Programs

2008 Summer Worship Series

The summer worship series in Montreat’s Anderson Auditorium is offered to the Montreat community by the conference center. The gathered community enjoys a tradition of inspirational worship experiences and some of the church’s most outstanding preachers. We hope you will share our excitement about this summer’s preaching line-up:

June 1 – The Rev. Dr. David Renwick, First Presbyterian Church, Spartanburg, SC (Order CD)
June 8 – The Rev. Dr. Conrad Sharps, Independent Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, AL (Order CD)
June 15* – The Rev. Dr. Laura Mendenhall, Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA (Order CD)
June 22 – The Rev. Dr. Ted Wardlaw, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary , Austin, TX (Order CD)
June 29 – The Rev. Dr. Scott Dudley, First Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA (Order CD)
July 6 – The Rev. Dr. Steve Montgomery, Idlewild Presbyterian Church, Memphis, TN (Order CD)
July 13 – The Rev. Dr. Anna Carter Florence, Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA (Order CD)
July 20* – The Rev. Steve Hancock, Second Presbyterian Church, Little Rock, AK
July 27 – The Rev. Alice Ridgill, Thornwell Home for Children, Clinton, SC (Order CD)
August 3 – The Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Long, Candler School of Theology, Atlanta, GA (Order CD)

*The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper

All Sunday worship services are held in Anderson Auditorium at 11:00 a.m.

During morning worship, child care for children six months through completed kindergarten is available at the Updike Child Care Center on Texas Road.

At 12:00 Noon, following worship, a lunch buffet is served at the Galax Dining Room in Assembly Inn, $11.75 for adults; $6.00 for children 5-11. See the latest issue of This Week in Montreat for lunch menu.

Summer Theologian-in-Residence
The Rev. Dr. George W. Ramsey, Montreat, NC

Summer Liturgy Writer
The Rev. Dr. Mary Miller Brueggemann, Atlanta, GA

Summer Music Director
Dr. Bob P. Keener, Asheville, NC

Summer Worship Coordinator
Stephanie Sorge Wing, Louisville, KY

Summer Worship Task Force for 2008-2009
Jimmy Galloway, Jim Layman, Peggy Scheu, Richard Ray, John Richardson, Bill Straughan, and Merri Bass

Download the 2008 Summer Worship Brochure or email carolo[at]montreat.org to request a brochure by mail.