Program & Event Calendar

This training and credentialing course brings military and government chaplains and their families together for a time of learning, daily worship, connection, and refreshment.

Come join us as we explore together what it means to be Claimed for More: more joy, more beauty, more community, more peace.

Join us as we welcome Sarah Bessey in Montreat. Come for the evening and listen to a special talk from her. Learn more about Women’s Connection Conference on the Women’s Connection page on our website.

Education for leading a congregation and faith community in transition

This unique Inklings (C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, etc.) conference highlights the Bible’s impact on Western Civilization, affecting authors, musicians and artists from the 15th century through today.

Education for leading a congregation and faith community in transition

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.

One thing is clear: congregations need tools for unlocking their power to make a difference in their communities. In a polarized, pandemic-ridden, war-worried culture, a sharp focus borne out of deep community listening can shift a congregation into thriving.

Explore the challenges of leadership in this time and place as a way to critically reflect as well explore tangible practices aimed at building capacity and endurance.

For church professionals and lay people, Columbia’s Center for Lifelong Learning provides non-degree courses and events—opportunities to learn with and from others for faithful discipleship.

The Wee Kirk conference aspires to provide Christ-centered opportunities for inspiration, encouragement, and community among leaders of small membership churches so they can do the same in their congregations and regions.

Spend an evening with Celtic teacher, author, and creator of the School of Earth and Soul.

John Philip Newell will offer The School of Earth & Soul (formerly known as the School of Celtic Consciousness) at Montreat Conference Center this fall.

Evangelism is all about releasing people to go where Jesus goes and to do what Jesus does. There is no better time in the context of our world for us to be the hands, feet, and voice of Jesus.

Enjoy a stay in the inn with a Thanksgiving Buffet or enjoy with your family in your private residence!

Workshop Applications Now Open! Keep Going! What do YOU need to keep going, to keep moving forward? When it’s hard to get motivated? When it’s all piled up? When you’d rather just go play? When life is crazy? Psalm 121 reminds us where our help to keep going comes from. Our help comes from the Lord. No matter what obstacles or twists or turns present themselves, God is always with us – by our side – to help us KEEP GOING!

Road Scholar participants come to Montreat from every walk of life to learn together, to exchange ideas, and to explore the world.

Discovering Renewal will focus on seeking respite in everyday experiences.

For church professionals and lay people, Columbia’s Center for Lifelong Learning provides non-degree courses and events—opportunities to learn with and from others for faithful discipleship.

ARW is a week long experiential opportunity to participate in recreation, worship, community, creativity and the arts.

Montreat Youth Conference is a unique gathering of young people from all over the country for a week of study, worship, and recreation.