Our Lady of Grace Monastery, Beech Grove, United States

What it is

A community of Benedictine sisters at Beech Grove, Indiana, dating from 1957, which ran the Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center beside its monastery.

What it needs

The 'Building the Future with Hope' campaign pays for a new monastery built by Wilhelm Construction on the same property; the old monastery and the former Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center are to be taken down once the sisters have moved. The building was projected to be finished in February 2026 and the sisters' home page announces their move into it, while the website still asks donors to 'help us reach our goal'. No target or running total is published.

Before you act. The campaign pages are undated and give no goal or amount outstanding; the building itself is finished, so the remaining need is to pay it off.

Sources

Last checked 9 November 2026. Parts of this entry could not be fully confirmed; see the note above. Responsible body: Sisters of St. Benedict, Our Lady of Grace Monastery.

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