Lake Junaluska - Virginia United Methodist Conference

Transcription

Celebrate
the Past,
Envision
the Future,
Share the
Experience
nspiration!
T
he past 100 years in the life of Lake Junaluska have been full of
inspiration. The dream of James Atkins and George R. Stuart inspired the
purchase of land for Lake Junaluska. Atkins and Stuart passionately believed that
the South needed a place of ministry, which would provide spiritual inspiration
and educational leadership. Prior to 1913, major Methodist assemblies did not
exist in the southeast, so Lake Junaluska was an innovative and convenient place
for people to gather and grow in their faith.
The Southern Assembly, which is now known as Lake Junaluska Conference and
Retreat Center, convened its first conference on June 25, 1913, when the Second
General Missionary Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South met
in a new but not yet completed Stuart Auditorium. The dam was still in its earliest stages and several private homes were under construction, yet over 2,000
people attended this historic opening session.
The passion and foresight of Atkins and Stuart continues to inspire us 100 years later, as
Lake Junaluska has grown from a simple man-made lake with very few homes, no hotels
and an open-air structure with a dirt floor, to a sacred space consisting of hundreds of
year-round residents within the Lake Junaluska community, two major hotels and several
smaller facilities, Memorial Chapel, and our central meeting space, historic Stuart
Auditorium. Even though the words of Lake Junaluska’s mission statement have changed
over the years, our mission has not. Since 1913, our current mission statement has
been true: Lake Junaluska is a place of Christian hospitality, where lives are transformed
through renewal of soul, mind, and body.
– Jack Ewing , Executive Director
Within this Centennial Magazine, you will find stories about Lake Junaluska’s continuing
mission and lasting traditions. We hope you will be inspired to join us in celebrating our
past 100 years, reminisce about your own Lake Junaluska experience, and continue to
make new memories as you return.
Grace and peace,
This photo was taken at
the opening conference
at Lake Junaluska on June
27, 1913. During Lake
Junaluska’s Centennial
Homecoming Week, June
30 – July 7, Lake Junaluska will replicate this
photo. All are invited to
participate in this historic
event
Contents
Celebrate the Past
Lake Junaluska: Then and Now
Through the Years
Memories of Lake Junaluska
Centennial Homecoming Week
eleb
3
5
7
9
Envision the Future
Lake Junaluska:
Transforming lives…and Facilities 11
Share the Experience
Come to the Water:
The Renewal of Lake Activities
15
Standing on Holy Ground:
Summer Worship Series
17
A Century of Music Ministry
19
Retreats and Rapids…
kids bond, grow in faith
23
rom humble beginnings, Lake Junaluska has become a
sacred space over the past 100 years. Below, we examine
Young People in Mission:
A New Vision
25
Couples begin lives
at Lake Junaluska
27
Lake Junaluska Packages
offer adventure, renewal
F
Lake
Junaluska:
Then and Now
how many historic spaces at Lake Junaluska remain just as
vital today as they did when they were first constructed.
Stuart Auditorium
29
2013 Lake Junaluska
Calendar of Events
31
Support Our Ministry
40
Our Lake Junaluska
41
Then: Stuart
Auditorium, the first
structure completed
at Lake Junaluska,
was originally
known as the Auditorium. During the early years, the
Auditorium was an open-air structure with a dirt floor
covered with sawdust because it was initially intended to
only be a gathering place in the summer.
Now: The auditorium, now enclosed with walls and
renamed in honor of George R. Stuart. Stuart has seen
the emergence of the leadership of The United Methodist
Church, from the
election and
consecration of
Bishops to the
ordination of
deacons and elders.
3
brating
Lake Junaluska Cross and Amphitheater
Past
Memorial Chapel and The Room of Memory
Then: A beacon of light
and hope, the Junaluska Cross
was constructed by The Federation
of Wesley Bible Classes of the
Western North Carolina
Conference in 1922. A five-foot
stone base supports this twenty-five
foot high Cross, which contains
approximately 200 light bulbs for
illumination. Directly below the Cross lies the
amphitheater, which was constructed in 1988 by the
Junaluska Associates.
Now: The Cross and the
amphitheater continue to provide
prime locations for weddings,
vesper services, the annual Easter
sunrise service, as well as the
setting for summer youth event
worship services after a meditative evening walk to the Cross
during the summer season.
The Lambuth Inn and Inspiration Point
Then: The
Lambuth Inn, which
was completed in
1921. Originally
known as the Centenary Mission Inn, its
primary purpose was to house missionaries on furlough,
but it was never exclusively used for that purpose because
of the constant demand for lodging at Lake Junaluska.
Then: Memo-
rial Chapel was built in
1949 as a memorial to
men and women who
served in the armed
forces during World
War II and attended
southeastern United Methodist churches.
Now: The chapel still hosts
weddings and worship each year.
It now serves also as the location
of the new Columbarium, while
a Garden of Memory has been
dedicated as an area for scattering cremated remains back into
the earth.
Now:
The
Mission Inn was
renamed the Lambuth Inn in honor
of Bishop Walter R.
Lambuth, a notable
missionary. Visitors are encouraged to enjoy a moment of
solitude at Inspiration Point, which is located adjacent to
the Lambuth Inn. From Inspiration Point, you can take in
the breathtaking panoramic view of Lake Junaluska.
4
1913 -
The Southern Assembly
(now called Lake Junaluska Assembly)
is born. The auditorium and the bell
tower are completed.
1949 -
1918 - The Terrace Hotel opens.
Memorial Chapel
is completed, consecrated, and
opened July 4th.
1919 - The Junaluska Golf Course is completed.
1952 - Rev. Billy
1921 -
Construction on the
Lambuth Inn (formerly called the
Mission Inn) begins.
1922 - The Lake Junaluska
Cross is erected.
1929 - The assembly officially becomes “Lake
Junaluska Methodist Assembly.” The auditorium is named
in memory of Dr. George R. Stuart.
1941 - Camp Adventure, a co-educational camp, is
opened for the first time.
1944 -
Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, wife of the president,
visits the Assembly, and takes a ride on the big boat.
5
1948 -
The last passenger
train to Lake Junaluska runs.
Graham preaches for the
first time at the Assembly.
He returns at least five more times in the future.
1955 - The World Methodist Building is completed.
1956 -
Glenn Draper becomes music director for the
Assembly. He serves at the Director of the Lake Junaluska
Singers until his retirement in 2009.
1969 - The Southern Railway Depot is moved
to a site on South
Lakeshore Drive where
it is converted into a
private residence.
Through the Years
1973 - Georgia governor Jimmy
Carter speaks during the Jurisdictional
Laity Conference at the Assembly.
1973 - The Terrace
Hotel is demolished to
facilitate the construction of
the current Terrace Hotel.
1994 - The original Junaluska Cross is taken down
and replaced with a new replica.
1999 - The Rose Walk is completely renovated, adding a new fence, lighting, and other improvements. The
project is financed by The Junaluska Associates
and SEJAC.
2007 -
Southeastern Jurisdictional
Commission on Archives and History opens the Heritage
Center in the Harrell Center.
The Bethea
Welcome Center is
completed. It is named
the for Bishop and Joseph
and Mrs. Shirley Bethea.
1984 - Lake Junaluska Assembly officially moves to
2009 - Glenn Draper retires after 55 years of minis-
1983 - The
year-round operation.
1988 - The Turbeville Footbridge is completed, mak-
ing it possible to walk around the lake without
getting on Highway 19 at the west end.
1990 -
The Corneille Bryan Nature
Center is built.
try in music as the Director of the Lake Junaluska Singers.
Dr. Melodie Galloway is hired to direct the Lake Junaluska
Singers.
2012 - The Terrace Hotel lobby
undergoes major renovations,
the first step in a campus wide
campaign.
1991 -
The Asbury Trail
waterfall is built.
6
Memories of Lake Junaluska
Facebook fans of Lake Junaluska share their
favorite memories from Lake Junaluska.
“This is such a special
place to me. I can always
remember going to Youth
Conferences and the last
night being special as we
hiked up to that beautiful
cross. I remember it as if
it were yesterday!”
– Hugh and Erin Hayes Wheat
“July 4, 1976. My parents took my sister and
me to watch the fireworks
© Ed Kelley
over the lake. It is still one
of my favorite places on Earth!” – Laura Sutton Williams
“There are SO many but one of my favorites was from
when I was a kid in the 1970s and helping with the big
boat tour! Seeing the mermaids wave and the wild boy
swing out into the lake was so much fun! We would RUN
from one end of the lake to the other, warning wild boys
when to swing as the boat came around the corner. I first
went there around 1975 and we have been back so many
times over the years. It is a place that is so very precious to
me and my family.” – Peggy Johnson Emerson
“Being a PK (preacher’s kid), I call Lake Junaluska home!
Truly my happy place! From summer friends I met each
week as conferences and meetings changed as a child, to
the best teenage experiences ever working at the Children’s Building, the Soda Shop, and lifeguarding at the
pool. Friendships that have lasted a lifetime. And now,
I look forward to every chance I get to bring my family
‘home.’” – Jennifer Cook Dino
7
“Youth assembly at Shackford Hall. This experience led
me to become a United Methodist Minister and to this
day, some 60 years later, Junaluska is as near Heaven as
we can get. More new Methodists should be exposed to
the many opportunities that are there.” – J. Dwight Cartner
“Going with my dad and his youth group as a child and
worshipping at the cross.” – Jana Ann Wells
“Watching my husband be ordained after many hard
years of work. He became a pastor at 40 – and it was so
wonderful to see God’s calling come to fruition.” – Anita
Griffin Edwards
“Sitting on the porch with my grandfather, looking out
over the lake. It’s those quiet moments that impart the
importance of Lake Junaluska.” – Anna Wentlent
“Getting up early to play the organ in the Chapel with all
the windows open and the birds outside singing along.”
– Tim Redding
“Music Week as a youth, and the antiphon – that still
gives me goose bumps nearly 35 years later!”
