MONTREAT CONFERENCE CENTER
MONTREAT, NORTH CAROLINA
2025 Worship & Music Conference
Schedule
Preliminary Conference Schedule
CONFERENCE SESSIONS
The Worship & Music Conference holds two week-long sessions yearly. For the 2025 Conference, Week 1 will take place
Sunday June 15 - Friday June 20, and Week 2 will take place Sunday June 22 - Friday, June 27.
CONFERENCE OPENING
The Conference will officially begin with worship at 7:30 PM on Sunday, June 15th (Week 1) and June 22nd (Week 2).
CONFERENCE CLOSING
The Conference will end with a Closing Concert beginning at 7:30 PM on Friday, June 20th (Week 1) and June 27th (Week 2).
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION WINDOWS
Early Conference Registration will open December 5, 2024.
On-Time Registration: February 1, 2025 - April 30, 2025.
Late Registration: After April 30, 2025.
Evening Events
Evening Events are open to all conference registrants. All evening events will begin at 7:30 pm in Anderson Auditorium. See below for the list of Evening Events.
Sunday: Opening Worship
Monday: Six Strings and the King: a family concert for guitar and organ
Tuesday: Talent Show
Wednesday: Hymn Festival
Thursday: Chamber Concert
Friday: Closing Concert
Adult Schedule
7:30 am Morning Prayer
8:00 am
Beginning Handbells
Organ Seminar
Instrumental Ensembles
Routley Lecture
Painting God's Love
Chamber Choir
9:00 am
Choir
Auditioned Advanced Handbells
Environmental Faith
10:00 am
Adult Bible
Intermediate Handbells
Professional Development
Conducting the Choir
Interest Sessions
African Drumming
11:00 am Worship
12:15 pm Lunch
1:30 pm
Advanced Handbells
African Drumming
Dance as Spiritual Practice
Worship Reflections
Chaos Ministry in Small Churches
Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
Reading Sessions
2:30 pm
Choir
Dance as Spiritual Practice
African Drumming
Handbell Seminar
Adult Bible Study
3:30 pm
Dance as Spiritual Practice
African Drumming
Intermediate Handbells
Awakening Joy & Soul at the Console
Art Workshop
The Wonder of Worship for All Ages
String Chamber Ensembles
Preaching Seminar
Routley Lecture
4:30 pm
Beginning Handchimes
Art Workshop
Songwriting and Poetry in Song
Liturgist Seminar
Composing for Children's Voices
Interest Sessions
Chamber Choir
Environmental Faith
7:30 pm Evening Event
Sunday: Opening Worship
Monday: Six Strings and the King: a family concert for guitar and organ
Tuesday: Talent Show
Wednesday: Hymn Festival
Thursday: Chamber Concert
Friday: Closing Concert
Senior Highs
Completed 9th - 12th
Middlers
Completed 6th - 8th
Children
Completed 3rd - 5th
7:30 am Morning Prayer
8:00 am
Beginning Handbells
Organ Seminar
Instrumental Ensembles
Fun & Games
Dance as Spiritual Practice
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
African Drumming
Dance as Spiritual Practice
Senior High Chamber Choir
2:30 pm Senior High Choir
3:30 pm
Dance as Spiritual Practice
African Drumming
Intermediate Handbells
Awakening Joy & Soul at the Console
Art Workshop
Fun & Games
String Chamber Ensembles
4:30 pm
Beginning Handchimes
Art Workshop
Songwriting and Poetry in Song
7:30 am Morning Prayer
8:00 am
Beginning Handbells
Organ Seminar
Fun & Games
Dance as Spiritual Practice
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
African Drumming
Art
Instrumental Ensembles
Dance as Spiritual Practice
Fun & Games
Intermediate Handbells
3:30 pm
Dance as Spiritual Practice
African Drumming
Intermediate Handbells
Awakening Joy & Soul at the Console
Fun & Games
4:30 pm
Beginning Handchimes
7:30 am Morning Prayer
8:00 am Children's Choir
9:00 am
Children's Bible
Fun & Games
Art
10:00 am
Children's Bible
Fun & Games
Art
11:00 am Worship
12:15 pm Lunch
1:30 pm
Children's Bible
Fun & Games
Art
2:30 pm Children's Choir
3:30 pm
African Drumming
Dance as Spiritual Practice
Handchimes