The Front Desk is located in the Williams Welcom Center and is open Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Friday & Saturday 8 a.m.–10 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Evening hours for midweek retreats may be added depending on group needs.
The Front Desk is located in the Williams Welcom Center and is open Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Friday & Saturday 8 a.m.–10 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Evening hours for midweek retreats may be added depending on group needs.
Guests are requested to park in designated parking lots located by the Meadow, below Gwinn Lodge, behind the Welcome Center and in front of Mount Hermon guest cabins. Handicap accessible parking is available in front of the Laurel and Lakeside Buildings. Roads must be kept clear at all times for emergency and service vehicles. Recreational vehicles are not permitted.
In case of extreme emergency, please call 9–1–1 and then alert Mount Hermon staff. Mount Hermon does not provide medical services or attempt to give medical treatment or advice, however a First Aid kit is available at the Front Desk.
Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Scotts Valley (831) 458–6330
Dominican Hospital (831) 462–7700
Kaiser Permanente, Scotts Valley (831) 430–2700
Pets are not permitted in any Mount Hermon buildings. Please leave all pets at home. Service animals (as defined by ADA) on a leash and under immediate control of the owner are accepted.
Wireless internet access is available in Central Lounge, the Welcome Center, Fieldhouse, Dining Hall and all meeting spaces for guests with laptop computers, and mobile devices that connect.
A Laundromat is located at the intersection of Conference Drive and Graham Hill Road.
The sheets and towels provided are meant to last for the duration of your retreat. Additional towels and linens may be borrowed at the front desk.
Mount Hermon is not responsible for any lost or stolen articles. Please lock all windows and doors when leaving a room.
Please bring any items found to the Front Desk. Articles left behind will be collected and placed in our Lost & Found Department for 90 days. A lost item report can be filled out at the Front Desk during a conference. Please contact our Lost & Found Department to retrieve any items left following a conference. Phone: (831) 430–1280.
Fire is a grave hazard in Mount Hermon. Open fires are strictly prohibited. In case of fire, call 9–1–1 immediately and then contact the Front Desk.
For fire safety reasons, and out of consideration for the health and comfort of others, smoking at Mount Hermon is strongly discouraged. At the same time, we do not want this to be a barrier to ministry. If smoking is absolutely necessary, guests are permitted to use all tobacco products and electronic smoking devices including, but not limited to, cigarettes, e–cigarettes and similar products, cigars, chewing tobacco and snuff, ONLY in the main parking lot of each MHA–owned property.
Water remains a precious commodity at Mount Hermon. Please help us conserve water by reporting dripping faucets, toilets, etc. Heat is regulated in all housing accommodations and meeting rooms. For any problems involving heating, electricity, or plumbing, please contact the Front Desk or a Mount Hermon host.
Please respect the many private properties in Mount Hermon by parking in designated areas only and maintaining quiet hours between 10pm and 7am.
In cooperation with the Santa Cruz County code regarding noise, no loud gatherings, amplified sound, construction, or any noise that may be offensive to neighbors, is permitted before 8:00am or after 10:00pm.
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Each spring, flowering cherry trees dust Mount Hermon’s mall with showers of pink blossoms, and throughout the conference center, dogwoods celebrate Easter with a magnificent display of cross-shaped blooms. All year round, majestic redwoods tower over a glorious rainbow of flowers and plants in a marvelous display of the Creator’s handiwork.
From the beginning of the world, God established a special relationship between human beings and nature. No wonder people so naturally connect with God through his creation. Mount Hermon has a unique opportunity to educate in the area of environmental stewardship.
Practicing stewardship in Mount Hermon’s kitchens means buying in-season produce from local growers as much as possible. No need to truck it in, since it mostly comes from Watsonville, just 15 miles away. At Mount Hermon, strawberries go from the field to the table in less than 24 hours!
In addition, the kitchen staff composts coffee grounds and vegetable scraps. And with an eye to the future, they are working toward fair trade purchasing of rice and quinoa.
Great for the environment means great for us all. Please join in caring for the land God has entrusted to Mount Hermon. And when you go back home, carry the gift of environmental stewardship along with you.