– Nancy Garrott Mele
– Sara Dewberry
“Having night Communion up at the cross the
weekend of my son’s
confirmation retreat!”
– Robyn Lloyd Ruteledge
“My husband used to vacation there when he was
younger, and I always wanted to go after hearing him
talk about how much he loved it. After dating me for 4
and a half years, he finally took me there…and proposed
at the foot of the Cross overlooking the lake! Can’t wait
to come back and visit!” – Mary Kate Watson Lanier
“My twins,
now 12, sitting
in the Windows of Stuart
Auditorium
listening to the
Lake Junaluska
singers when
they were three
years old.
They were all
dressed up in
matching red,
white and blue
outfits. We love
our Fourth of
July vacations
at Lake J with
my parents and other relatives. Hardy and Sarah Tippett
have always been great tour guides for fun adventures in
the Mountains.”
– Angie Lathan Flake
“Spending time with family and attending those wonderful SDA meetings.” – Dolly Martin
“I would say Music Week
at Lake Junaluska when I
was in youth choir, and
the white cross on the hill
that is lit up in white lights
at night.” – Edward Dunlap
© Keith Poveda
“I have many memorable times, but the best was attending the ordination service for Rev. Glenna Manning a few
years ago.” Jan Shoupe
“Always coming to the Western Carolina Conference and
relaxing on the porch at Sunset Inn and walking around
the lake while my dad attended the meetings.”
– Brooke Bassett
“When my mother-in-law and I went for the Women’s
Conference, it was my first time and it was so peaceful –
no phones, no TV, just lots and lots of women united as
one.” – Carol Wallace Carson
“In the early ‘70s, staying with our parents, grandparents, and friends. Oral Roberts was preaching at the
auditorium and we sat in the window sill. I still have my
grandmother’s Bible that he autographed. Lake Junaluska
was the one place where I didn’t have to check in or
take my brother with me. I loved riding the pontoon boat
around the lake, playing shuffleboard, and meeting new
friends. I spent many great summers there.”
– Kay Bo Mayton Callis
“Every moment spent there is a blessed and beautiful
memory!” – Asia Grace Gilroy
“Getting married at the chapel! Learning to ride my bike
in the parking lot there and visiting my grandparents at
their home that overlooks the lake. Sleeping on the swing
on their porch and playing on the playground there back when it was very different! But my favorite is getting
to watch my children enjoy the same traditions that the
Lake offers at the 4th of July that I’ve shared every year of
my entire life. What a very special place...”
8
Lake Junaluska
– Celebrate the Past, E
Centennial
Homecoming
June 30 – July 7
Week Activities include:
O
O
n June 25, 1913, after 5 years of planning and de-
The Centennial
Concert Series,
featuring Balsam
Range, the Lake
velopment, Lake Junaluska hosted its first event. At the time,
Junaluska Singers,
Lake Junaluska consisted of Stuart Auditorium, which was
and the Lake Junaluska
an open-air structure with a dirt-covered floor, a manmade
lake, and a small number of homes.
Singers Alumni.
O
Historical lake
crossing re-enactments,
Over the past 100 years, Lake Junaluska has grown into
a much beloved retreat center and residential community.
Today, Lake Junaluska looks to a bright future as a place of
Christian hospitality where lives are transformed through
renewal of soul, mind, and body.
as well as tours of the
Lake Junaluska Train
Depot, Historic Homes across Lake Junaluska, and the
Lake Junaluska gardens.
O
Lake Junaluska Family Olympics. Activities include
Field Day Relays and Activities, Water Competitions, and
a Centennial Scavenger Hunt.
9
a Centennial Homecoming Week
Envision the Future, Share the Experience!
O
Lake Junaluska Centennial Reunions: The Lake Ju-
naluska Singers Reunion, organized by the Lake Junaluska
Singers Alumni; the Lake Junaluska 70s and 80s staff
reunion, organized by Sally Smith and Burt Howard; and
the Lake Junaluska 90s – 2000s staff reunion, organized
by Jennifer Martin. Other reunions will be taking place
during this week.
Claire Pennell, granddaughter of local residents Jimmy and
Sandra Pennell, has her faced painted during the 2012
Independence Day festivities.
O
O
Lake Junaluska Charity Golf Tournament, where
teams and individuals will compete for prizes. All proceeds will support the Lake Junaluska Annual Fund.
Shane Claiborne, in collaboration with Young People
O
in Missions.
filmed at the Lake Junaluska train depot.
O
O
Special service in Stuart Auditorium, featuring
Replication of the 1913 opening worship service
photo in front of Stuart Auditorium. All are welcome to be
a part of this historic photo!
O
Special showing of “The Swan,” starring Alec
Guinness and Grace Kelly. Portions of “The Swan” were
Additional information about Lake Junaluska Cen-
tennial Homecoming Week can be found by clicking the
schedule link at www.lakejunaluska.com/100.
Lake Junaluska Centennial Time Capsule – Visitors
may submit items for the time capsule during their stay at
Lake Junaluska by visiting the Heritage Center.
O
Annual July 4th festivities, including our annual
parade (Lake Junaluska Through the Decades), BBQ picnic with bluegrass band, Lake Junaluska Singers evening
performance, and fireworks!
O
O
Daily morning meditation at Lake Junaluska prayer
sites such as Memorial Chapel and Inspiration Point.
Evening fellowship gatherings featuring Balsam
Range, Chief Junaluska Award Recipients, and the Lake
Junaluska Singers.
The theme of the 2013 Lake Junaluska Independence Day Parade will be “Through the Years,” highlighting different decades
of Lake Junaluska’s history.
10
nvision
A
s we begin our next
100 years, Lake Junaluska is in the process of envisioning
the future. Our plans will honor our past while creating a
future that meets the needs of our guests and residents for
the next 100 years.
The illustrations on these pages include concepts of major
improvements and transformations to Lake Junaluska.
Throughout 2013 we will be sharing new plans for the
future and seeking your feedback as we work together to
Our vision for the future:
create a bright future for Lake Junaluska.
The mission of Lake Junaluska is to be a place of Christian
hospitality where lives are transformed through renewal of
soul, mind, and body.
Transformational ministry that engages
children, youth and their families, serves diverse
populations and impacts future generations.
Christian hospitality that embraces our
mission and establishes the standard against
which all other institutions will measure themselves.
Environmental stewardship that creates a
haven of natural beauty, an escape from everyday
life and a commitment to preserve God’s creation.
11
Future ...
– Conceptual illustration of a new conference and meeting center at Lambuth Inn
the transformation of Lambuth Inn
Our vision for the future includes reestablishing
Lambuth Inn as a grand hotel. This will include
refurbishment of guest rooms, dining facilities,
and all public areas. Also included will be the
construction of a new Conference and Meeting
Center on the north side of Lambuth. With these
improvements Lake Junaluska will be able to attract groups of up to 400 individuals who will be
able to meet, sleep, and eat under one roof – a
highly desirable marketing feature for mid to large
group gatherings.
As one of the historic landmarks at Lake Junaluska,
the Lambuth Inn will again become a destination
point for groups young and old. The proposed
Conference Center (shown in the conceptual illustration above) will compliment the Lambuth in
beauty and usefulness by offering comfortable and
attractive meeting areas on a year-round basis.
Together, The renewed Lambuth Inn will provide a
modern and appealing improvement while still retaining all of the favorite lake and mountain views
which have been enjoyed for the past 100 years.
12
49
G
IN
RK
PA 34
PARKING
FUTURE REDEVELOPMENT
20
27
NG
WELDON
GYM
PA
R
KI
JONE
DINING
86
FUTURE
rive
SPORTS FIELDS
re D
WELCOME
Nor
th L
ake
sho
CENTER
Sec
tion
Hi
gh
A
w
ay
19
L
ake Junaluska’s strategic vision includes providing
the highest quality of sponsored, partnered, and hosted
programming to fulfill our mission. While programming
will be provided for a wide range of populations, a special
focus will be on youth, young adults, and young families.
The renovated youth dining commons will feature a new covered deck and access from a new walking along the lakeshore.
13
8’ CON
(SAND
WITH N
KERN
YOUTH
CENTER
D
UN
RO
G
LAY
P
G
KIN
R
PA
PLAY
90
40
ES
HALL
SHACKFORD
HALL
tion
Sec
B
YOUTH WALK
NCRETE AND STONE WALKWAY.
DBLASTED CONCRETE FINISH)
NATIVE PLANTINGS, BENCHES,
AND LIGHTING
WOOD DECK @ YOUTH WALK
INCLUDES STEPS, CONCRETE SEAT
WALL, PLANTINGS, AND LIGHTING
Lake Junaluska Proposed
-
renovations and expansions
Youth walkway connects the Weldon Gym area to the swimming pool and lakefront
Renovated dining facility with meeting spaces and a large deck overlooking the lake and youth walkway
Upgraded recreation facilities including multipurpose fields and improvements to Weldon Gym
A new waterfront with swimming areas in the lake, a new boat launch and row boats available for rent
Boardwalks and environmental interpretation areas that connect guests to unique mountain wetlands and wildlife
A new playground that blends into the natural environment and engage families in wholesome activities
14
hare
“I’ve been coming to Lake Junaluska since 1930 when
I was 6 years old,” said Elizabeth McDonald, a Lake
Junaluska resident. “My son and his friends grew up here
every summer too, and they all fished at the Colonnade.
They spent whole days fishing when they were little boys.”
Come to the Water
The renewal of
lake activities
For decades, summer
plans often included
a family vacation or
summer-long stay at Lake
Junaluska. Although it has always been a location for
religious events, Lake Junaluska has also been a destination for families to spend their summers enjoying the
abundant natural beauty and recreational opportunities
the area provides.
Over the past 100 years, the lake has been a vital form
of recreation for residents and visitors. People experience a connection with the lake in different ways; from
watching colorful reflections dance across the lake each
evening as the sun sets, to fishing or simply taking a
canoe or paddle boat ride with friends.
15
Lake Junaluska is committed to the renewal of lake activities, ensuring that future generations are able to get a full
experience during their visits. In 2012, for the first time in
over a decade, people were able to swim in the lake as
part of the King of the Smokies Triathlon.
