Author: Anne

Did You Know? Shortly after its incorporation in March 1897, the Mountain Retreat Association began to sponsor conferences. That summer, the Christian Workers’ Assembly attracted over 400 attendees. In 1898,

Did You Know?   From its inception Montreat was intended to have residences, both permanent homes and summer cottages.  John Collins wrote up an idyllic description of Montreat which he

Did You Know? The earliest map of Montreat shows a proposed lake where Lake Susan is now.  The first dam, really a wooden sieve, nonetheless created a central spot for

Did You Know?   Hallie Paxson was born on March 7, 1865, one month before the end of the American Civil War.  Both her father and grandfather were Presbyterian ministers.

Did You Know? Montreat’s success as a summer conference grounds, with over 400 people attending the first conference in 1897, meant that a more permanent structure than a tent was

Did You Know?   Dr. J. R. Howerton served as the president of Montreat for only one year, 1906-1907, but his impact began much earlier and is still present today.

Did You Know? Since 1897, when the Mountain Retreat Center was first organized, people have come to Montreat for many different reasons – revivals and conferences, rest and relaxation, health

Did You Know?   An ordained Presbyterian minister, The Reverend Dr. John Mack Walker, Jr., was the senior pastor for the First Presbyterian Church of Roanoke Rapids (NC) from 1942