Register for Great Events at Glorieta and Ridgecrest
From specific training conferences for today’s growing churches, to personal enrichment events for singles, couples and families — LifeWay Conference Centers offers a wonderful selection of events for just about everyone.
Each event has been carefully planned to offer a comfortable balance of spiritual growth, personal fellowship, and recreational enjoyment. Events have been arranged on this page in chronological order. Simply click on the 'Read More' links for detailed information as well as online registration options.
Meaningful conferences. Biblical solutions for life. It’s the core of LifeWay’s mission – and the carefully planned purpose behind every Ridgecrest and Glorieta event. It is with great joy that we invite you to be our guest at any of these special events.
Blue Ridge Christmas Light and Sound SpectacularDecember 2-4, 2009 • Ridgecrest, NC
Presented by Conference Center Event Planners 
(Target Audience: Adults)
LifeWay is excited to be partnering with Tim Williams and Williams Evangelistic Ministries to create this wonderful new event. Join us at Ridgecrest this Christmas and enjoy some of the best artists in Gospel music today.
Glorieta FUGE Winter Camps December 29, 2009-January 1, 2010 • Glorieta, NM
March 9-12, 2010 • Glorieta, NM
March 16-19, 2010 • Glorieta, NM
Presented by Conference Center Event Planners
(Target Audience: Youth accompanied by youth leader and chaperones)
Offering weekends packed with some of the best speakers and worship leaders around, flexible daytime activities on campus or on the slopes of nearby Ski Santa Fe, and exciting evening services. Read More...
Ridgecrest FUGE Winter CampsMarch 12-14, 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
Presented by Church Resources
Join premiere youth speakers, bands and artists for a weekend packed with Bible study, worship, Extreme parties and organized free time activities! The 2010 theme is Live It, Tell It – By Jeff & Rachel Lovingood, Learning to tell your story – a focus on personal evangelism.
Living Single in Faith - An Urban Singles WeekendApril 2-4, 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
Presented by Conference Center Event Planners
A"Embracing Faith with Change" is the theme for 2010 Urban Singles weekend retreat at Ridgecrest Conference Center, near Asheville, North Carolina. Single adults of all cultures will have an opportunity to participate in a life changing conference to increase their faith through prayer, fellowship, and commitment to God. Read More...
Law Enforcement SummitApril 19-22, 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
Presented by Conference Center Event Planners
(Target Audience: All members of the law enforcement community)
A unique opportunity to fellowship with other Christians from within the law enforcement community in a safe place. Superb workshops and breakout sessions designed by law enforcement, for law enforcement, to support and encourage members and their spouses as they face the challenges of their professions.
Rec LabApril 25-29, 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
Presented by Conference Center Event Planners
God is ready to do great things in your recreation/sports and family ministry. You believe it. Rec Lab will help you see it!
Senior Adult Southern Gospel SpringFest May 4-6, 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
May 24-27, 2010 • Glorieta, NM
Presented by Conference Center Event Planners
Ridgecrest is excited to be partnering with Tim Williams and Williams Evangelistic Ministries to create this wonderful new senior adult event. Come join hundreds of other senior adults in celebrating the God honoring sounds of southern gospel music at a place that has been faithfully serving God’s people for over a century. Read More...
Presented by Church Resources Event Planners
(Target Audience: For writers at any stage of the writing process)
The church faces the absence of male spiritual leadership in both the church and the home. The good news is that God empowers us as men to succeed in the roles and responsibilities He has given us.
Presented by Conference Center Event Planners
(Target Audience: For writers at any stage of the writing process)
Whether you are a professional writer expanding your skills and networking contacts, or a brand new writer just beginning to chase your dream, this event is the ideal opportunity to take your creative goals to a higher level.
Marriage Impact August 21-23, 2009 • Ridgecrest, NC
Presented by Conference Center Event Planners
(Target Audience: Married couples of all ages)
Enjoy any number of outdoor adventures including white water rafting, kayaking, canoeing, mountain biking, hiking and more. Return at night to worship and fellowship with other married couples from across the nation.
Sisters Arise May 21-23, 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
Presented by Conference Center Event Planners
This conference is designed to help African American women discover or recommit to ways to honor and serve God in all aspects of their lives. Women from around the country will come to Sisters Arise ready to dispel the challenge of stress or difficult circumstances through the light of our Lord.
Rally To Ridgecrest (Motorcycle Rally) May 28-30, 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
Presented by Conference Center Event Planners
(Target Audience: Those who ride motorcycles)
Join Christian motorcyclists from all over the country on Memorial Day to honor America's fallen heroes and get immersed in a weekend of motorcycling excitement. The beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and surrounding Smoky Mountains provide motorcycle riders with an almost unlimited number of great rides. Read more...
Gideon Media Arts Conference & Film Festival
June 4-8, 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
Presented by Conference Center Event Planners
(Target audience: Professionals, beginners and hobbyists in the media arts)
The Gideon Media Arts Conference and Film Festival is a Christian camp and venue for the media arts. This conference is designed to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ through all types of media with an emphasis on radio, church drama, music, television and film. Read More...
Downhill @ Dawn 1/2 Marathon June 4-5, 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
Presented by National Conference Center Event Planners
Our Second annual 1/2 marathon will run from Ridgecrest to Old Fort. Worship and family activities make this a weekend you and your family won't want to miss. Read More...
Glorieta Family Camps July 5-10, 2010 • Glorieta, NM
July 12-17, 2010 • Glorieta, NM
Presented by Glorieta Summer Camps
Beginning in the summer of 2010, Glorieta Summer Camps will begin offering Family Camp. These week long programs will give your family plenty of opportunities for adventure in the Southern Rocky Mountains. Along with great games, encouraging speakers, and uplifting worship leaders to help your family grow closer together and grow closer to God.