“Participating in the King of the Smokies Triathlon was a
wonderful challenge for me,” said Maggie King, a Lake
Junaluska employee. “The lake was surprisingly warm and
it was one of the clearest lakes that I have swum in. I was
able to enjoy the mountain scenery during the swim and
had a new perspective on the beauty of Lake Junaluska’s
campus. I hope that Lake Junaluska is able to continue to
engage the lake more with activities in the future.”
E
Experience
The new Lake
Junaluska
campus master
plan proposes the expansion of the sandy beach to
encourage the popularity
of lake swimming for future
generations.
“I remember as a 6 year
old coming and swimming
at the present bath house,
but instead of a swimming
pool, you walked down a
little sandy beach into a
lake,” said Betsy Hardin,
whose father served as pastor of Long’s Chapel United
Methodist Church in Waynesville.
Each evening throughout the summer, the Cherokee IV
provides a guided trip around the lake. The original
boat in 1914, the Oonagusta, was used to ferry guests
and their luggage from the depot to the hotels and for
sightseeing.
“I remember riding on the Big Boat, which was a
double decker at that time,” said Ed Crump, who first
visited Lake Junaluska in 1934. “It was very rustic.”
Lake Junaluska plans to
revive the boat parade
during Centennial Homecoming Week. The boat
parade was previously
held in conjunction with
the election of Queen
Junaluska.
Until the late 1970s,
the lake was front and
center in the celebration of
the election for the Junaluska
Queen, a yearly tradition where Lake Junaluska
residents campaigned for election as queen.
“There used to be a boat parade during the week preceding the (Junaluska Queen) coronations,” said Eleanor
Hale, whose grandparents owned a home on County
Road. “You took a row boat or whatever kind of boat you
had and decorated it, and then the boats were all hooked
together and the Big Boat pulled them around. People
stood all around on the lakeside to watch. I remember so
well, I was about 8 years old. Ours was a gondola and
we were supposed to be in Venice. We were singing a
song and we won a prize for the best float.”
Lake Junaluska will revive the boat parade during the
Lake Junaluska Centennial Homecoming Week. In addition, a ski show will be held on July 4th as part of the
Lake Junaluska Independence Day activities.
“God gave us the gift of the mountains, and our forefathers gave us the gift of the lake,” said Jack Ewing, Lake
Junaluska Executive Director. “It is the one part of our
property that connects us all together, and we are excited
to revitalize lake focused activities in 2013.”
16
The 2013 Lake Junaluska
Summer Worship Series:
Standing on Hol
June 16 - Dr. Jan Love, Dean, Candler
School of Theology
June 23 - Bishop Larry Goodpaster,
Western North Carolina Annual Conference
Final Service
June 30 - Native American Summer
Conference Worship (8:30am)
- Bishop Ivan Abrahams, General Secretary,
World Methodist Council (10:45am)
ince its inception in 1913, worship at Lake Junaluska
has been a central
component of the
Lake Junaluska
experience.
[Both services in Stuart Auditorium]
Whether in the
July 7 - Bishop Jonathan Holston, South
setting of large
Carolina Annual Conference
July 14 - Trevor Hudson, Methodist
Pastor, South Africa
July 21- Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett,
North Alabama Conference
July 28 - The Rev. Dr. Luke Powery, Dean
worship services in
Stuart Auditorium,
in intimate worship
experiences as part
of an event or re-
of the Chapel at Duke University
treat, or in personal
August 4 - Charles Anderson, Distin-
devotion at one of
guished Evangelist of the UMC, Foundation
for Evangelism
the many quiet
August 11 - Dr. Tony Campolo,
Internationally known Author and Speaker,
Philadelphia Area
For more information about the 2013 Lake Junaluska
Summer Worship Series and its leaders, visit
www.lakejunaluska.com/summer-worship.
17
S
– Trevor Hudson, who is the featured
leader of SOULfeast, is just one of the
premier speakers for the 2013 Lake
Junaluska Summer Worship Series.
spaces on campus, those who visit Lake Junaluska
experience God’s transforming grace through devotion
and worship.
ly Ground – The Lake Junaluska
Summer Worship Series
The Lake Junaluska
Summer Worship
Series is a time
honored tradition
that continues to
highlight nationally and globally
renowned preachers
from a wide
theological spectrum.
Over the past 100
years, leaders such
as The Reverend
The Africa University Choir will perform
at the opening worship service of the
2013 Lake Junaluska Summer Worship
Series June 16. They will also perform
a free concert that evening.
Above: The Lake Junaluska Singers provide inspirational
worship music throughout the Lake Junaluska Summer
Worship Series.
Billy Graham, Eddie Fox, and others have preached at
Lake Junaluska. The 2013 Lake Junaluska Summer Worship Series will continue this tradition through its lineup of
phenomenal worship leaders.
Below: Rev. Susan Leonard-Ray and Rev. Roger Dowdy join the
congregation in song before communion during the 2011 Lake
Junaluska Summer Worship Series.
18
A Century of Music Ministry
M
usic is a common thread that ties worship and
ministry experiences together. From Lake Junaluska’s opening
session and the emergence of the Lake Junaluska Singers, to
the establishment and expansion of music programs such as
Music and Worship Arts Week and Choir Music Weekend,
Lake Junaluska’s music ministry continues to evolve.
the Lake
Music was woven into the score of Lake Junaluska on
June 25, 1913. The first service at the Southern Assembly
(now known as Lake Junaluska) was held in Stuart Auditorium, and to celebrate this auspicious occasion, the congregation joined together at the opening of the conference to
sing “Take the Name of Jesus With You.”
Junaluska Singers Expanding the Score
Through the years, music continued to set
the tempo of Lake Junaluska worship and
other celebrations. In 1956, a new chapter
in Lake Junaluska’s ministry of music began when Glenn
Draper became the Director of Summer Music. During
the summer of 1956, Draper formed a mixed quartet,
which sang for worship services, conferences, civic
organizations, and social events.
These quartets had the honor of singing for President
Richard Nixon, Dr. William Sangster, and the Rev. Dr.
Billy Graham. The last quartet employed at Lake
Junaluska under Draper’s direction was in 1966, after
which Draper, with the support of Lake Junaluska
Executive Director Dr. J Manning Potts, created the Lake
Junaluska Singers.
19
June 25, 1913
Left: Glenn Draper and the Singers in 1972.
Middle: The Lake Junaluska Singers in 1984.
Right: The Lake Junaluska Singers in 2012.
The Lake Junaluska Singers have become musical ambassadors of Lake Junaluska, performing throughout the
southeast at local churches, annual conferences, and
other worship events. While providing a rich resource
for worship at Lake Junaluska, the Lake Junaluska Singers
have also released 36 albums. In 2011 and 2012, The
Lake Junaluska Singers, under the direction of Dr. Melodie
Galloway, recorded and released their first two albums in
over 6 years.
Dr. Galloway became the Director of the Lake Junaluska
Singers upon Draper’s retirement in 2009, and has
brought tremendous energy and creativity to a new
generation of Singers. The Lake Junaluska Singers
continue to spread Christianity through their music,
having most recently performed at the United Methodist
General Conference in 2012.
“The Singers have a legacy that goes beyond
beautiful music and memorable performances,” said
Dr. Galloway.” Their ministry has touched thousands of
lives. Even this past summer – and there are stories like
this throughout the 58 years of its history – a woman who
had never heard the Singers before, after experiencing
an evening worship concert, said she had not been able
to cry or feel deep emotion since her sister’s death years
before. When she heard the Singers, she felt a welling
up of deep sorrow and of joy and cried throughout the
evening’s music. She was so touched by the music and
her sense of God’s grace through those voices. It’s truly
amazing when you realize how many times and how
many ways God has used the Singers to bring hope and
healing through music to people who are hurting and
grieving or looking for God’s leading in their lives.”
“This summer, 2013, we have some very special things
planned,” continued Galloway. “The concert season, as
well as our touring schedule, is as full as ever. We will be
traveling across the southeastern US, with new music and
incredible worship. We will also be giving an invitationonly concert in the Chapel later in the year for our new
“Singers Circle” members. In August, the Singers will perform The Light of the Lake, a wonderful historical drama
about the rich legacy of Lake Junaluska. All the “drama”
of the founding ‘dreamers,’ a Lake from a cornfield, lights
on a cross high on a hill to signify and hope and God’s
strength, burning buildings, fighting preachers, beautiful
music, and unexpected miracles…..all in one show! You
won’t want to miss it!”
The 2013 Lake Junaluska Singers concert series in Stuart
Auditorium at Lake Junaluska includes July 3 and 4
Independence Day Concerts; an Associates Weekend
Concert August 2; the premiere performance of The
Light of the Lake on August 3; Songs by the Lakeshore
on October 18 and 19; and Lake Junaluska’s Annual
Appalachian Christmas December 13 and 14. The Lake
Junaluska Singers also continue to provide worship music
during Lake Junaluska Summer Worship Series each
Sunday throughout the summer, as well as tour churches
throughout the Southeast.
For more information about the Lake Junaluska Singers,
visit www.lakejunaluska.com/singers.
the Lake
Junaluska
Singers Reunion
Singers Reunion brings together past and present:
Retired Lake Junaluska
Singers Director Dr.
Glenn Draper will join Dr.
Melodie Galloway, the
new Lake Junaluska Singers Director, during the
Lake Junaluska Singers
Alumni Reunion Concert.
The concert will be part of Lake Junaluska Centennial
Homecoming Week, June 30-July 7.
20
Music and Worship Arts Week A Composition of Ages
is seeing all the multi generational interaction. All the different ages working together to make a week of worship
exciting is really cool to see. Knowing that there are other
adults influencing kids and youth makes me smile knowing that they are getting to learn from people who have
been through that phase of life!”
Music and Worship Arts Week features vocal and instrumental
workshops and performances, as well as a variety of
dance tracks.
