2008: Presbyterian Heritage Center Opens

Asheville Citizen-Times, June 7, 2008: A new museum and learning center opened on May 24 highlighting the story of Montreat and the Presbyterian heritage in Western North Carolina. The new Presbyterian Heritage Center features historical books and artifacts as well as interactive exhibits.

The center worked with the Montreat Conference Center this past year to create a historical presence, as requested by the PCUSA General Assembly in 2006, which directed Montreat Conference Center, Columbia Theological Seminary, and the Friends of Montreat to work together to develop creative programs and resources at both Montreat Conference Center and Columbia Theological Seminary.

“As something of a historian, I think there’s a way in which history is the elixir of awareness. It deepens our knowledge of who we are…. It’s a window through which we envision God’s work in the world.” – Richard Ray, Chair