High up in North Carolina's High Country between the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Village of Blowing Rock you will find "Your Place in the Mountains," Blowing Rock Conference Center, (formerly known as Blowing Rock Assembly Grounds). For almost sixty years, the Blowing Rock Conference Center has served churches, schools, civic organizations, colleges, universities, individuals and families seeking a site for retreat and renewal. With nearly 100 acres of woods and meadows, the BRCC provides rooms for personal quiet and reflection.
The Blowing Rock Conference Center is a Christian Retreat and Conference Center and is open year round. The Center is an ideal place for conferences, retreats, meetings, weddings, personal renewal and family get-away's or reunions.
The perfect place for your next meeting or retreat
The Blowing Rock Conference Center provides full conference services and facilities, with accommodations for up to 300 guests. Our Leonard Dining Room, with its spectacular view of Grandfather Mountain and beautiful stone fireplace, is located in Corriher Lodge. We take pride in offering tasty home-style meals served in a pleasant atmosphere.
At the Blowing Rock Conference Center we offer you respite from the hustle and bustle of your every day life, beautiful sunsets and starlit nights. Each guest is treated to caring hospitality by attentive staff committed to ensure that your stay with us is a wonderful experience.
Senior High Ski Retreat
Our 2009 Winter Youth Event for the Southern and Southeast Conferences of the United Church of Christ was held on Martin Luther King weekend. We again saw great participation from a wide range of churches from the two conferences. The leadership team, led by two of our BRCC Board members, Rev. Kristen Vaughn and Heidi Schuler, developed a format that is contemporary, age appropriate and challenging. Serving also on the committee were Mike Vaughn, Jennifer Killingsworth, and Gregory Milton.
Participants arrived Friday evening. Rev. Da Vita D. McCallister, the Associate Conference Minister for Youth and Young Adult Ministries began our retreat Saturday with morning worship. Rev. Day, as she is fondly known, is on staff with the Connecticut UCC Conference.
On Sunday participants enjoyed skiing at Sugar Mountain, while some went tubing at Jonas Ridge. After Monday morning worship services, the groups all headed to their prospective homes. Churches attending were: First UCC-Salisbury, Bethany UCC- Thomasville GA, Central Congregational Church-Atlanta GA, Elon Community Church-NC, Holy Covenant UCC-Charlotte, Mt. Hope UCC-Whitsett, Parkway UCC-Winston Salem NC, Peace UCC-Greensboro, Pilgrim UCC-Durham, Pilgrimage UCC-Marietta GA, Shallow Well UCC-Sanford NC, and United UCC of Chapel Hill NC.
Special Days for Special People
Each June we are blessed to host a retreat for adults with special needs. This year we had 73 guests. We have been blessed to have Rev. Lynne Hinton, pastor of St. Paul's UCC in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, lead our program for several years. She brings joy to our devotions and draws us closer to Him and one another. Our theme this year was "God Loveth a Cheerful Giver. We prepared care packages for Oasis, a local women's shelter. Each of the participants not only "cheerfully" prepared bags, but wanted to make this a tradition for our event. Click here for Lynne Hinton's articles on "Special Days".
Grace Carriage Wagon Rides for Special Days
Eric Greco as Elvis at our annual Talent Show. 
Our Mission Statement: The holy ground of Blowing Rock Conference Center exists so that God’s people can gather for community development, education, and spiritual growth.
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