Music and Worship Arts Week, which offers course of
musical enlightenment and resources for choral directors,
choir members, and youth throughout the Southeast, has
been a dynamic event at Lake
Junaluska since the 1960s.
Sponsored by The Fellowship
of United Methodists in Music
and Worship Arts, it continues
to flourish.
“We love Music and Worship
Arts Week because of the family atmosphere,” said Jennifer
Meyers, who attended in 2012
with her mother, Nancy Ford,
and son, Walker Meyers. Jennifer is the Director of Children
and Youth Ministries at St. Simons United Methodist Church
in St. Simons Island, Georgia.
“My favorite part of the week
21
Music and Worship Arts Week continues to be a multigenerational event of arts, praise, and renewal. It not
only focuses on those who lead worship ministries in local
congregations, but it also provides an opportunity for
families and people of all ages to sing, dance, ring, or
act. The 2013 Music and Worship Arts Week, Citizens of
the Kingdom, will be held at Lake Junaluska June 23-28.
“I feel like taking a week of being together and worshipping together as a family
is really special,” continued
Meyers. “We often times in our
own churches are split based on
different ages. Being together
and worshiping our Savior for
a week is a special, life long
memory!”
For more information about
Music and Worship Arts
Week, visit
www.lakejunaluska.com/mwaw.
“We love MWAW because of the family atmosphere. Not
just our family, but how everyone makes everyone feel so
at home and feel like family!” said Jennifer Meyers, pictured
center, who attended Music and Worship Arts Week in 2012
with her son, Walker, and her mother, Nancy Ford.
Choir Music
Making a
Weekend Joyful Noise
Choir Music Weekend Susan
Curtis, left, and Kathey Hollifield, right, of Spruce Pine
United Methodist Church, NC,
have attended Choir Music
Weekend for several years.
“Each year we have brought
more choir members,”
said Hollifield.
Choir Music Weekend is
another piece that makes
up Lake Junaluska’s
soundtrack. Since 1986,
local choir singers, directors, and accompanists
have gathered at Lake
Junaluska to celebrate
God’s gift of music and
worship together. From
the time of its inception
through the present,
this event has served to
encourage the small to
medium sized choir.
“This (2012) was our
third year attending Choir
Music Weekend,” said
Kathey Hollifield, choir director at Spruce Pine United
Methodist Church, NC. “We keep coming back because
we have the opportunity to learn 8 new pieces of music
to take back to our church. The fellowship is wonderful,
and singing with a large choir is so much fun!”
During the first several years of Choir Music Weekend,
around 30 people participated, led by a staff of no more
than 4 persons. In recent years, with the leadership of
many gifted and creative United Methodist musicians,
around 400 persons continue to gather.
“The first year we came, we had five members attend,
the second year nine, and this year we had 12 members
attend,” said Hollifield. “It is a weekend of music, fellowship, and worship in a beautiful setting. As long as this
weekend is offered, I will be bringing choir members to
the lake for this experience.”
At the final worship service on Sunday morning, the eight
anthems learned during the mass rehearsals are sung
together, illustrating the theme of the weekend. These
anthems then travel home with the choirs, providing eight
ready-to-sing selections.
2013 Lake Junaluska
Singers Concert series
The
July 2
Balsam Range Concert*
July 3 & 4
Independence Day Concerts*
July 6
Lake Junaluska Singers Alumni
Reunion Concert*
August 2
Associates Weekend Concert
August 3
Light of the Lake Theatrical Production*
October 18 & 19
Songs by the Lakeshore
December 13 & 14
Appalachian Christmas
* Denotes a Lake Junaluska Centennial Event
For more information about the Lake Junaluska
Singers, visit www.lakejunaluska.com/singers.
For more information about Choir Music Weekend, visit
www.lakejunaluska.com/choirmusic.
22
Retreats and Rapids
– help kids bond, grow in faith
Roger Peterson recently asked the youth in his Sunday
school class where they feel closest to God. Is it at church
or in school? When they are in trouble?
“The one (place) that got the most votes,” Peterson said,
“was retreats.”
Twenty-five of his youth — from Oak Grove United Methodist Church in Chesapeake, Va. — experienced that
closeness in July during the 2012 Lake Junaluska Surge
Youth Event.
Youth groups can choose to attend four or five day long
retreats, each featuring a guest speaker, worship, small
groups, and optional mission experiences. In 2013,
these spiritual life retreats will focus on Isaiah 55, inviting
participants to “Come to Water.”
Peterson and his group attended a week in 2012 based
on Galatians 6: 9-10, which urges believers to “not grow
weary in doing what is right” and “work for the good of
all.” During the event, their group filled food bags for
Stop Hunger Now, an international hunger relief organization.
During the rest of the week, Peterson said, they spent a
lot of time in “small groups,” focusing on a particular
scripture or topic.
23
“A lot of it has to do, frankly, with teaching them about
becoming servants and going out and helping others,”
Peterson said. “Focusing on our responsibilities as
Christians to go out and help other people.”
Peterson says it’s the kind of intense, focused experience
he can’t create at home.
Peterson and a team of adults lead the youth ministry
at their church. He is chairman of the youth council and
coordinates the group’s mission trips. In his day job, he
is general council for a large railroad company.
(This event), he says, provides solid, uninterrupted time
where youth can strengthen their faith and grow stronger
as a group.
“They’ve got so many other things demanding their time,
that when you … spend a whole week at (Lake Junaluska),
where you’ve got worship services every day and small
groups every day, the focus on your spiritual walk
— they come away with kind of a mountain-top
experience,” he said. “They will explore their faith
much more deeply when they’re away from the
distractions and … from other people.”
Youth from Oak Grove United Methodist Church in
Chesapeake, Va. enjoyed a day of rafting after participating
in Lake Junaluska Summer Surge Youth Event in 2012.
Building teams on the rapids
While at Lake Junaluska, Peterson and his group rafted
the French Broad River through Nantahala Outdoor
Center. Groups attending Surge Youth Events can add
the rafting option or a zip lining adventure to their week
for an additional cost.
Peterson said his group filled five rafts, with a guide from
the rafting company in each. Heavy rains had made the
rapids “a little different” than in previous years, he said.
“The water flow was so high we didn’t have to work so
hard. The river just took us down.”
Peterson said it was still challenging enough at times
to be fun, but more importantly, added another level of
bonding to their experience.
“When you take a group away for a week, they really
do bond as a team,” he said. “And doing something like
the rafting, that’s just kind of like icing on the cake.”
All of it, he says, is about getting rid of the distractions from
home and “focusing on each other as a group and then
focusing on their faith journey. And to me that’s what Surge
Youth Events and Lake Junaluska are all about for us.”
2013 Lake Junaluska
Surge Youth Events
June 13 – 16
Brandon Taylor
June 16 – 20
Chris Hughes
June 20 – 23
Lisa Yebuah
June 23 – 27
Celia Whitler
June 27 – 30
Celia Whitler
July 4 – 7 Brad Butler
July 7 – 11
Andy Lambert
July 11 – 14
Tiffany Knowlin
July 14 – 18
Duffy Robbins
July 18 – 21
Tim Reaves
For more information about Lake Junaluska Surge
Youth Events, visit www.lakejunaluska.com/youth
The 2013 Lake Junaluska Surge Youth Events will revitalize
youth as they “come to the water.”
Leadership for the 2013 Lake Junaluska Surge Youth
Events includes Duffy Robbins, Chris Hughes, Brandon
Taylor, Lisa Yebuah, Celia Whitler, Brad Butler, Andy
Lambert, Tiffany Knowlin, and Tim Reaves. Youth will be
revitalized as “they come to the water” to grow in their
faith through spiritual formation opportunities, optional
mission experiences, and the chance to raft, hike, and
explore the mountains of Western North Carolina. www.
lakejunaluska.com/youth
* Tita Parham is a freelance writer, editor and communications
consultant based in Apopka, Fla.
24
Young People in Mission
– A New Vision
If you are wondering where the heart of young people in
The United Methodist Church lies, look no further. The new
vision for this budding, passionate, and spirit-led group is
in the ministry of mission and outreach.
Young People in Mission (YIM) of the Southeastern Jurisdiction met this past July 15 – 19 at Lake Junaluska, North
Carolina. YIM is a movement of youth and young adults,
ages 12 – 30, and their adult leaders, who assemble each
summer to create and explore mission and outreach
opportunities. Partnering with organizations and agencies
of the UMC, this amazing summer experience offers
innovative workshops and hands-on mission projects and
helps youth and young adults to better understand how
mission is part of everyday living.
“Young people have a huge heart. In their own lives, there
may be a lot of brokenness and suffering that many times
shifts to the needs of others throughout the world. It’s a rich
environment. They want to know how they can make a
difference and they’re finding opportunities in their own
backyard,” reflected Emily Sanford, an adult advisor to the
design team of YIM.
The design team of YIM is comprised of youth, young
adults, and adult advisors. It is spearheaded by Kris
Konsowitz, a local youth minister at Collierville UMC, who
expressed the importance of the connectional system within
the UMC. “The connectional system is huge. We have an
event called City of Opportunity, where all of the
organizations and agencies are present. Students can connect with leaders within these UMC organizations who are
doing mission and outreach work,” Konsowitz remarked.
The connectional system within the UMC create unity for
young people to grasp what it means to be in partnership
as one body of Christ and work toward a common goal.
“Mission should be one of the things that bring us together.
When we are all using our gifts, God does big things and
multiplies our efforts,” commented Sanford.
The work of the United Methodist Committee on Relief
(UMCOR) is also shared at YIM, offering participants
opportunities to explore the totality of mission work, both
from a domestic and a global point of reference. “YIM
connecting with the work of UMCOR is truly amazing.
This retreat opens the eyes of what UMCOR is doing all
over the world. Most people do not realize the work that
the UMC does. Greatest of all, students are taking
information back to their local churches,” said Konsowitz.
© Lanecia A. Rouse
25
© Lanecia A. Rouse
Eddie Willis leads the community in Song. Worship is planned and led by young people on the Design Team.
