Experience the Joy of Retirement Living
A community of retired missionaries on 50 lakeside acres in the heart of Florida, where fellowship runs deep and service continues.
Where Retired Missionaries Call Home
Since 1966, Sebring Retirement Village has offered modest, affordable homes to retired missionaries. It was built for SIM retirees and is now open to retired missionaries of other like-minded agencies.
The Village sits on 50 acres around a small lake, with the chapel on its own peninsula. What residents talk about most is the company: neighbors who have shared the missionary life across the globe, and who understand yours without explanation.
Three times a year the Village hosts a week-long Bible and mission conference with well-known speakers. For many here, it is the highlight of the season.
What Makes Sebring Distinctive?
Neighbors who have served across the globe, a chapel at the center of the campus, and conferences that fill the Fellowship Hall three times a year.
Life at the Village
Residents keep serving: at the Village, in local churches and community organizations, and for some, overseas on short-term assignments while their home is cared for.
How Residents Serve
Health Advocates who walk alongside residents, and the Lodge, the Village's own assisted living residence, for the season when daily life needs more support.
Care and the Lodge
Individual homes, duplexes, and apartments, among the most affordable of any retirement village, with each home adjusted to your needs and budget before you move in.
Housing and Fees
A Lake, a Chapel, and a Walk to Both
Fifty acres around a quiet lake, with paths for walking and cycling, a gazebo by the water, and the chapel at the end of the peninsula.
Come and See for YourselfImpressions From the Village
“Here at the Village, new meaning is given to the old phrase ‘growing old gracefully.’”
Sebring Residents
“I love the lake and birds, but I especially love the feeling of a village of friends and the opportunity to be in a regular group prayer for the world.”
A Sebring Resident
“Our residents don't just sit with their feet up. The retirees continue what they have spent their lifetime doing, serving others as long as their strength lasts.”
A Sebring Nurse
“I love being with other mission-minded people.”
A Sebring Resident
“The family atmosphere here is outstanding. SIM Sebring is a great place to retire, and at the same time, to keep serving.”
A Sebring Resident
What You'll Find Here
Lakeside Chapel
On a small peninsula on the lake. A weekly prayer meeting, and the mission conferences three times a year.
Bible and Mission Conferences
Three week-long conferences a year with well-known speakers.
Prayer in Homes
Home prayer meetings throughout the Village gather neighbors to pray over specific areas of the world.
Health Advocates
Trained volunteers who accompany residents to appointments and errands, and stop by to check in. Two hospitals in Sebring.
The Lodge
A 15-bed limited assisted living residence on campus, with staff on site 24 hours a day.
Swimming Pool
A screened pool with a shallow entry and lounge deck.
Exercise Room and Shuffleboard
An exercise room on campus and shuffleboard courts under cover.
Walking and Cycling
Safe, quiet lanes under the oaks and palms, and a footbridge over the canal.
Library and Fellowship Hall
A library with two reading rooms, and a hall for meals, games, and gatherings organized by the social committee.
Comfortable, Affordable Homes
The Village offers 103 homes of various types and layouts, among the most affordable of any retirement village.
- Homes, duplexes, and apartmentsMost are independent, freestanding homes, with a handful of duplexes and apartments.
- Made your ownEach home is adjusted to your needs and budget before you move in.
- One-time occupancy feeGives you the right to live in your home for life, and may be partially tax-deductible. The home remains the property of SIM.
- Monthly feeCovers operating costs and maintenance, scaled to the size of the home.