Venue Description
All of our meeting spaces are equipped with tables and chairs, flip charts, a TV/DVD player, and a hospitality kitchen with sink, full-size refrigerator, multi-burner coffee maker, and counter space. We supply coffee, black and herbal teas, and acoutrements. Our meeting rooms are available to groups also using our accommodations free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservation of meeting spaces is required. Johnson Hall is named after the fifth Bishop of Western North Carolina, Robert H. Johnson, and was dedicated in 2004. Two separate floors are available, each with one large meeting area. Both floors are accessible for wheelchairs and vehicles. There is plenty of parking a short distance from the hall. Crab Orchard Hall was built in the early 1900's as the classroom building for the missionaries staying in the Mission House. It also housed Holy Cross Church until the new stone church was built in 1925. The classroom portion then became a storage building, a hay barn, a chicken house, and a day school until 1998, when it was renovated for use as a meeting space. Crab Orchard Hall consists of two rooms. One room houses our library and can be used for small break out sessions; the other room is a large open space that can accommodate up to 80 people, theatre style. We have plenty of folding tables and 80 folding chairs. Oh, the Apple Barn. The lingering scent of hay and raw wood and the memory of many thousands of happy feet dancing make this a very special place. We treat the Apple Barn a bit differently as a meeting space, as it is also a venue for dances, weddings, and other events. Originally a dairy barn (and not, as the name suggests, an apple storage!), the Apple Barn is fire-rated for 271 participants, with seating capacity for about 120 at tables. It is equipped with round and rectangular tables and chairs, A/V and sound equipment, restrooms, and hospitality kitchen.