June 7-12, 2010, June 14-19, 2010, June 21-26, 2010, June 28-July 3, 2010,
July 5-10, 2010 and July 12-17, 2010 • Glorieta, NM
June 14-19, 2010, June 21-26, 2010 and July 5-9, 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
CentriFuge Camp
July 19-24, 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
CentriKid Camp
June 19-23, 2010, June 23-27, 2010, July 26-30, 2010 and
July 30-August 1, 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
For more than 25 years life-changing Fuge camps have been bringing the best in youth camps and events to you. Let Fuge help you achieve your ministry goals this summer.
LifeWay Worship Leadership & ConferenceJune 28-July 2, 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
August 2-6, 2010 • Glorieta, NM
Presented by Church Resources
(Target Audience: Music and Worship Leaders)
Come let us minister to you and your family or staff members for five days. You'll have the opportunity to hear great music, worship in exciting concerts, participate in classes that fit your needs, and renew your mind.
National Discipleship & EvangelismJuly 12-16, 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
June 28-July 2, 2010 • Glorieta, NM
Presented by Church Resources
"Ministering, Multiplying and Mobilizing" - This conference is designed to equip church leaders regarding key aspects of discipleship and evangelism. Connect...Grow...Serve...Go... This conference is for the whole family. The youth will be involved with Centrifuge throughout the week and the younger children will have a great time at Ridgecrest's Day Camp.
Sunday School Weeks July 9-12, 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
July 19-23, 2010 • Glorieta, NM
Presented by Church Resources
We want to help your Sunday school become more inviting. You will learn how to invigorate your learning environment, incorporate ideas to increase visitor "traffic," intercede more effectively, invest in people, invite them to come, then involve them in fellowship, ministry and Bible study.
Black Church Leadership & Family Week July 19-23, 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
Presented by Church Resources
Each day will begin early with praise and worship. Mornings and afternoons will include topical conferences and book studies. There will be a time for Bible study each day.
National Collegiate Week
August 8-13, 2010 • Glorieta, NM
God has a mission, purpose and plan that He is coursing this world toward. He is about reconciling people to Himself. That is His mission. Collegiate Weeks will help students discover what God's mission is for their life.
Singles Labor Day AdventureSeptember 3-6, 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
Presented by National Conference Center Event Planners
This weekend offers today's single adult an opportunity to experience God in the Mountains. A great time of teaching, worship and music. Outdoor adventures are waiting for participants who choose more active endeavors too.
Southern Gospel and Bluegrass Festival September , 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
Presented by Conference Center Event Planners
(Target Audience: Anyone who loves Southern Gospel and Bluegrass music)
This will be the first of what we hope to be an annual event. There will be incredibly talented, award winning gospel bluegrass music by groups like the Issacs and Jeff and Sherri Easter, along with solo artist Marty Raybon, which will help to make this an unforgettable experience. Read More...
Fly Fishing AdventuresSeptember 20-23, 2009 and September 22-25, 2009 • Glorieta, NM
May 17-20, 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
Presented by Conference Center Event Planners
Whether you’re an experienced fly fishing angler or just want to catch some trout on a spinning reel, consider yourself chosen to come along with us to New Mexico or North Carolina. Hook a Rainbow trout . . . hook into God’s Spirit there too. The best part: you get more than permission from your wife. You get an endorsement! She knows you’re going to work on both your angling passion and your passion for Christ.
Retired Ministers'/Missionaries' Retreat
September 27-October 1, 2010 • Glorieta, NM
This event is open to anyone who has served on the staff of any of the following: local church, association, denomination, college or university, seminary, hospital, childcare, aging care, chaplaincy. The program includes Worship, Bible Study, Conferences, and lots of free time for fellowship.
October 3-7, 2010 (For Advanced Writers) Ridgecrest, NC
The autumn is the peak season for leaf color in the mountains of North Carolina and the perfect time for novelists to come together for inspiration and improving on the skills and gifts God has made available to us. Read More...
October 8-10, 2010 Ridgecrest, NC
This three-day event offers workshops on topics that concern the baby boomer generation – people born between 1946 and 1964. Topics include care giving for parents, second careers, marriages dealing with empty nest and boomerang grown kids moving home again. A boomer specialist will lead the general sessions. One day is set aside for you to build, either a mission project off campus or an adventure day including white water rafting or touring nearby Asheville, N.C.
October 19-22, 2010 (For Advanced Writers) Ridgecrest, NC
Whether you are a professional writer expanding your skills and networking contacts, or a brand new writer just beginning to chase your dream, this event is the ideal opportunity to take your creative goals to a higher level.
Festival of Marriage October 15-17, 2010 or October 22-24, 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
Presented by Church Resources
(Target audience: Couples of all ages.)
Christ-centered enrichment events that create opportunities for married couples to get away and seek renewal. The festivals encourage husbands and wives to grow in their relationship with one another and with God.
Adults 55+ Fall CelebrationSeptember 20-24, 2010 • Glorieta, NM
October 18-22, 2010 • Ridgecrest, NC
Presented by Church Resources
(Target audience: Seniors.)
Life enriching classes from prayer and devotional study to learning local crafts and inspirational worship services. Enjoy the beauty of Autumn in the mountains with plenty of time to explore the local area.
YOUTH 2 CHRIST - the urban connection October 24-25, 2009 • Ridgecrest, NC
Presented by Conference Center Event Planners
A youth weekend bringing youth groups (7th - 12th grade) together from across the country, teaching, encouraging and empowering them to be more Christ-like, while setting themselves apart from the negative influences of today's world. Jam packed with Praise & Worship, bible Study, Fun and Fellowship!
