Programs
Many diverse programs at Montreat Conference Center are designed to enhance your Montreat experience. In addition to over 45 conferences offered each year and a calendar filled with special events, activities and opportunities for involvement make each day at Montreat a great day!
Clubs & Child Care
Clubs, the summer day camp and childcare program at the conference center, provides quality care for children ages six months through 5 years. For children who have completed Kindergarten through seniors in high school, the days are filled with age-appropriate music, water games, arts and crafts, devotions, active games, nature walks, and more. As a parent or grandparent, you can relax and enjoy your summer conference experience knowing your children are having a great time, too, under the supervision of an experience, caring staff.
Recreation
Montreat Conference Center offers recreational opportunities and activities for everyone. Tennis courts, volleyball, softball, the Robert Lake Park playground for children, fishing, indoor basketball and volleyball, and miles of hiking and walking trails are available for our guests year-round. During the summer months, visitors enjoy the Barn and Friday Night Barn Dances, an outdoor Olympic-sized pool, canoes and paddle boats on Lake Susan, and a variety of arts and crafts programs at the Currie Craft Center and Sally Jones Pottery.
Wilderness
Hiking is a year-round pleasure for all who enjoy nature – the chance sighting of wildlife and birds, spring wildflowers, brilliant autumn leaves, and of course, magnificent scenic vistas. Miles of woodland trails thread their way through 2,500 acres of permanently protected Montreat wilderness. Maps are provided for hiking on your own, or participate in public hikes led by the Montreat Trail Club and also, in the summer, by the Wilderness Ranger staff.
Summer Worship
Summer Worship at Montreat Conference Center features some of the nation’s most respected preachers and regional musicians. Services are offered by the conference center to the gathered community each Sunday throughout the summer in historic Anderson Auditorium.
Other Programs
Programs designed to involve conference center friends and supporters encourage the participation of churches and individuals nationwide. Over 1,500 churches send groups to the conference center every year for conferences and retreats. Our Church Relations program keeps constituent churches and presbyteries in constant conversation with the conference center, allowing us to better serve their needs. In an effort to make the conferences and programs at Montreat available to all who desire them, Montreat Conference Center also offers a number of scholarships to those wishing to come for conferences or for personal rest and renewal.