Montreat Summer Worship Series

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week.The guest preacher for 8/3/2025 is Rev. Jessica Tate.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week.The guest preacher for 7/27/2025 is Rev. Betsy Swetenburg.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week.The guest preacher for 7/20/2025 is Rev. Kevin Long.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week.The guest preacher for 7/13/2025 is Rev. Kevin Long.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week.The guest preacher for 7/6/2025 is Rev. Dr. Buz Wilcoxon.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week.The guest preacher for 6/29/2025 is Rev. John Molina-Moore.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week.The guest preacher for 6/22/2025 is Rev. Shannon Kershner.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week.The guest preacher for 6/8/2025 is Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week.The guest preacher for 6/8/2025 is Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week.The guest preacher for 6/1/2025 is Rev. Dr. Sarah Johnson.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

For decades during the summer season, Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian Church has hosted a worship filled with prayer, singing, artistic expression, and world-class preachers. Every week, a new preacher is called to bring the Good News to this community. This summer is no different and we're excited to worship with you all for the 2025 season! This may not be the first time hearing about Montreat's Summer Worship Series, but we invite all to get excited about another great year of sermons, art, and song.Montreat Conference Center, a ministry of the Mountain Retreat Association, is a private, non-profit conference center with roots in the PC(USA) and is located in the mountains of Western North Carolina. We gather in sacred spaces to explore, renew, and connect with our faith, our community, and ourselves.

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 7/28/2024 is Rev. Dr. Chris Currie. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 7/21/2024 is Rev. Dr. José Irizarry. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 7/14/2024 is Rev. Rebekah Abel Lamar. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 7/7/2024 is Rev. Jason R. Ferris. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 6/30/2024 is Rev. Dr. David A. Renwick. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 6/23/2024 is Rev. Laura Smith Conrad. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 6/16/2024 is Rev. Dr. Robert W. Henderson. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 6/9/2024 is Rev. Margaret LaMotte Torrence. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 6/2/2024 is Rev. Dr. Brian K. Blount. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 8/6/2023 is Rev. Gail Henderson-Belsito. ⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 7/30/2023 is Rev. Kate Murphy. ⁠⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 7/23/2023 is Rev. Dr. Asa J. Lee. We apologize for the audio quality of this recording. ⁠⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 7/16/2023 is Rev. Dr. David A. Davis. ⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 7/9/2023 is Rev. Dr. Victor Aloyo. ⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 7/2/2023 is Rev. Dr. Khalia J. Williams. ⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 6/25/2023 is Rev. Ann George Traynham. ⁠⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 6/18/2023 is Rev. Peter J.M. Henry. ⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠

Please note: the first 4 minutes of audio contain brief glitches we cannot fix. We apologize for the inconvenience. Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 6/11/2023 is Dr. Ryan V. Moore. ⁠You can watch a recording of the sermon here.⁠

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 6/4/2023 is Dr. Robert Gamble. You can watch a recording of the sermon here.

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian Church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 8/7/2022 is Rev. Dr. Anna Carter Florence. View videos of the 2022 season.

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 7/31/2022 is Rev. Dr. Frank Clark Spencer. You can watch a recording of the sermon here.

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic   expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 7/24/2022 is Rev. Dr. Jill Duffield. You can watch a recording of the sermon here.

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 7/17/2022 is Rev. Dr. Bridgett Green. You can watch a recording of the sermon here.

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 7/10/2022 is Rev. Dr. Byron A. Wade. Watch a recording of the service.

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian Church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 7/3/2022 is Rev. Dr. Brandi Casto-Waters. View videos of the 2022 season!

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian Church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 6/26/2022 is Rev. Dr. Scott Black Johnston. View videos of the 2022 season.

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian Church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 6/19/2022 is Rev. Pen Peery. View videos of the 2022 season.

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian Church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 6/12/2022 is Dr. Jonathan Lee Walton. View videos of the 2022 season.

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian Church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 6/5/2022 is Dr. Jerry Root. View videos of the 2022 season.

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian Church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 8/8/2021 is Rev. Dr. Jerry L. Cannon. View videos of the 2021 season.

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian Church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 8/1/2021 is Rev. Ginger E. Gaines-Cirelli. View videos of the 2021 season.

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian Church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 7/25/2021 is Dr. William G. Jones. View videos of the 2021 season.

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian Church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 7/18/2021 is Dr. Howard Edington. View videos of the 2021 season.

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian Church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 7/11/2021 is Rev. Christopher A. Henry. View videos of the 2021 season.

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian Church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 7/4/2021 is Rev. CeCe Armstrong. View videos of the 2021 season.

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian Church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 6/27/2021 is Rev. Dr. Jessica R. Patchett. View videos of the 2021 season.

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian Church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 6/20/2021 is Rev. Dr. Alton B. Pollard III. View videos of the 2021 season.

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer, singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat Presbyterian Church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 6/13/2021 is Rev. Joseph J. Clifford. View videos of the 2021 season.

Each Sunday morning in the summer season (typically June–first week in August), the Montreat community gathers to worship the living God with prayer,   singing, artistic expressions, and the Word proclaimed. The Worship Series is   hosted by Montreat Conference Center in partnership with Montreat   Presbyterian church and hosts new preachers every week. The guest preacher for 6/6/2021 is Rev. Dr. Leah Hrachovec. You can watch a recording of the sermon here.