Year-round programming for adults at every stage of their faith journey is a foundational part of our mission and ministry. Whether you’re seeking personal Sabbath or tools and training to support you in your calling, we strive to offer impactful, timely programs to serve you.
Adult Events
2026 Road Scholar Programs
Adventures in Lifelong Learning
Road Scholar participants come to Montreat from every walk of life to learn together, to exchange ideas, and to explore the world.
A Montreat Conference Center event
Worship & Music 2026 – Week 1
Explore opportunities for vital worship experiences and enriching the liturgical life of the local church.
Event hosted by Presbyterian Association of Musicians in partnership with Montreat Conference Center
Worship & Music 2026 – Week 2
Explore opportunities for vital worship experiences and enriching the liturgical life of the local church.
Event hosted by Presbyterian Association of Musicians in partnership with Montreat Conference Center
Arts, Music, and Theology
2026 Summer Lecture Series
Arts, Music, and Theology is a mission and ministry of Montreat Conference Center. Its purpose is to provide the community with educational nourishment via various lectures and lecturers during our summer season. Themes of the lectures span disciplines.
This series is presented by Montreat’s Arts, Music & Theology Cohort.
This event is hosted by Montreat Conference Center
Presbyterian Federal Chaplaincies
Presbyterian Federal Chaplaincies Training and Credentialing Course
This training and credentialing course brings military and government chaplains and their families together for a time of learning, daily worship, connection, and refreshment.
Event presented by Presbyterian Federal Chaplaincies and hosted by Montreat Conference Center
2026 Women’s Connection
Horizon Gazing: Hope in the Here and Now
Come join us as we experience powerful and authentic worship led by women, make space for honest and faithful conversations, and allow time for discernment and renewing rest.
A Montreat Conference Center event
(Virtual) The Art of Transitional Ministry
Education for leading a congregation and faith community in transition
Sponsored by Montreat Conference Center, in cooperation with the Transitional Ministry Consortium.
The Art of Transitional Ministry
Education for leading a congregation and faith community in transition
Sponsored by Montreat Conference Center, in cooperation with the Transitional Ministry Education Consortium.
2026 Fall Craft Week
Work with your hands, your voice, and your craft to create beautiful handmade works of art as you make time for renewal in a community of artists.
A Montreat Conference Center Event
Kintsugi: Recognizing Beauty in Brokenness
Certificate in Spiritual Formation
Engage in transformative conversations, reflective silence, and spiritual practices that foster resilience, healing, and hope
This event is hosted by Columbia Theological Seminary
Come to the Mountains
A Presbyterian Youth Workers' Association Retreat
Join us for PYWA’s Second Annual “Come to the Mountains” Gathering in Montreat, North Carolina. This gathering is open to all youth workers — ordained and non-ordained, volunteers and professionals alike.
Event hosted by Presbyterian Youth Workers' Association in partnership with Montreat Conference Center
Wee Kirk Conference 2026
Much from Little
The Wee Kirk conference aspires to provide Christ-centered opportunities for inspiration, encouragement, and community among leaders of small membership churches.
A Montreat Conference Center event
Earth & Soul Retreat
The Great Search 1
The third of a three-part series of annual retreats led by the Celtic teacher John Philip Newell and his colleague Cami Twilling in which we explore the sacredness of the imagination, the sacredness of compassion, and the sacredness of reshaping the world.
Sponsored by Earth & Soul in cooperation with Montreat Conference Center
The Manna Retreat
A weekend for young adults
The Manna Retreat is three days, 100 young adults, one old hotel, and ten small groups dedicated to creating deeper faith and deeper relationships. If your faith could use a deep laugh, if your heart could use some new friendships, or if your body could use a place to belong, then this is for you.
Hosted by Montreat Conference Center
2027 Discovering Renewal
Discovering Renewal will focus on seeking respite in everyday experiences.
A Montreat Conference Center Event
Arts, Recreation, and Worship Conference
Wild Hope
ARW is a week long experiential opportunity to participate in recreation, worship, community, creativity and the arts.
This event is planned and sponsored by re:create and Montreat Conference Center
