Unidos en Cristo is an ecumenical program. Members of any church in Minnesota are eligible to participate provided that a pastor from that church attends a weekend first. The first attending pastor is required to have one lay couple from that church attend at the same time for the purpose of establishing community. Cristo is open to both single and married people. However, both husband and wife must attend the same pair of weekends.
Weekends fill quickly.
Clergy from churches, which have not participated in the past, are given preference in the application selection. The weekends are operated in pairs. Men attend the first weekend and women attend one week later. Both weekends are held at the same site. Cristo team members live together as a community.