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Montreat News

• Now Hiring: Front Desk Associate at Assembly Inn!
• Celebrating the Opening of Katherine & Thomas Belk Center
• Early Bird Sweepstakes for 2011 Youth Conferences!
• NEW in 2011! Signature Conference May 29-June 1
• NEW in 2011! Institute for Church Leadership Oct. 23-27
• Eric Wall to be New Conference Center Musician at Montreat
• Montreat Hosts First Multicultural Institute in the Southeast
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Conferences for Youth

• 2011 College Conference at Montreat: ‘Wondering Wanderers’
• 2011 The Blaze: A Formative Gathering for Leaders of Youth
• 2011 Youth Ski Weekend for grades 6-12
• 2011 Youth Conferences – Enter the Early Bird Sweepstakes!
• 2011 Middle School Conference: ‘On the Move’
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Conferences for Adults

• Healthy Congregations™ Facilitator Training Sept. 20-22
• Arts & Sabbath: Pottery and Visual Journals October 3-8
• Continuing Education for CLPs and Preachers October 4-7
• Life-Long Living Conference for older adults October 11-15
• Montreat to host Multicultural Institute November 9-12
• NEW in 2011! Being Spiritual in a CrazyBusy World
• NEW in 2011! Getting Unstuck
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A wide variety of meeting, housing, dining, and recreational facilities comfortably accommodates individuals as well as gatherings ranging in size from large conferences to private retreats and reunions. We can help you start planning today!

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Spotlight

Katherine Belk [third from left] and grandchildren [l-r] Adelaide Belk, Charlie Morris, Louisa Belk, Molly Belk, Thomas Belk, and Katherine Belk.

Celebrating the New Katherine & Thomas Belk Center at the Left Bank

Rain did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of the large gathering that joined the Belk family Saturday afternoon for the dedication of Montreat’s new Katherine and Thomas Belk Center at the Left Bank. Extensive renovations to the Left Bank building were made possible through a grant from the Katherine and Thomas M. Belk Foundation. The grant was a gift initiated by the Belk’s children in memory of their father, Thomas, who served as the chair of the Board of Directors of the Mountain Retreat Association, and in honor of their mother, Katherine, who attended Saturday’s dedication ceremony.

“This is a most special day for our family,” said Belk. “We are excited and humbled to have been a part of this project.” She went on to express thanks to all who had played a role in turning the Left Bank building into a state-of-the-art conferencing facility… Read More.