Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF LAKE JUNALUSKA IS TO BE A PLACE OF CHRISTIAN HOSPITALITY WHERE LIVES ARE TRANSFORMED THROUGH THE RENEWAL OF SOUL, MIND, AND BODY.
LAKE JUNALUSKA ASSEMBLY, INC. IS AN AGENCY OF THE SOUTHEASTERN JURISDICTIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. LAKE JUNALUSKA ASSEMBLY, INC. UNDERSTANDS ITS MISSION TO BE A COMMUNITY OF CHRISTIAN HOSPITALITY, BEAUTY, AND MINISTRY, HELPING ALL PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE GOD AND GROW AS DISCIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WORLD.
LAKE JUNALUSKA'S COMMITMENT TO TRANSFORMATION MANIFESTED IN 2019 WITH MORE GUESTS VISITING AND IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE GROUNDS. 1. LIVING INTO OUR MISSIONMORE PEOPLE VISITED LAKE JUNALUSKA IN 2019. OVERALL VISITATION GREW BY OVER 15 PERCENT, INCLUDING MORE LEISURE GUESTS, GROUP GUESTS, PROGRAM AND SUMMER ACTIVITY PARTICIPANTS. EVERYDAY PEOPLE ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY LAKE JUNALUSKA AS WE LIVE INTO OUR MISSION OF BEING A PLACE OF CHRISTIAN HOSPITALITY AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR TRANSFORMATION THROUGH RENEWAL OF SOUL, MIND AND BODY.2. AWARD WINNING HOSPITALITY EXCELLENCETHE WORLD'S LARGEST TRAVEL WEBSITE, TRIPADVISOR, HONORED LAKE JUNALUSKA CONFERENCE AND RETREAT CENTER AS WELL AS THE TERRACE AND LAMBUTH INN WITH 2019 CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS. A MARK OF SUPERIOR HOSPITALITY, THE CERTIFICATES ARE BESTOWED UPON BUSINESSES THAT CONSISTENTLY RECEIVE EXCELLENT REVIEWS FROM THEIR GUESTS.3. TRANSFORMING YOUTH MINISTRYAS PART OF A $1.5 MILLION YOUTH MINISTRY REVITALIZATION INITIATIVE PROVIDED BY GENEROUS DONOR SUPPORT, SHACKFORD HALL AUDITORIUM RECEIVED NEW AUDIO VIDEO EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE YOUTH WORSHIP EXPERIENCES. AS YOUTH ARRIVED, THEY WALKED INTO A NEWLY UPDATED SHACKFORD HALL COMPLETE WITH RECONSTRUCTED FRONT AND SIDE PORCHES. THE YOUTH DINING HALL ALSO RECEIVED MANY FACILITY UPGRADES WITH MORE PLANNED FOR 2020.4. SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS IMPROVEMENTSLAKE JUNALUSKA PUBLIC WORKS CONTINUED A MULTI-YEAR INVESTMENT INTO REPLACING WATER LINES AND REDUCING WATER LOSS. SECTIONS OF NORTH LAKESHORE DRIVE WERE REPAVED ALONG WITH NEW SIDEWALKS AND A PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK. THESE IMPROVEMENTS BENEFITED NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALL WHO VISITED LAKE JUNALUSKA. 5. WELCOMING THE FIRST EVER "GREAT GATHERING"OUTDOOR MINISTRIES CONNECTION HOSTED ITS FIRST GREAT GATHERING AT LAKE JUNALUSKA IN NOVEMBER. THE EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE WHO REPRESENTED 11 DENOMINATIONS AND 335 CAMP AND RETREAT CENTERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.6. HONORING OUR SACRED SPACES A NEW GATEWAY TO THE BIBLICAL GARDEN AT THE BETHEA WELCOME CENTER AND A SEATING AREA AT THE PRAYER LABYRINTH WERE ADDED TO HELP DEFINE AND ENHANCE THESE SACRED SPACES. RENOVATION OF THE STUART CIRCLE SPRING AREA WAS ALSO COMPLETED THIS YEAR, CREATING A PEACEFUL SPOT FOR PRAYER AND MEDITATION.7. CELEBRATING THE GOLF COURSE CENTENNIALTHE LAKE JUNALUSKA GOLF COURSE CELEBRATED 100 YEARS WITH TOURNAMENTS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, HISTORIC PHOTOS AND FUN. THE GOLF COURSE ALSO ESTABLISHED A PGA JR. LEAGUE TEAM TO ENCOURAGE MORE YOUTH TO LEARN TO PLAY GOLF. IN ADDITION, IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED REPLACING TWO BRIDGES AND RESEEDING THE ENTIRE COURSE. 8. INVESTING IN PRESERVATIONOVER $900,000 WAS INVESTED INTO THE PRESERVATION OF FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE GROUNDS. THESE IMPROVEMENTS RANGED FROM NEW PAINT ON THE HARRELL CENTER AND SHACKFORD HALL TO NEW ROOFS ON THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND HARRELL CENTER. MANY OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH CHARITABLE GIVING AND MODEL GREAT STEWARDSHIP OF THE PRESERVATION OF THIS SPECIAL PLACE. 9. NURTURING GOD'S CREATIONTHE LAKE JUNALUSKA GREENHOUSE IS A PLACE OF CULTIVATION AND NOURISHMENT, MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR MORE THAN 8,000 PLANTS TO BEAUTIFY THE GROUNDS EACH YEAR. THANKS TO A GENEROUS CHARITABLE DONATION, THE GREENHOUSE RECEIVED NEW PLASTIC, A NEW WATER HEATER, AN IMPROVED AIRFLOW SYSTEM, STRENGTHENED SUPPORT BEAMS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT UPDATES.10. RENEWING RECREATIONRECREATION IS A CORE EXPERIENCE OF ANY VISIT TO LAKE JUNALUSKA. IMPROVEMENTS TO RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WERE MADE THROUGHOUT THE GROUNDS INCLUDING RESURFACING OF THE TENNIS COURTS (COMPLETE WITH PICKLEBALL LINES), A NEW CORNHOLE AREA, A GAGA BALL PIT, 9 SQUARE IN THE AIR, RENOVATION OF SECTIONS OF THE WALKING TRAIL AND REFURBISHMENT OF THE ACTIVITY FIELD AT THE NANCI WELDON GYM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Ken Howle | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 60 | $121,545 |
| Robert L Huckaby Jr | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 60 | $58,365 |
| Mike Warren | BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Taft | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Arch Stokes | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Melvin Spain | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sally Gray Smith | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Rev Dr Connie Shelton | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Scott | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Rev Mickey Rainwater | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Musgrave | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Rev Dr Timothy Mcclendon | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Lipp | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bishop Paul Leeland | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Leigh Kammerer | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Frances Jones | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Ken Jenkins | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Hunter | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bishop Jonathan Holston | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Rev Stephanie Hand | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Rev Karen Greenwaldt | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Grace Gaines Gattis | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Allen Conforti | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Church | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Rev Gina Campbell | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Snookie Brown | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bernie Brown | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Bradley | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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