Shane Claiborne to speak
at Young People in Mission
City of Opportunity allows students to interact one on one
with various mission and ministry organizations.
As we seek to be a part of the collective experience of
mission and outreach ministry, it’s important that we function as one team moving toward a common goal. In turn,
partnership efforts provide a space for youth and youth
adults to discover their own vision for the gifts and talents
they are given.
Shane Claiborne,
internationally known
author, activist, and
ordinary radical will
be a keynote speaker
at the Young People in
Mission event, June 30
- July 4, 2013. Shane’s
ministry experience
is varied, from a
10-week stint working
alongside Mother
Teresa in Calcutta, to
a year spent serving
a wealthy mega-congregation at Willow Creek Community
Church outside Chicago. During the recent war in Iraq,
Shane spent three weeks in Baghdad with the Iraq Peace
Team. Shane is also a founding partner of The Simple Way,
a faith community in inner city Philadelphia that has helped
to birth and connect radical faith communities around the
world. He speaks at over 100 events and festivals around
the globe each year.
Young People in Mission will highlight UMCOR, United
Methodist Committee on Relief during their event this year.
A special offering will be taken the evening that Shane
speaks, July 2nd, to support this vital mission agency of the
church. For more information, visit
www.lakejunaluska.com/youth-in-missions.
Art created by youth during an afternoon YIM Paint Party.
26
Couples begin life–at
together
Lake Junaluska
““Thinking back, Henry and I were ‘an item’ all summer, and
when I visited his family in South Carolina at Thanksgiving,
it was serious,” she said. The two married in April 1955.
Lucy and Woody Adams, Pat and Henry Bynum, and Edie and
Jim Thurman were married after meeting at Lake Junaluska.
After dating so many “Junaluska boys,” Lucy Adams says
she met the love of her life. “Others had just been dates,”
she said, “but I knew from the beginning that Woody was
the one.”
Lucy was 19 — Woody a year older. She was working in
the boathouse at Lake Junaluska Assembly. He was master
of ceremonies at a talent show at the lake’s Terrace Hotel. It
was 1953. Lucy says she heard him sing at the talent night
and was “hooked for good.”
Woody, a retired United Methodist pastor, says they began
dating within days of meeting that year and never dated
anyone else after that. They we were married at the lake’s
Memorial Chapel in 1955.
Lake Junaluska Assembly has been a place of spiritual
growth and discernment for people of all ages for nearly
100 years. It has also been a place where young adults
have found their partners in life.
So many couples had met at Lake Junaluska that the retreat
center held a “Match Factory Reunion” in 1963. Some
couples began visiting Lake Junaluska with their parents
when they were children, then worked there during the
summer as young adults. Today, many have homes
around Lake Junaluska.
James Thurman was working as a desk clerk at the
Terrace the day Edie and
Pat arrived. A few weeks
later, he and Edie began
dating. “Neither one of us
dated anyone else after that,” he said. By December 1954
they were engaged. A year later, they married.
The beat goes on
The Bynums’ three children also worked at Lake Junaluska.
Their daughter was married in the chapel.
And Woody and Lucy’s three sons met their wives there.
Their oldest, John, said it was love at first sight when he met
his wife, Dawn, in 1979.
“During the first week, I told her I was going to marry her,”
he said.
They saw each other every night that summer except one, he
says, and announced their engagement after a month. They
married that fall.
Still a sacred space
Lake Junaluska continues to be a special place for many
couples. It’s been part of Wannie and Betsy Hardin’s lives
for decades. Wannie had worked for 10 summers there and
Betsy for three before they meet in 1964. The couple retired
to Lake Junaluska in 2003. “Life has truly come full circle for
us,” the two say, “with Lake Junaluska at the center of it.”
“As a Methodist preacher’s son, our family moved a lot.
Lake Junaluska was our safe place … in many ways, it
was home,” John Adams agrees. “No matter how much it
changes, for our family it will always be ‘our place.’ ”
“Match Factory” Luncheon
Like Pat and Henry
Bynum. Eighteen-year-old
Pat and her friend, Edie
Bridges, rode the Greyhound bus from Nashville to Lake
Junaluska in 1952 to work as waitresses at the
Terrace Hotel. Pat met Henry — a 19-year-old bus boy at
the Terrace — at the swimming pool a few days later.
27
During the Lake Junaluska Centennial Homecoming Week,
June 30 – July 7, there will be a special reunion, the Lake
Junaluska “Match Factory” Luncheon, for couples who met at
Lake Junaluska to celebrate and share their experiences. For
more information, visit www.lakejunaluska.com/100.
* Tita Parham is a freelance writer, editor and communications consultant based in Apopka, Fla.
The Tradition Continues
–at Lake Junaluska
Like many others,
Daniel and Sarah
Varnell’s story
begins at Lake
Junaluska.
“We first met at
Lake Junaluska,
and Lake Junaluska
was always the
central place that
kept bringing us
back together,”
said Sarah.
“Throughout our
high school years
we sang in honors choirs together and were at
the same church events and concerts, but somehow we never met until that summer at the Lake.”
They officially met for the first time the summer of
2007 while Daniel served as Dr. Glenn Draper’s
assistant to the Lake Junaluska Singers and Sarah
was assigned as the Worship Intern as part of her
field education from Duke Divinity School.
“The first time we ever laid eyes on each other
was in Shackford Hall for staff orientation,” said
Daniel. “We worked closely together to coordinate Sunday morning worship and many of the
Lake Junaluska regulars watched as we spent
longer and longer time together sharing meals in
the various cafeterias or talking under the stars in
the rocking chairs at Lambuth.”
As they returned to their respective towns, Sarah
to Durham and Daniel to Chattanooga, they continued their nightly conversations over the phone.
When it was time for Daniel to return for the Lake
Junaluska Singers fall concert, Sarah made sure
she was there to “help” pass out programs.
“When we saw each other again, there was an
instant spark!” said Sarah. “Unfortunately, over
the next year, as we both began to prepare for
graduation from our respective schools, we slowly
drifted apart.”
Lake Junaluska continued to bring them back together. When they ran into each other at Holston
Annual Conference the next summer, Daniel told
his friends he felt that she was “the one that got
away.” The following January, Daniel and Sarah
attended a wedding at Lake Junaluska and found
themselves at a reception in Shackford Hall, where
they first met.
“We danced and went out on the front porch to
gaze at the beautiful lake. From that moment on,
we were inseparable,” said Sarah. “We got engaged on Daniel’s family farm the next year, and
were married at my church in Knoxville May 29,
2010.”
“Lake Junaluska is the place that we feel is central
to our connection to God, and to each other,” said
Daniel. “We have had so many experiences over
the years due to worship, recreation, friendships,
and our romance. So we make Lake Junaluska a
part of our annual plans.”
When Daniel and Sarah discovered they were
expecting their first child last year, they decided to
stop for a picnic at Lake Junaluska on their way to
South Carolina for a mission trip with their college
student group.
“We wanted an opportunity to thank God for
bringing us together, and for the special little
blessing that was on the way,” said Sarah. “We
were overwhelmed with gratitude and wanted to
celebrate our joy in a sacred place--Lake Junaluska
represented all of that, and it was perfect to be
overlooking the Lake, once again.”
Daniel and Sarah plan to attend the Lake Junaluska Singers Alumni Reunion during Lake Junaluska’s
Centennial Homecoming Week June 30 – July 7.
“Lake Junaluska is a place where we always feel
at home: safe, comfortable, and loved,” said
Daniel. “It is a place where we feel part of something bigger than ourselves. We will always return
to the place that kept bringing us together and
that has given us so many memories, strength,
and experience of God’s grace. We love Lake
Junaluska!”
28
Lake Junaluska packages
offer renewal, adventure
L
ake Junaluska offers a variety of packages to suit
any guest’s needs. Whether you are planning a youth
group retreat or a family vacation let Lake Junaluska take
care of the details and be your place for renewal and
adventure.
Whitewater Rafting and
Zipline Adventures
Biltmore Estate Packages
Year-round
The Biltmore Estate,
located in Asheville, is
just a short drive away
when you stay at Lake
Junaluska. We offer a
variety of Biltmore Estate
packages for any season,
including the Winter
Oasis, Festival of
Flowers, Summer Celebration, and Summers End
packages. Other Biltmore packages are available.
www.lakejunaluska.com/biltmore.
March – October 2013
Lake Junaluska
Adventure Packages offer all
inclusive rafting
and zipline
packages
bundled with
YOU in mind.
We provide
simplicity each step of the way in order for you to
relax and have a great time with your group. Raft
down the rapids, or soar through the treetops on
various ziplines. Packages start at $108 per person
based on four people in a room.
www.lakejunaluska.com/adventure
Stories by the Lakeshore
with Donald Davis
April 18
Renowned storyteller Donald Davis will perform this
evening at the first Signature Centennial event in Stuart
Auditorium. Davis’ father and family were at the opening ceremony at Lake Junaluska in 1913. Lake Junaluska is offering affordable one and two night packages
so locals and visitors alike can experience this unique
storytelling event. One night packages start at $65
per person based on two people in a room. Two night
packages, which feature discounted admission to the
Biltmore Estate, start at $148 per person based on two
people in a room.
www.lakejunaluska.com/stories-by-the-lakeshore
29
Lake Junaluska
Homecoming Week and
Centennial Celebration
June 30 – July 7
This weeklong celebration will feature special concerts by
the Lake Junaluska Singers, Balsam Range, and the Lake
Junaluska Singers Alumni. Other activities will include a
fireworks celebration, Family Olympics, special speakers,
reunions, and historical reenactments. The more you stay,
the more you save! Packages range from $142 total for
a one night stay to $599 total for 7 nights. Packages include lodging and breakfast, and are based on 2 people
per room. www.lakejunaluska.com/100
Lake Junaluska Folkmoot
Getaway
July 27 – 29
Folkmoot USA,
North Carolina’s
Official International
Festival, is a two
week celebration of
the world’s cultural
heritage through folk music and dance. Make Lake
Junaluska your home base for this week of dance and
music. Our packages make getting away to Folkmoot
easy and affordable. Two night packages start at $135
per person based on two people in a room.
www.lakejunaluska.com/folkmoot
The Lake Junaluska
Singers in Concert and The
Light of the Lake Theatrical
Production
August 2 – 3
The Lake Junaluska Singers will perform a spectacular
concert on Friday night as part of Associates weekend
at Lake Junaluska. Saturday evening is the premiere
performance of The Light of the Lake, a Centennial
Theatrical production portraying the history of Lake
Junaluska. The production will feature the Lake Junaluska
Singers and will be held in conjunction with Associates
Weekend. Two night packages start at $189 per person
based on two people in a room.
www.lakejunaluska.com/singers
Blue Ridge Breakaway
August 17
The Blue Ridge
Breakaway is
an adrenaline
pumping ride
through county
© Beth Brown
lanes, scenic
byways and
the heart of
the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The ride begins at the Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center.
