Auction scheduled for October 27, 2026Official listing & terms

Flintstone, Maryland · Former Loyola Retreat Center

A future for
Rising Phoenix.

Can we preserve this retreat as a place that honors God and carries forward Margee Iddings’ legacy of welcome and spiritual renewal?

Could you help lead this effort? Friends, family, original supporters, and people who could help: let’s talk.

Aerial view of the lodge, circular retreat buildings, and woodland at the former Rising Phoenix
Property photo: Wiles Auction Company listing

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Honoring God first. Continuing Margee’s legacy.

Adam began this independent effort to help preserve the retreat’s spiritual purpose, with no aim of personal gain. He would not be its owner or ongoing operator. The hope is for a trust or another lasting arrangement to protect that purpose for future generations. Could you take the reins, or help share the responsibility?

The proposal has no established buyer, committed funding, or trust. This site does not speak for Margee’s family, Loyola University Maryland, or the seller.