MONTREAT CONFERENCE CENTER
MONTREAT, NORTH CAROLINA
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2026 Worship & Music Conference
Schedule
Preliminary Conference Schedule
CONFERENCE SESSIONS
The Worship & Music Conference holds two week-long sessions yearly. For the 2026 Conference, Week 1 will take place
Sunday June 21 - Friday June 26, and Week 2 will take place Sunday June 28 - Friday, July 3.
CONFERENCE OPENING
The Conference will officially begin with worship at 7:30 pm on Sunday, June 21st (Week 1) and June 28th (Week 2).
CONFERENCE CHECK-IN
Conference Check-In will begin on Sunday, June 21st (Week 1) and June 28th (Week 2) from 2:00-5:00 pm and continue immediately following Opening Worship.
CONFERENCE CLOSING
The Conference will end with a Closing Concert beginning at 7:30 pm on Friday, June 26th (Week 1) and July 3rd (Week 2).
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION WINDOWS
Early Conference Registration will open December 8, 2025.
On-Time Registration: February 1, 2026 - April 30, 2026.
Late Registration: After April 30, 2026.
Evening Events
Evening Events are open to all conference registrants. All evening events other than the Talent Show will begin at 7:30 pm in Anderson Auditorium. The Talent Show will begin at 7:00 pm (this is a change from previous years). See below for the list of Evening Events.
Sunday: Opening Worship
Monday: The True Story of Cinderella (Comic Operetta)
Tuesday: Talent Show
Wednesday: Hymn Festival
Thursday: Chamber Concert
Friday: Closing Concert
Adult Schedule
8:00 am
Beginning Handbells
Painting with the Pipe Organ
Guitar as a Leading Instrument
Instrumental Ensembles
Small Choirs? No Problem!
Routley: Hymns as Living Witnesses
Chamber Choir
9:00 am
Choir
Auditioned Advanced Handbells
Liberating Sanctuary
Faith in Every Phase
10:00 am
Adult Bible
Intermediate Handbells
Professional Development
Black Women Composers' Faith Songs
Interest Sessions
Faith in Every Phase
11:00 am Worship
12:15 pm Lunch
1:30 pm
Advanced Handbells
Guitar as a Leading Instrument
Movement as a Practice for Worship
Worship Reflections
Sponsor Led Session
Small but Sacred
Reading Sessions
2:30 pm
Choir
Movement as a Practice for Worship
BOOM Share!
Handbell Seminar
Adult Bible
3:30 pm
Movement as a Practice for Worship
Ukulele during Worship
Intergenerational Storytelling
Spirited Hymnody!
Intermediate Handbells
Art Workshop: What Can Paint Say?
String Chamber Ensembles
Routley: Hymns as Living Witnesses
Liturgy: Crafting Cohesive Worship
4:30 pm
Beginning Handchimes
Ukulele during Worship
Preaching the Synoptic Gospels
Art Workshop: What Can Paint Say?Interest Sessions
Chamber Choir
Liberating Sanctuary
Evening Events:
7:00 pm
Tuesday: Talent Show
7:30 pm
Sunday: Opening Worship
Monday: The True Story of Cinderella (Comic Operetta)
Wednesday: Hymn Festival
Thursday: Chamber Concert
Friday: Closing Concert
8:30 pm
Tuesday: Beer & Hymns
Senior Highs
Completed 9th - 12th
Middlers
Completed 6th - 8th
Children
Completed 3rd - 5th
8:00 am
Beginning Handbells
Painting with the Pipe Organ
Guitar as a Leading Instrument
Instrumental Ensembles
Movement as a Practice for Worship
Senior High Chamber Choir
9:00 am Senior High Small Groups
10:00 am Senior High Choir
11:00 am Worship
12:15 pm Lunch
1:30 pm
Advanced Handbells
Guitar as a Leading Instrument
Movement as a Practice for Worship
Senior High Chamber Choir
2:30 pm Senior High Choir
3:30 pm
Movement as a Practice for Worship
Ukulele during Worship
Intergenerational Storytelling
Spirited Hymnody!
Intermediate Handbells
Art Workshop: What Can Paint Say?
String Chamber Ensembles
4:30 pm
Beginning Handchimes
Ukulele during Worship
Art Workshop: What Can Paint Say?
8:00 am
Beginning Handbells
Painting with the Pipe Organ
Guitar as a Leading Instrument
Fun & Games
Movement as a Practice for Worship
9:00 am Middler Choir
10:00 am Middler Small Groups
11:00 am Worship
12:15 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Middler Choir
2:30 pm
Instrumental Ensembles
Movement as a Practice for Worship
BOOM Share!
God Through the Lens
Fun & Games
3:30 pm
Movement as a Practice for Worship
Ukulele during Worship
Intergenerational Storytelling
Spirited Hymnody!
Fun & Games
4:30 pm
Beginning Handchimes
Ukulele during Worship
8:00 am
Fun & Games
Bible
Music: Boom Boom! Let's Drum!
9:00 am
Bible
Fun & Games
Music: Boom Boom! Let's Drum!
10:00 am Children's Choir
11:00 am Worship
12:15 pm Lunch
1:30 pm
Bible
Fun & Games
Music: Boom Boom! Let's Drum!
2:30 pm Children's Choir
3:30 pm
Movement as a Practice for Worship
Ukulele during Worship
Intergenerational Storytelling
God Through the Lens
Evening Events:
7:00 pm
Tuesday: Talent Show
7:30 pm
Sunday: Opening Worship
Monday: The True Story of Cinderella (Comic Operetta)
Wednesday: Hymn Festival
Thursday: Chamber Concert
Friday: Closing Concert
Middler & Senior High Evening Events:
Monday: Following The True Story of Cinderella (Comic Operetta) at Moore Field
Wednesday: Following the Hymn Festival in Moore Center
Thursday: Following the Chamber Concert in Moore Center