Programs
Montreat Mission Experience Spring 2009
For Youth, College Students, & Adults
“Letting Your Light Shine”
You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under a bushel basket, but on the lamp stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to God!
Come spend a week in Montreat and the surrounding area making a difference in the world!
Asheville Youth Mission and Montreat Conference Center are partnering to customize a mission trip for you. We will also be leading you in intentional mission interpretation and debriefing experiences. Through discussion, Bible Study, the use of the arts, and worship, we will help you identify how God is shaping and forming you through mission.
Spring 2009 Schedule
- March 1-5, 2009 — College Spring Break Week One
- March 8-12, 2009 — College Spring Break Week Two
- March 15-19, 2009 — College Spring Break Week Three
- March 22-26, 2009 — Adult Week One
- March 29-April 2, 2009 — Adult Week Two
- April 6-9, 2009 — Youth Week One
- April 13-16, 2009 — Youth Week Two
If the “category of group” that you would like to bring does not match the date you would like to come, please contact Aimee anyway. Let’s see what we can do!
Typical Week:*
- Sunday Night After Dinner—Arrive
- Monday-Wednesday—Work Days with morning and evening devotion/discussion/debriefing, and Wednesday Closing Worship
- Thursday—Free Day
- Friday Morning—Depart
*We will customize each week’s schedule to the needs of your group. Youth Weeks begin on Monday morning or afternoon depending on needs of group.
Possible Work Projects
(including both manual labor and relational ministries)
- Habitat for Humanity
- Manna Food Bank
- Asheville Buncombe County Community Ministries
- A Vet’s Place
- Women and Children’s Shelter
- Emma Resource Center
- Much, much more
Coordinator, Aimee Wallis Buchanan
Aimee is the director of Asheville Youth Mission. AYM is a brand new ministry in the making where mission, creativity, and transformation are happening with young people. Aimee has been in ministry through the PC(USA) for 20 years. She most recently served Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Asheville, NC as their pastor for Christian Education, Youth Ministries, Pastoral Care, and New Members. She is looking forward to this great new adventure with Montreat Conference Center!
Accommodations/Meals
Housing at Montreat is provided as a part of your Program Fee. A weeks’ worth of groceries for the group will also be provided. Each week’s group will make their own meals at their lodge (including sack lunches to take on the road). Each group will provide a meal out for themselves on their Free Day.
Program Fee
Montreat Mission Experience Fee: $225 per person
This fee includes lodging, meals (except your meal out on free day), and program costs. Deposit of $100 is due to lock in your week. Payment in full must be made two weeks in advance of your week.
Depending on the mission work for any given group, you may be asked to bring tools, work gloves, etc.
Registration Information
Please contact Aimee Wallis Buchanan to register and discuss your week. She can be reached at aimeewallisbuchanan@gmail.com or 828.231.4635.
People are encouraged to register as groups (youth groups, Campus Ministries, adults in church groups). Each week must have a minimum of 12 people attending, however each week can be made of more than one group attending (max # for each week = 32).
Contact Aimee and sign up TODAY!
NEW THIS SUMMER! Add a Montreat Summer Mission Experience to your Youth Conference week. Build in a meaningful community helping project for a fraction of what a separate mission trip would cost. Your youth group can make a real difference in the world – while the Youth Conference is making a difference for them!