Thursday, May 15, 2025
10:00 – 11:00am and 4:00-5:00pm
Presbyterian Heritage Center, 318 Georgia Terrace, Montreat
Free
PHC Open House
The Presbyterian Heritage Center is one of Montreat’s most valuable and educational resources. Yet many people, local and visitors, have little or no knowledge of what the PHC offers! A group of Montreat neighbors is hosting a morning and afternoon gathering at the PHC to “show off” this community jewel. Come and enjoy refreshments, a “backstage tour,” fellowship with neighbors, and even some prizes.
Saturday, July 19, 2025
2:00 – 4:00pm
Presbyterian Heritage Center, 318 Georgia Terrace, Montreat
Free
Ice Cream Social
Here’s the scoop! You are invited to an old fashioned ice cream social at the Presbyterian Heritage Center on Saturday, July 19, from 2:00 – 4:00 pm. All ages are welcome to enjoy the free, homemade, sweet, summer treat. It will be a great opportunity to visit with old Montreat friends and to meet new ones. It will also be a wonderful time to check out current exhibits at the PHC including the replica of the Mt. Mitchell Railroad. The ice cream and the fun are free! See you at the PHC!
Friday, October 24, 2025
7:00 – 8:00pm
Upper Anderson Auditorium, Montreat
Free
Distinguished Lecture on the Reformation
“From Wittenberg to Oxford: The Re-formation of C.S. Lewis and Dorothy L. Sayers”
Martin Luther recognized the power of theater, using drama to communicate the need for Reformation in the Church. After looking at controversies about theater in Luther’s day, focus will turn to Dorothy L. Sayers, also condemned by Christians for her reforming efforts: theatrical works that C.S. Lewis found so profound he read them every year for twenty years, shaping his re-forming of the Gospel message.
About Crystal Downing: Dr. Downing served as Co-Director of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College, the foremost archive in the world for published and unpublished materials by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Dorothy L. Sayers, George MacDonald, G.K. Chesterton, Owen Barfield, and Charles Williams. She was also co-holder of the Marion E. Wade Chair of Christian Thought and a Professor of English at Wheaton. Many will remember Dr. Downing’s excellent presentations at the “C.S. Lewis: Influence & Relevance Today” international symposium sponsored by the Presbyterian Heritage Center in November of 2019. Prior to Wheaton, Dr, Downing was the Distinguished Professor of English and Film Studies at Messiah College in Pennsylvania.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
2:30 – 4:00pm
Presbyterian Heritage Center, 318 Georgia Terrace, Montreat
Free
Annual Christmas Tea
The Presbyterian Heritage Center extends a warm, open invitation to all for our annual Christmas Tea on Wednesday, December 3. The drop-in event is a time of fellowship and snacks, and the PHC’s way of saying “thank you” to the Montreat community