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May 4-9, 2020
Montreat Conference Center Montreat, NC $550 all-inclusive registration fee before January 15th (Program fee, double occupancy room, and meals included) $575 after January 15th $600 after April 15th Planning ahead? Just go ahead and pencil in ARW 2021: May 3-8 |
Our theme for the 2020 Arts, Recreation and Worship Conference is Dive Deeper: Immersed in God's Grace
ARW is a week long experiential opportunity to "Dive Deeper" into our faith as we participate in recreation, worship, community, creativity and the arts. The conference is designed for those who want to deepen their creativity, broaden their leadership skills and experience personal spiritual renewal. In addition to whole group worship and recreation events, participants select from a wide range of unique courses. Our learning together provides space for us to share in community that includes all of God’s voices
ARW is a week long experiential opportunity to "Dive Deeper" into our faith as we participate in recreation, worship, community, creativity and the arts. The conference is designed for those who want to deepen their creativity, broaden their leadership skills and experience personal spiritual renewal. In addition to whole group worship and recreation events, participants select from a wide range of unique courses. Our learning together provides space for us to share in community that includes all of God’s voices
Rev Samantha Gonzalez Block
Worship Leader The Reverend Samantha González-Block serves as the Associate Pastor at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church in Asheville, North Carolina. A graduate of Barnard College and Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, Samantha grew up in a multicultural, interfaith home and has a passion for creatively building bridges across faith traditions and cultures in order to impact social change. She has worked in a number of different fields in the United States and abroad: including as a Communications Officer for a United Nations campaign to end violence against women, a New York City public school teacher, and a a women's rights activist in Chile. Samantha uses Latin dance and storytelling as mediums to bring people together. She is published in Journal for Preachers, Uncommon Bonds: Women Reflect on Race and Friendship and The Porch Magazine. Samantha is the recipient of the Auburn Seminary Maxwell Fellowship for promise of excellence in parish ministry. In her spare time, she is a member of an all-clergy Improv group. She also enjoys participating in local theater and exploring the beautiful Asheville mountains.
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Music Leader
Hugh Donnelly Hugh Donnelly grew up in Prince Edward Island, on Canada’s east coast. While enjoying some live music one night in an Irish pub during his university years, Hugh made the decision to teach himself how to play the guitar. He has a passion for congregational singing, and has been invited to lead music at a variety of conferences in Canada and the US, including APCE, Montreat Youth Conference, ARW, Peacemaking, Big Tent, and Canada Youth. Hugh serves as the minister at Guildwood Community Presbyterian Church in Toronto. Important activities in Hugh’s life include long distance running, flying small airplanes and playing with his band, Lost Pilgrims.
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Held annually in
Montreat, NC Montreat Conference Center is a pleasant, scenic, 20 minute drive east from Asheville, North Carolina. A national conference center serving the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A), it offers guests a time-honored tradition of friendly, gracious hospitality in a warm and casual setting. Annualy, approximately 50,000 people of all ages and from all walks of life come to Montreat for rest, renewal, and recreation.
Sponsored and planned by re:create and Montreat™ Conference Center. |
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Don't forget the Pre-Conference Golf Scramble! ARW Scholarship Golf Scramble Monday, May 4, 8 a.m. Black Mountain Golf Course |
The 2020 ARW Planning Team