In 2003 the Catholic Diocese of Fargo moved into a new building in south Fargo next to the new Shanley High School. They did this to get all of the offices into a single building which is call the Pastoral Center. The old main office building was the Queen of Peace retreat center, which was an old convent. In this move they unfortunately no longer have a retreat center as it wasn’t budgeted for in the new building. In 2001 a new ministry group call the Young Disciples Teams was created and run out of the Queen of Peace. This building worked well because the dormitories in the building housed the team members during their training. In 2001 there were 6 team members and as of 2004 the group has grown to 16. They expect to have 20 members in 2005 and will continue to grow each year as the demand increases. The Young Disciples Teams realized that their new home in the Pastoral Center did not work because of the lack of dormitories and conference space. A new retreat center that will be located next to the Pastoral Center will solve both of these problems. The new retreat center main purpose will to provide the necessary space for both small and large retreats and conferences to help those in the Diocese of Fargo grow in their faith without having to travel great distances. It will also provide facilities for the Young Disciples Teams during their summer training. The theoretical premise of my design is the richness of past religious architecture. Historically, the architecture had large amounts of symbolism and meaning which my design will rediscover. The form, layout and details will draw from these historical buildings.