With a variety of routes specifically designed for riders of
all skill levels, the Blue Ridge Breakaway is sure to please.
One night packages start at $77 per person based on
two people in a room. Additional night’s lodging may be
added for a discounted rate based on availability.
www.lakejunaluska.com/breakaway
Smoky
Mountain
Folk
Festival
August 30 – 31
The 43rd Annual
Smoky Mountain
Folk Festival will offer two nights of the finest traditional
music and dance of the Southern Appalachian Region.
Two night lodging packages start at $125 per person
based on two people in a room.
www.lakejunaluska.com/sm-folk-festival
Fall Foliage Getaway
September 15 – November 27
Enjoy the exquisite colors this time of year at Lake
Junaluska. Don’t miss your chance to getaway to the
mountains for leaf season. This package offers a flat
room rate of $80 plus tax for up to four people in a
room. Available Sunday-Wednesday nights only.
Some blackout dates apply. www.lakejunaluska.com/fall
Lake Junaluska Singers
– Songs by the Lakeshore
October 18 – 19
Enjoy the fall colors as the Lake Junaluska Singers
perform their fall concerts, Songs by the Lakeshore. Two
night lodging packages, which include special admission
to the Biltmore Estate during one of the most beautiful
seasons of the year, start at $220 per person based on
two people in a room. www.lakejunaluska.com/singers
Lake Junaluska
Appalachian Christmas
December 13-14
Experience the beauty of Lake Junaluska,
while celebrating
the true meaning of
Christmas. Come
to the mountains to
enjoy a weekend
of music, crafts, and more! Performances by the Lake
Junaluska Singers, an Appalachian Christmas craft show,
and much more awaits. Enjoy special savings during the
Centennial Year! Two night packages start at $143 per
person based on two people in a room. Three night packages, which include special admission to the Biltmore
Estate at Christmas, start at $208 per person based on
two people in a room. Take advantage of these special
savings today! www.lakejunaluska.com/christmas
Ski Lake Junaluska
December 2013 –
March 2014
Ski Lake Junaluska offers
affordable ski packages with
inspiring worship programming. Non-programming ski
packages are also available.
www.lakejunaluska.com/ski
30
2013
alendar
Intentional Growth Center
Confirmation Retreat Weekends
March 8-10; March 15-17; April 5-7; April 12-14; April 19-21;
November 8-10
Confirm ‘13
March 1-3; March 8-10;
March 15-17; March 22-24;
April 12-14; April 26-28; May 3-5; November 8-10
The Foundation for Christian Formation, in partnership
with the School of Religion at Pfeiffer University, leads a
series of weekend events for young confirmands of The
United Methodist Church. FCF Confirm events will help
confirmands claim their identity as Christ-people in Christcommunity, the Church, as they move toward owning
for themselves the faith claimed on their behalf at their
baptism. Leadership includes Chris and Gloria Hughes
and Ed and Kathleen Kilbourne. www.fcfconfirm.net
General Board of Global Missions
Continuing Education Event
March 2-5
This event is “four” overlapping events for Church &
Community Workers, National Advisory Committee for
CCM, continuing education, and the Church & Community Workers Organization meeting. The continuing education event is focused on participatory leadership skills
for identifying sustainable partners, cultivating creative
and productive collaborative partnerships, and moving
forward together in turbulent times.
31
The Intentional Growth
Center’s Confirmation
Retreat Weekends will
help confirmands in
their spiritual life as they
prepare to make a commitment of faith.
www.lakejunaluska.com/
confirmation
Worship Design
Studio
Planning
Retreat
March 10-13
Pictured left to right: Jess Williams, Amber Webb, Cara
Cagney, Mark Steury, and Ally
Sokoloff from St. Marks UMC in
Melbourne, Fl, prepared to snowboard during their recent visit
during Ski Lake Junaluska Martin
Luther King, Jr. weekend.
Dr. Marcia McFee
will guide participants
through the entire
liturgical year (starting
with Advent) in order to
map out worship themes
and general plans for
each season. After three days in the company of creative
people and processes, participants will have a head start
on plans for the kind of sensory-rich worship that touches
hearts and minds, transforms lives and forms disciples for
the entire year! Dr. McFee specializes in designing and
leading worship at regional, national and international
gatherings of the church.
www.lakejunaluska.com/worship-design
Road Scholar
Duke WNCC Clergy Retreat
March 17-22
April 1-3, 2013
Choose from 3 Road Scholar Tracks: Southern Mountain
Musical Traditions - Anne Lough. A delightful and participatory exploration of balladry, folk songs, dulcimer, play
parties and shaped note singing. Cherokee of Yesterday
and Today - Lee Knight will walk you through hundreds
of years of Cherokee culture and history. Incredible
Edibles & Traditional Medicinals of Appalachia - Ila
Hatter discusses the diversity of plant species, greater in
this region than anywhere in North America. Register at
www.roadscholar.org, program #20786
The Western North Carolina Conference (WNCC) Clergy
Retreat is an opportunity for clergy in the conference to
gather and share in communion with one another.
www.wnccumc.org
Lake Junaluska Caring for
God’s Creation
April 4-7
Caring for God’s Creation is an experience for laity and
clergy addressing how the faith community can promote
justice for Earth and all living things. Join us at Lake
Junaluska to discover your residential and faith communities’ role in environmental care.
www.lakejunaluska.com/caring-for-creation
Coaching Skills Training
April 8-10
Learn coaching skills in order to create a “safe and courageous space” for others, listen better, ask insightful questions, and inspire and empower persons to live out their
Christian discipleship. To register, contact the Intentional
Growth Center at (800) 482-1442
Over 50 children raced around the Nanci Weldon Gym at Lake
Junaluska during the Lake Junaluska Annual Fun Run at
Easter 2012.
Lake Junaluska Easter Celebration
March 30-31
Begin a new Easter family tradition at Lake Junaluska.
Lake Junaluska’s Annual 5K run will be held on Saturday, March 30. After the race, your family will have a
great time at our Easter egg hunt. Once the kids have
their baskets filled, they can participate in an egg painting contest and other fun Easter activities. On Sunday,
March 31, experience the majesty of the mountains
during the Easter Sunrise Service at the Lake Junaluska
Amphitheatre. www.lakejunaluska.com/easter
Road Scholar
April 14-19
Choose from 3 Road Scholar Tracks: Uses of Folklore in
Modern Society - Marilyn McMinn-McCredie. A program
of song, dance and stories that examine Appalachian
folklore & history with comparisons to contemporary
American lifestyles. Women in Film - Ben Pickard. Examine the role of women in Hollywood films from the silent
days through the present. The Signing Fathers: A History
of the Declaration of Independence - Bert Lockwood.
Briefly review the history of the Declaration of Independence, then delve deeper into the 56 patriots who signed
the document. Register at
www.roadscholar.org, program #20830.
32
Stories by the Lakeshore with
Donald Davis
Transitional Intention Interim Ministry
*Centennial Event
April 18
An Interim Minister is an experienced, mature, United
Methodist pastor trained for the specialized ministry of the
interim time. Each Seminar is a three-phase event. The
corresponding dates for Phase III will be November 5-7.
Register at www.lakejunaluska.com/interim.aspx
Renowned storyteller
Donald Davis will
perform at the first
Lake Junaluska
Signature
Centennial Event in
Stuart Auditorium.
Stories by the Lakeshore with Donald
Davis’ father and
Davis will be the first Centennial
family were at the
Signature Event in 2013.
opening ceremony
at Lake Junaluska in 1913.
www.lakejunaluska.com/stories-by-the-lakeshore
Road Scholar
May 19-22
Inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Experience
the park in a special way as you join researchers and
park rangers in their efforts to deepen our knowledge of
this national treasure. Register at
www.roadscholar.org,
program #17838.
Holston United Methodist Women
Spiritual Enrichment
Carolina Conference Camp Meeting
April 26-27
The annual gathering of the Carolina Conference of Seventh Day Adventists.
The United Methodist Women of the Holston Conference’s
Annual Spiritual Enrichment weekend.
http://holstonchurches.org/holstonconferenceumw/
spiritualenrichmentumw.htm
WNC United Methodist Men’s Rally
April 26-28
This annual event gathers Western North Carolina (WNC)
United Methodist Men from all over the annual conference
to Lake Junaluska for a weekend spiritual retreat, worship
and service. www.wnccumm.com/html/rally.html
SC United Methodist Women
May 3-5
The South Carolina (SC) United Methodist Women’s 2013
Spiritual Growth Retreat, “A Woman’s Place,” features Dr.
