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Lake Junaluska Assembly is located three miles from Waynesville and built around a beautiful 250-acre lake. It was started in 1913 with a Missionary Conference attended by more than 4,000 people and now regularly schedules more than 60 major conferences annually which are attended by many thousands. The Assembly is the home of the International Prayer Fellowship, the World Methodist Council, The Foundation for Evangelism, the Methodist Heritage Center, and Andean Rural Health Care. The Terrace, a very modern hotel, is open year-round with accommodations for dining and meetings.
The Lake Junaluska Heritage Museum is located on the lower level of Harrell Center. This museum features books, photographs and other items related to the development of Methodism in the area. Hours of operation are Tuesday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Saturday by appointment. Located in the World Methodist Building on Lakeshore Drive is the World Methodism Museum. This museum tells the history of the Methodist Church from its founding by John Wesley to the present day. A research library is in the museum. The museum is open weekdays, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Lake Junaluska is home to many different outdoors activities. Children enjoy feeding the ducks. It also has become a poplular place for people to walk, run, and bike around. The Assembly maintains a three mile trail exclusively for people walking. |