All Events
2022 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
2022 NEXT Church National Gathering
Rest, Restore, Explore: Where the Mountains Meet the Water
The 2022 NEXT Church National Gathering is an invitation to rest, restore, and explore stories that need to be told – about why we rest, why we resist rest, and why some [of us] cannot rest.
Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan Luncheon
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This is an event sponsored by the Montreat Scottish Society
This event is sponsored by the Montreat Scottish Society
Arts, Music, and Theology – Summer Series
2022 Summer Lecture Series
Arts, Music, and Theology is a mission and ministry of Montreat Conference Center. It’s purpose is for 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
2022 Montreat Youth Conferences
Montreat Youth Conference is a unique gathering of young people from all over the country for a week of study, worship, and recreation.
A Montreat Conference Center program
Summer Worship Series 2022
Sundays at 10:30am
During the summer months, it is our privilege to host the community gathered to worship the Triune God.
A Montreat Conference Center event
2022 Clubs & Childcare
The Clubs program is a recreation and fellowship experience for the children of conferees, local residents, vacationers, and visitors. Events are planned with each group’s age and interests in mind.
Worship & Music 2022 – Week 1
In the Stranger's Guise
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 2022 – Week 2
In the Stranger's Guise
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
PASSPORTkids
Exploring a world without borders.
PASSPORTkids is a 4-day, 3-night children’s camp filled with fun faith-building programming and hands-on missions education. It is for students who have completed 3rd – 6th grade.
This event is presented by Passport Inc.
2022 Middle School Conference
A Place for ___
Each summer, hundreds of middle-school aged youth gather to grow, sing, and worship God.
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.
Hosted by Montreat Conference Center
Women’s Connection 2022
Claimed for More: Wholehearted Living When We Are All Out of Sorts
Come join us as we explore together what it means to be Claimed for More: more joy, more beauty, more community, more peace.
A Montreat Conference Center event
An Evening with Sarah Bessey
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.
This event is hosted by Montreat Conference Center
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.
From Shakespeare to the Inklings
The Bible's Impact on Creative Imagination
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.
This event is hosted by the Presbyterian Heritage Center.
(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 Interim Ministry Consortium.
2022 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
Fraught & Flummoxed
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.
This event is hosted by Montreat Conference Center
Exploring Wisdom’s Wonder
Certificate in Spiritual Formation
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.
This event is hosted by Columbia Theological Seminary
Wee Kirk Conference 2022
Bearing Much Fruit
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.
An Evening with John Philip Newell
Spend an evening with Celtic teacher, author, and creator of the School of Earth and Soul.
Sponsored by the School of Earth and Soul in cooperation with Montreat Conference Center
NC School of Earth and Soul
School of Earth & Soul: Celtic Wisdom 1
John Philip Newell will offer The School of Earth & Soul (formerly known as the School of Celtic Consciousness) at Montreat Conference Center this fall.
Sponsored by the School of Earth & Soul in cooperation with Montreat Conference Center
Thanksgiving at Montreat
Thanksgiving Buffet and Room Reservations in Assembly Inn
Enjoy a stay in the inn with a Thanksgiving Buffet or enjoy with your family in your private residence!
A Montreat Conference Center Event
2023 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
Meister Eckhard as Guide for the Perplexed in Our Times
Certificate in Spiritual Formation
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.
This event is hosted by Columbia Theological Seminary