30,000
guests experience Montreat each year
5,000
youth attend Youth Conference each summer
2,500
acres of protected wilderness
400
meeting, retreat, and event guest groups served each year
40
conferences and events attended each year
Nestled in the mountains of Western North Carolina, Montreat is a private, non-profit conference center with roots in the PC(USA). For over 100 years, we have been a place set apart for those who journey here seeking a closer relationship with their Creator.
All are welcome here.
Experience Montreat
There are many ways to experience Montreat. Whether you're coming for a conference, planning a group retreat, hosting a meeting, taking a getaway on your own, hiking through the protected wilderness, or playing in one of our recreation spaces, you are welcome here!
Explore this site, see what we can offer you , and if you have any questions don't hesitate to contact us.
Our Mission & Values
We gather in sacred spaces to explore, renew, and connect with our faith, our communities, and ourselves.
As a ministry affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), we seek to serve individuals and congregations in their journeys of faith. “Reformed and always being reformed according to the Word of God,” the Montreat Conference Center welcomes all by:
Embodying Hospitality
We are called to love others as Jesus loves us all. Our witness is grounded in welcome and belonging and the belief that all people are created in the image of God and possess great capacity for growth and transformation.
Engaging Grace
We recognize the grace that God extends to us in Jesus Christ. We are called to extend God’s grace and healing to all who gather here across lines of belief, difference, and perspective.
Experiencing Connection
We are called to experience life together. We encourage connections through learning, playing, listening deeply, and being fully present in ways that strengthen lasting relationships with God, each other, and the world around us.
Cultivating Curiosity
We believe in the dynamic life of the mind as we continually seek understanding through engagement with Scripture, the world around us, and the will of the Spirit. We offer opportunities to grow through the examination of beliefs.
Stewarding God’s Creation
We are called to appreciate, conserve, and cultivate all that God has made. By nurturing and sustaining God’s creation for future generations, we demonstrate gratitude and reverence.
All Are Welcome Here. Montreat Conference Center is a private Christian institution that strives to demonstrate intentional hospitality to all. As a key part of that commitment, we will not tolerate discrimination on our campus against any child of God, including discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, ability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.
Read more about Montreat's commitment to inclusion.