Arnetta E. Beverly, Senior Minister, St. Matthews UMC,
Greensboro, NC. Session I - May 3-4, 2013 and Session
II - May 4-5, 2013. Contact Ann Efird, Conference Spiritual Growth Coordinator and Retreat Chair, at 803-6633506 for more information. www.umcsc.org
Road Scholar
May 5-10
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park: An American
Treasure. Experience this national treasure in a memorable way as you hike portions of the Appalachian Trail,
visit the Cherokee Reservation, and spend time at a
Ranger Station. Register at
33
Phase I: May 7-10
May 26-June 1
www.carolinasda.org/camp-meeting
Lake Junaluska Children’s Day Camp
June 6-August 9
Our staff seeks to invest in every child’s future by sharing
Jesus Christ’s love through ministry and play. By loving,
learning and caring we strive to fulfill God’s will in this
vital ministry. www.lakejunaluska.com/children
Holston Annual Conference
June 9-12
The annual meeting of the Holston Conference of The
United Methodist Church. www.holston.org
Lake Junaluska Surge Youth Events
June 13-16; June 16-20; June 20-23; June 23-27; June 27-30;
July 4-7; July 7-11; July 11-14; July 14-18; July 18-21
In honor of the Lake Junaluska Centennial, Lake Junaluska
Youth Events are renewing the spiritual formation focus of
youth events, focusing on soul, mind, and body. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect, fellowship, be in
service, and enjoy the beautiful North Carolina mountains. Leadership includes Brandon Taylor, Chris Hughes,
Lisa Yebuah, Celia Whitler, Brad Butler, Andy Lambert, Tiffany Knowlin, Duffy Robbins, and Tim Reaves. Register by
March 15th and receive free t-shirts for each participant.
www.lakejunaluska.com/youth
WNC United Methodist Women Spiritual
Growth Retreat
June 14-15
The 2013 Western North Carolina (WNC) Spiritual
Growth Retreat begins features Rev. Amy Coles, District
Superintendent of the Smoky Mountain District of the
WNC Conference. www.wnccumw.org
M28 Youth Event
June 15-19
Bring your youth group to a meaningful new experience
at Lake Junaluska, NC. M28 is designed to help you
and your students grow a deeper relationship with Christ.
Worship and teaching time will make a difference to
everyone in attendance.
Native American
Summer Conference
June 28-30
Jonathan Maracle and
Broken Walls will speak
on healing, spirituality,
and dignity through Native
American music including a
concert for SEJANAM.
www.lakejunaluska.com/
sejanam
Lake Junaluska Summer Worship Series
David Troy Francis
presents: The All
American Piano
Concert
June 16-August 11
June 29
www.lakejunaluska.com/m28
The Lake Junaluska Summer Worship Series, Standing on
Holy Ground, will feature Dr. Jan Love, Bishop Larry Goodpaster, Bishop Ivan Abrahams, Bishop Jonathan Holston,
Trevor Hudson, Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett, The Rev. Dr.
Luke Powery, Charles Anderson, and Dr. Tony Campolo.
www.lakejunaluska.com/summer-worship
Western North Carolina
Annual Conference
Members of the Choctaw Children Choir sang “We are One
in the Spirit” during the Lake
Junaluska Summer Worship
Series service July 1, 2012.
Solo piano concert performing music of George
Gershwin (Rhapsody in Blue) as well as Mr. Francis’
unique arrangements of American Hymns, American folk
and patriotic selections. www.lakejunaluska.com
Young People in Mission
June 30-July 4
www.wnccumc.org
The 2013 Young People in Mission (YIM) features Shane
Claiborne, an internationally known speaker, author,
activist, and ordinary radical. YIM of the Southeastern
Jurisdiction is an engaging ministry of The United Methodist Church. www.lakejunaluska.com/youth-in-missions
Music and Worship Arts Week
Lake Junaluska Homecoming June 19-23
The annual meeting of the Western North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church.
June 23-28
Music and Worship Arts Week is sponsored by the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts.
Music and Worship Arts Week is a multi-generational
event of arts, praise, and renewal, especially designed
for those who want to sing, ring, dance, or act all week,
as well as for those who lead these ministries in local
congregations. www.lakejunaluska.com/mwaw
*Centennial Celebration: More details on pages 9-10
June 30-July 7
This weeklong celebration will feature special concerts by
the Lake Junaluska Singers, Balsam Range, and the Lake
Junaluska Singers Alumni. Other activities will include a
fireworks celebration, Family Olympics, special speakers,
reunions, and historical reenactments.
www.lakejunaluska.com/100
34
Stressless Preaching: Strategies for
Preaching for Effectiveness and Impact
July 8-10
Powerful preaching facilitates an encounter with Christ.
Powerful preaching answers the “So What?” of the
scripture for the congregation and is a mark of a healthy
congregation, and a healthy preacher. To register, contact the Intentional Growth Center at (800) 482-1442.
SEJ Historical Society Annual Meeting
July 9-11
This year’s annual meeting is entitled “Where Lives are
Transformed.” Sessions will focus on Lake Junaluska Assembly’s 100 year ministry in the areas of mission, music
and worship. For more information, contact Nancy Watkins at nwatkins@lakejunaluska.com or 828-454-6781.
July 10-12
Learn coaching skills in order to create a “safe and
courageous space” for others, listen better, ask insightful questions, and inspire and empower persons to live
out their Christian discipleship. To register, contact the
Intentional Growth Center at (800) 482-1442.
SOULfeast
July 14-18
SOULfeast is the Upper Room’s spiritual formation event
for children, youth, and adults who seek deepening
spirituality across a spectrum of experiences that nourish
the soul. Leadership includes Trevor Hudson, Bishop Ken
Carter, Rev. Dwight H. Judy, Ph.D., and others.
www.lakejunaluska.com/soulfeast
Christian Business Men Family
Conference
July 21-26
Youth and families enjoy canoe and paddle boat rides around
the lake from Memorial Day until Labor Day.
Leading the Middle Size Church Seminar
July 22-25
This seminar will identify and examine the unique characteristics of the middle-sized (100 - 300 average worship
attendance) church. The seminar is designed for clergy
who currently serve, or will soon serve, in this type of
ministry setting. To register, contact the Intentional Growth
Center at (800) 482-1442.
South Carolina Youth Immerse
July 25-28
Youth summer retreat for the South Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.
www.facebook.com/immersesc
Lake Junaluska Folkmoot
July 27-29
Folkmoot USA, North Carolina’s Official International
Festival, is a two week celebration of the world’s cultural
heritage through folk music and dance. Make Lake
Junaluska your home base for this week of dance and
music. Our packages make getting away to Folkmoot
easy and affordable.
www.lakejunaluska.com/folkmoot
Every year the CBMC Family Conference, held at
beautiful Lake Junaluska, NC brings friends and families
together for a wonderful family vacation where everyone
in the family has fun, grows closer together, and hears
great teaching from the Word of God.
http://sefamily.cbmc.com/Home.aspx
Road Scholar
July 21-24
Folkmoot USA. Explore behind the scenes of the international folk festival steeped in tradition and dedicated
to celebrating the cultures of countries around the world
through music and dance. Register at
Visitors and residents alike continue to attend summer worship
in Stuart Auditorium.
35
Festival of Wisdom and Grace
Associates Weekend at Lake Junaluska
July 29-August 1
August 2-4
The 2013 Festival of Wisdom and Grace Conference,
sponsored by the Southeastern Jurisdictional Association
of Older Adults, is an experience that will renew your
life. Conference leadership includes Dr. Rodney Powell,
Missy Buchanan, Rev. Dr. Richard Gentzler, and the Lake
Junaluska Singers in worship.
The Junaluska Associates is an organization of individuals
from across the jurisdiction and beyond, who love Lake
Junaluska and want to serve in partnership with the Lake
Junaluska Assembly. Join the Associates for a weekend
of entertainment, food, fellowship and inspiration! www.
lakejunaluska.com/associates
www.lakejunaluska.com/wisdom-and-grace
SEJ Church Business Administrators
The Lake
Junaluska
Singers in
Concert
August 4-7
The SEJ Church Business Administrators meeting will
provide a connectional link between business administrators for support, knowledge, and tools to grow spiritually
and educationally for the administration ministry of their
church. www.sejumacba.org
August 2
The Lake Junaluska Singers
will perform on
Friday night as
part of Associates
weekend at Lake
Junaluska.
WNC Gathering of the Laity
August 9-11
The Lake Junaluska Singers will perform
the Centennial Theatrical production,
The Light of the Lake.
Light of the
Lake Theatrical Production
*Centennial Event
August 3
The Light of the Lake is a Centennial Theatrical production
portraying the history of Lake Junaluska. The production
will feature the Lake Junaluska Singers and will be held in
conjunction with Associates Weekend.
www.lakejunaluska.com/light-of-the-lake
The Western North Carolina (WNC) Gathering of the
Laity is a spiritual retreat weekend that brings together
outstanding speakers, Spirit-filled music, and the beauty
of the North Carolina mountains to create an experience
that will renew your spirit and revitalize your faith!
www.gatheringofthelaity.org
Salvation Army Bible Conference
August 11-18
A spiritual highlight of the USA Southern Territory each
year is the Territorial Bible Conference conducted for
officers, soldiers, and friends of The Salvation Army,
including their families. Great Bible teachers, from various denominations, lead conference delegates through a
week of renewal and spiritual refreshment.
www.uss.salvationarmy.org
36
Transition Intentional
Interim Ministry
Phase I: August 27-30
The Blue Ridge Breakaway, which begins and ends at
Lake Junaluska, is an annual cycling event in support of the
initiatives of the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce.
Blue Ridge Breakaway
August 17
The Blue Ridge Breakaway is an annual cycling event in
support of the initiatives of the Haywood County Chamber
of Commerce. The Blue Ridge Breakaway is an adrenaline pumping ride through county lanes, scenic byways
and the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The ride begins at the Lake Junaluska Conference
and Retreat Center. With a variety of routes specifically
designed for riders of all skill levels, the Blue Ridge Breakaway is sure to please. Beginners and avid cyclists alike
will find challenging rides to meet their individual needs.
www.lakejunaluska.com/breakaway
www.lakejunaluska.com/interim.aspx
Smoky Mountain Folk Festival
August 30-31
The 43rd Annual Smoky Mountain Folk Festival will offer
two nights of the finest traditional music and dance of the
Southern Appalachian Region.
www.lakejunaluska.com/sm-folk-festival
National Older Adult Conference
September 2-6
NOAC is the Church of the Brethren conference for adults
age 50 and older. The conference theme, “Healing
Springs Forth” (Isaiah 58), will be explored throughout
the week by keynote presenters, preachers, and the Bible
study leader. www.brethren.org/noac
August 25-30
WNC United Methodist Women Annual
Meeting
Road Scholar
The Western North Carolina United Methodist Women
Annual Meeting is a celebration of United Methodist
Women and the total program of mission that we are
involved in as we seek to fulfill our purpose.
