2021 Middle School Conference

Ways to Participate

Conference Participant

The Middle School Conference is designed for youth who have completed fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth grade, and for their group leaders. All groups must include at least one adult for every six young people. Adults must be fully registered and housed with their youth in campus housing. Child care is not provided during this conference.

High School Students

High school students have an opportunity to participate in the Middle School Conference in a unique way – as a member of the Work Crew. We are looking for high school students who want to attend the conference with their church groups. You will have the chance to help the conference planning team during the week. You will work behind the scenes, learn the ropes, and get an up-close look at what is involved in running a Middle School Conference. Cost is $180. The number of work crew members will be limited.

Jeremiah Project

Small Group Leaders

Small Group Leaders provide critical guidance for the heart of the Youth and Middle School Conferences by leading small groups (approx. 25-30 people). If you are 21 or older and can contribute some part of your summer, click the button below!

Conference Planning Team

Yes, you too can be a part of planning this wonderful conference for a future group of youth! Click the button below to learn more.

Conference Registration

This Comprehensive rate includes conference, room, and meals. The rate you pay per person is dictated by the date you register. A person registered later might pay a different rate than the rest of your group. Registration rates are as follows:

Maryville College

The conference will be held at Maryville College, a PC(USA) affiliated private college, which is ideally situated on 263-acres in Maryville, Tennessee, between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Knoxville, the state’s third largest city. Easy to access from either I-40 or I-75, the campus is also just five miles away from McGhee Tyson Airport. Driving time is approximately three hours and twenty minutes from Atlanta, four hours from Charlotte, and 30 minutes from Knoxville. The physical address for the college is Maryville College, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN, 37804. Check out their campus map.

Accommodations

Groups will be housed in dorms on the campus of Maryville College. Dorm rooms have twin beds and mostly hall baths. All rooms are air-conditioned.

Schedule

All times and events are tentative. The below schedule is for a normal year and has not been evaluated for the Covid-19 situation. Expect an updated, Covid safe schedule closer to the event.

Tuesday
3:00-6:00 pm - Registration (Bartlett)
4:00-6:00 pm - Small Group Leader Training
5:00-6:30 pm - Dinner
7:15 pm - Opening Night
8:30 pm - Recreation
10:00 pm - Dorm Orientation
10:30 pm - Back Home Group
11:30 pm - Lights Out

Wednesday
7:00-8:30 am - Breakfast
9:00 am - Energizers, Music & Keynote
10:15 am - Small Group Dismissal
10:30 am - Small Group #1
12:00-1:30 pm - Lunch
2:00 pm - Small Group #2
3:30 pm - Recreation
5:00-6:30 pm - Dinner
7:15 pm - Worship
8:30 pm - Recreation
10:30 pm - Back Home Group
11:30 pm - Lights Out

Thursday
7:00-8:30 am - Breakfast
9:00 am - Energizers, Music & Keynote
10:30 am - Small Group #3
12:00-1:30 pm - Lunch
2:00 pm - Small Group #4
3:30 pm - Recreation
5:00-6:30 pm - Dinner
7:15 pm - Worship
8:30 pm - Recreation
10:30 pm - Back Home Group
11:30 pm - Lights Out

Friday
7:00-8:30 am - Breakfast
9:00 am - Energizers, Music & Keynote
10:30 am - Small Group #5
12:00-1:30 pm - Lunch
2:00 pm - Small Group #6
3:30 pm - Recreation
5:00-6:30 pm - Dinner
7:15 pm - Worship
8:30 pm - Recreation
10:30 pm - Back Home Group
11:30 pm - Lights Out

Saturday
7:30-8:30 am - Breakfast
8:30 am - Check Out begins
9:00 am - Closing Worship with Communion
10:00 am - Late Check Out, Depart, and GO IN PEACE!!!

Resources

MSC Theme Resources

If you're looking for the conference theme branding to use on a newsletter, email, or poster, leadership sheets, or a gig poster, check out MSC Theme Resources.

Welcome Back-Home Leaders!

Please visit the Back Home Leader Information page for resources and necessary information to help your youth conference experience be a success.  We'll help you prepare for your trip, let you know where to go when you get here, and also tell you about a special treat, just for back-home leaders!

Download the Back Home Leader Packet.

Covenant Form

MyMontreat.org will allow group leaders to do the following:

• The group leader will be able to send a link to their youth allowing them to complete their covenant/participant information online.
• Once completed, the group leader can print out the completed covenant signature page.

When you receive your back home packet sixty days before your conference, you will be given further instructions about this process. You can also find instructions at mymontreat.org.

Scholarships

Limited scholarship funds are available for this conference.

Commissioning Service Liturgy

In response to requests, we’ve developed brief liturgy for a short service for commissioning the young people and adult leaders who are heading to the Montreat Middle School Conference this summer.

Covid-19

Middle school conferees, we are planning to be together in the summer of 2021. The past year has reinforced our belief in the value of being together as the body of Christ! After a year apart, we are eagerly looking forward to welcoming youth to Maryville College once again. To say the least, the summer of 2021 will be different! Please read the information at the link carefully and come back later on as details continue to emerge! We will update you as plans develop via email and on the "Covid-19 and MSC" page.