountability

Partners receive regular ministry impact reports sharing the fruit of the work while protecting participant privacy.

The retreat experience

Four days to tell the truth—and begin again.

Six couples at a time step away from the life that keeps interrupting the hard conversation. The goal is not escape. It is realignment before returning home.

Dramatic three-quarter architectural rendering of the planned Twelve Stones retreat front, with the left guest wing receding into the distance, the central entry and single wooden door closest to the viewer, and a tiered fountain in the circular driveway foreground
Architectural rendering of the vision for the coming Twelve Stones Marriage Retreat. This front entry, circular drive, fountain, and landscaping are planned, not existing features.
Guided teaching

Testimony-based teaching and marriage rebuilding workshops.

Licensed care

Group facilitation and a one-on-one couples therapy session.

Spiritual direction

Faith-based mentorship, prayer, and protected time to reflect.

Wellness

Massage and restorative body care during the four-day stay.

Private lodging

Six private guest suites and all meals prepared onsite.

Nature & quiet

Secluded acreage for walking, reflection, and reconnection.

Confidentiality is not suggested. It is engineered.

Every participant signs a nondisclosure agreement upon arrival as a shared commitment to protect one another. Follow-up care continues through a patient-number-based platform designed to preserve privacy beyond the retreat.

Take part

There is more than one way to carry a stone.

Churches, families, counselors, business owners, and legacy-minded partners can help create a place where couples choose restoration over resignation.

FRIEND OF THE FOUNDATION $5,000

Put your name on the path.

  • Name engraved on a path stone
  • One couple visit for partners to select
Start a conversation
PILLAR SUPPORTER $25,000

Carry a year of direct care.

  • Weekend naming recognition once a year
  • Three couples sponsored each year
Become a pillar
CORNERSTONE CHURCH PARTNER $100,000

Co-found a lasting ministry.

  • Full covenant package and annual allotment
  • Named suite, covenant stone, and early expansion access
Explore the covenant
Begin the conversation

Help build a place worth returning to.

Whether you represent a church, a business, or a family seeking a generational legacy, Edward and Whitney would be honored to share the vision personally.

Email
edward@twelvestones.life
Edward
270-572-0534
Whitney
859-940-9569
Retreat location
2635 Campbellsville Road
Campbellsville, Kentucky