DS/DCM Orientation
A national United Methodist Church training event for
new District Superintendents and Directors of Connectional Ministries.
August 18-23
Road Scholar
September 6-8
www.wnccumw.org
Road Scholar
September 8 -13
August 25-30
1) Blue Ridge Mountain Folklore - Gary Carden.
Holston United Methodist Women
Annual Meeting
Choose from 3 Road Scholar Tracks:
2) Commonalities and Differences in Theology and
Practices Between Jews and Christians - Walter Ziffer.
3) Raoul Wallenberg and International Law - Morris Wolff.
Register at www.roadscholar.org, program #20904.
37
An Interim Minister is an experienced, mature, United
Methodist pastor trained for the specialized ministry of the
interim time. Each Seminar is a three-phase event. The
corresponding dates for Phase III will be January 28-30,
2014. To register:
September 14-15
The annual meeting of the Holston United Methodist
Women.
www.holston.org
Road Scholar
September 29 -October 4
October 22-25
Choose from 3 Road
Scholar Tracks:
Learn coaching skills in order to create a “safe and courageous space” for others, listen better, ask insightful questions, and inspire and empower persons to live out their
Christian discipleship. To register, contact the Intentional
Growth Center at (800) 482-1442.
1) Mark Twain: The
Funny Curmudgeon
- Marvin Cole.
2) The Civil War: Life of
the Common Soldier
- Chris Behre.
3) I Hear America’s
Music - Anne Lough.
Register at
www.roadscholar.org,
program #21099.
Road Scholar
October 13-18
Choose from 3 Road
Scholar Tracks:
Fall Fling
October 22-25
Enjoy the beauty of picturesque Lake Junaluska through
devotions, mini-workshops and ample free time.
To register, contact the Intentional Growth Center at
“Everyday as we go along, we
have the choice to pour our anger into a container that makes
us either heroes or monsters,”
said featured speaker Leymah
Gbowee at the 2012 Lake Junaluska Peace Conference.
1) Books That Changed Our World - Jim Warren.
2) Appalachian Storytelling - Gary Carden
3) Men of the 20th Century - Patricia Cowen.
Lake Junaluska Singers Concerts:
Songs by the Lakeshore
October 18-19
Enjoy the fall colors as the Lake Junaluska Singers perform their fall concert, Songs by the Lakeshore.
(800) 482-1442.
Road Scholar
October 27 – November 1
Choose from 3 Road Scholar Tracks: Incredible Edibles &
Traditional Medicinals of Appalachia - Ila Hatter discusses the diversity of plant species, greater in this region
than anywhere in North America. Things That Go Bump
In The Night - The Boogeyman, Witches, and Mountain
Haints! - Marilyn McMinn-McCredie. Get a tingle up
your spine with famous, infamous, traditional, and even
personal superstitions, ghost stories, and ballads with a
noted folklorist and musician steeped in local culture. Humor and Stress - Jack Hinson. Energize yourself with the
laughter and humor found in everyday living. Learn strategies to utilize the effects of laughter to de-stress, brighten
your attitudes, and enrich your relationships by increasing
your HQ (Humor Quotient). Register at
Lake Junaluska Choir Music Weekend
October 18-20
Join local and regional choir singers, directors and
accompanists for a weekend celebrating God’s gift of
music and worship! Choir Music weekend registration
will include admission into the Saturday evening Lake
Junaluska Singers performance.
Council of Bishops Meeting
November 10-14
Annual Council of Bishops Meeting at Lake Junaluska.
www.lakejunaluska.com/choirmusic
38
SEJ Heritage Preservation Workshop
November 15-17
This workshop will assist local church historians, pastors,
annual conference officers and other interested persons
with issues concerning management and preservation
of church records which have historic or administrative
value. For more information, contact Nancy Watkins at
nwatkins@lakejunaluska.com or 828-454-6781.
Experience the World of the Bible I: The
Good Shepherd
November 11-13
Learn the differences between true shepherds and hired
shepherds, and between sheep and goats -- and the implications of those differences on our relationship with the
Lord. To register, contact the Intentional Growth Center at
(800) 482-1442.
Experience the World of the Bible II:
Paul’s Letters and Their Communities
November 13-15
Paul’s letters address particular communities in the early
church and we can get a much better idea of Paul’s
teaching when we have a better picture of who he is
addressing. To register, contact the Intentional Growth
Center at (800) 482-1442.
Road Scholar
December 1-6
Choose from 3 Road Scholar Tracks:
1) Lessons and Carols of Christmas:
The Message in the Music.
2) Appalachian Christmas - Lee Knight.
3) Christmas Movies – Ben Pickard.
Register at www.roadscholar.org, program #20308.
Handel’s Messiah is now an annual event during Lake Junaluska’s Appalachian Christmas December 13-14, 2013.
Christmas at Lambuth
December 3-6
Christmas at Lambuth is a special seasonal program for
adult groups or individuals. Come experience a meaningful preparation for celebrating the Christ in Christmas.
Enjoy the beautifully decorated historic Lambuth Inn,
participate in inspirational courses, and seasonal songs.
To register, contact the Intentional Growth Center at
(800) 482-1442.
Lake Junaluska Appalachian Christmas
December 13-14
Experience the beauty of Lake Junaluska, while celebrating the true meaning of Christmas. Come to the mountains to enjoy a weekend of music, crafts, and more!
Performances by the Lake Junaluska Singers, an Appalachian Christmas craft show, and much more awaits. New
for 2013: Special 3 night packages with Biltmore tickets
at a phenomenal price! 3 night packages start at $208
per person based on two people in a room.
www.lakejunaluska.com/christmas
Ski Lake Junaluska:
New Year’s Celebration
December 30, 2013 - January 1, 2014
Youth are invited to welcome in the New Year with a time
of fun, fellowship, skiing, and worship.
www.lakejunaluska.com/youth
39
The Future
Begins Now!
Lake Junaluska
Centennial Magazine
Editor:
Stephanie Drum
Graphic Design:
John Patterson
Contributing Writers:
Lake Junaluska Executive Director Jack Ewing shares the new
campus master plan with Mollie Stewart, Director of Gulfside
Assembly, and Cheryl Walker of the General Board of Discipleship.
Stephanie Drum, Jack Ewing,
Jennifer Martin, Tita Parham, Klay S. Williams
L
Contributing Photographers:
ake Junaluska has a very bright future! With your
Beth Brown, Stephanie Drum, Ken Howle,
support we can assure that the next 100 years will be even
Ed Kelley, Cintia Listenbee, Marie Metcalf,
better than the first 100 years.
Tim Lindsey, Robert Ludlow
Keith Poveda, Lanecia A. Rouse
We ask that you
consider the following:
Special Thanks
Include us in your prayers.
SEJ Heritage Center, Nancy Watkins,
See God’s work at Lake Junaluska by visiting us.
Support Lake Junaluska and providing annual
financial support.
There are many ways to give. A donation to the Annual
Fund is an excellent way to honor or memorialize family
and friends, commemorate a birthday or anniversary
while supporting the mission of Lake Junaluska. A personalized letter will be sent to the honored individual/
family acknowledging your gift. Please contact the Lake
Junaluska Office of Development for more information
about giving opportunities at
Bill Lowry, Bill King
For editorial inquiries, contact:
communications@lakejunaluska.com.
©2013. All rights reserved. No portion of this
magazine may be reprinted without the express,
written consent of the publisher.
www.lakejunaluska.com
800.222.4930
developmentoffice@lakejunaluska.com.
Ways to Contribute:
Online gifts: www.lakejunaluska.com/donate
Mail:
Office of Development
Lake Junaluska Assembly, Inc.
PO Box 67
Lake Junaluska, NC 28745
828-454-6680
Phone:
40
A behind-the-scenes glimpse of the Lake Junaluska Singers as they prepare for each
concert with a prayer and word of encouragement from Melodie Galloway, Director.
Taylor Driskill, Ryan
Snider, and Renea
Marshall relax on the
dock near the Lake
Junaluska pool.
Grace Nickol, Sara DelBene,
Sydney Turner, Trent Turner,
and Luke Nickol enjoy
swimming at the Lake
Junaluska pool each summer.
Andy Lambert will inspire
youth this summer July 7-11
during his session of Lake
Junaluska Surge Youth Events.
Alicia and Cynthia Daniel from Duluth,
Georgia enjoy ice cream during the
2012 Music and Worship Arts Week
ice cream social.
ur
Jun
Lake
unaluska
Ethan Green and Rachel Summers sing a duet
during the Lake Junaluska 2012 Appalachian
Christmas concert.
Jack Ewing relaxes on the porch
of the Terrace Hotel with Rev. John
Ed Mathison of the Alabama West
Florida Conference and Bishop King
of the South Georgia Conference
during the 2012 Southeastern
Jurisdictional Conference.
Shane Bloemetjie,
a member of the
Lake Junaluska
Singers for three
years, frequently
performs solos
that brings the
audience in
Stuart to its feet.
Jennifer Davis of the WNC
Conference and James Friday of
the SC Conference
congratulate Bishop Ken Carter.
Bishop Jonathan
Holston moments
after his election,
is surrounded by
delegates from
the North Georgia
Conference.
– Photo courtesy of Robert Ludlow.

Lake Junaluska - Virginia United Methodist Conference

Transcription

Similar documents

The Bethea Welcome Center “CHECK

We pray that Confirmation will be an experience

Fitger`s Lake View Office

Captain Geech

Red Hill Lakefront Retreat - CaliforniaOutdoorProperties.com

51 North Ryan Flier

Just Listed

Presented by: