The St. Columban Center, our retreat house; the center is 3 floors, with elevator access inside
The St. Columban Center is our on-campus retreat center with bedrooms to hold up to 48 people, and two meeting spaces (meeting room and dining room) to accommodate around 50 people each. Each bedroom has two single beds, a desk and a sink. Both sleeping-room floors have a men and women’s bathroom, each containing 3 toilets and 3 shower stalls along with a large vanity and sink. The kitchen area is great for catering in food, with sinks, a coffee maker, microwave, freezer and fridge. (There is no oven.) An elevator inside can accommodate guests who can’t take the stairs, and there is ground-level entrance on the west-side of the building.
Outside are a few larger areas for fresh air, surrounded by tall trees, a walking path to a grotto and a large open field for group activities. View the photos below to see our beautiful campus and a map of how to find us. You can find out more about the St. Columbans campus located within Bellevue, Nebraska.
To get here from Interstate 80 in Omaha, Nebraska, travel south on Kennedy Freeway, exit at Highway 370, turn east / left onto Harlan Drive in Bellevue. Drive to Galvin Road and turn south / right, then drive to Mission Avenue and turn east / left. Drive to Calhoun Street and turn north / left, and drive two blocks. At this point, you will see our driveway through our campus. Follow the road up the hill and take the second left, where you will see the parking lot to the north of the building.
The official address is 1902 N. Calhoun Street, St Columbans, NE 68056 (part of Bellevue, NE).
For more information, contact us or call 402-715-5548.
Rates are:
| Description | Old rate | New rate |
| 1 person per room | $30 | $33/pp |
| 2 people share a room | $27 | $30/pp |
| Retreat House Meeting Rm | $125 | $135 |
| Lounge Meeting Room | $85 half day/$140 full day | $88 half day/$145 full day |
To enlarge the photos, click on any one of them.
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- The St. Columban Center, our retreat house; the center is 3 floors, with elevator access inside. There is ground-level entrance on the west-side.
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- There are two rooms that can be parceled off or opened up to hold 50-100 people
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- One room room has 5 large tables with 10 seats at each table
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- Kitchen is set up for catering only (no stove). We can recommend reputable caterers.
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- The kitchen has a large counter area, microwave, coffee maker, sinks, freezer and a large fridge
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- There are two beds in every room, and 48 beds in all
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- Each bedroom has two beds, a sink and a desk
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- Each bedroom has two beds, a sink and a desk (click for full view)
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- Multiple showers are available on each floor
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- Follow the signs to the center’s parking lot
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- The start of a short walking trail to the grotto
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- Lots of green roaming space on a 35-acre campus
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- Walking trail
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- Jesus on the Cross
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- Walking Path
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- Tree-lined street on campus
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- Deer are common around the campus
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- Deer on the grounds
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- More deer on the grounds
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- An open field sits on the north side of campus
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- St. Columban Center in Bellevue, NE
