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Lodging and Meals
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Beckwith
is the Camp and
Conference Center of the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast,
located on Weeks Bay in South Baldwin County, Alabama. A beautiful
bay-side retreat, Beckwith is set on 54 acres of tall pines and landscaped
open spaces. It is an ideal location for adult conferences and workshops,
family reunions, and youth retreats. Founded in 1933 and named for the
Rt. Rev. Charles Beckwith, fourth bishop of the Diocese of Alabama, the
center serves guests of all denominations, races, and national origins.
It is a great place to study, confer, pray, or relax in attractive and
secluded surroundings. Lodging and Meals: Southern Style Beckwith offers comfortable adult, hotel-style lodging, with individual climate control, in Hardman Lodge, Cumming Lodge and Chason Lodge for up to 60 guests. Each of the 16 rooms in Hardman Lodge and each of the 4 rooms in Chason Lodge are furnished with twin beds and a private bath; each of the 10 rooms in Cumming have a double and a single bed with a private bath. More rustic lodging is available in eight dormitories (14 beds each) with common baths and our Staff Cottage (2 bedrooms, 5 beds each.) We offer an ideal setting for your retreat by appointing our lodging rooms without everyday distractions like telephones and televisions. Telephones are available for your use in Alves Conference Center. Televisions are available for your meetings. Good ol’ Southern home cooking is the specialty in the Wilson Dining Hall, where meals are served family style. Though not fancy fare, our guests consistently rate our food as “Excellent” in post-conference surveys. Our friendly and courteous staff will help make your experience here a happy and productive one. There are six meeting rooms for 15 to 200 people. The Hardman Lodge meeting room comfortably seats 15 guests; the Staff cottage seats 20; the Cumming Lodge meeting room seats up to 30; the 2 meetings rooms in the Alves Center seats up to 80 in each room; and our Chapel/meeting room seats 200. Audio-visual and other equipment is available at no additional charge. Beckwith’s open green spaces also serve as wonderful meeting areas in pleasant weather. The Beckwith Challenge Course helps groups build teamwork, increase communication skills, and raise the level of group cooperation. The course is ideal for Boards of Directors, Schools Groups, Youth Groups, Management Teams or any group that desires to work together more effectively. Individuals are encouraged to participate only to the extent that they are comfortable. All activities are directly supervised by highly trained instructors. Located on beautiful Weeks Bay, Beckwith is an ideal natural environment for retreat. The estuary waters of Weeks Bay teem with wildlife. Over 100 different varieties of birds have been sighted here. Nature trails wind through the pine forest. Only 45 minutes from Mobile, Alabama, and less than an hour from Pensacola, Florida, Beckwith is far enough away to be “away,” yet close enough that valuable time is not wasted traveling.
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to top We can help! Whether you need audio-visual equipment in your conference room, a late-night bonfire, or an extra pillow in your room, our staff stands ready to assist you. Our guests deserve the very best! Enjoy a cool dip in the Junior Olympic size pool or basketball at the covered pavilion. Nearby is a large charcoal grill and picnic tables and nature trails. Volleyball, canoes and kayaks are all available to our guests at no charge. Golfers will enjoy the Quail Creek Golf Course just up the road. Weeks Bay Reserve, our 16th National Estuary, is located about 4 miles away. The Riviera Centre Outlet Mall in Foley, Alabama, 15 miles to the east, has 115 outlet stores for the avid shopper. Alabama’s most beautiful beaches are just 20 miles away at Gulf Shores. Mobile, Alabama is just 45 minutes away and home to beautiful Bellingrath Gardens, the U.S.S. Alabama battleship, traditional southern homes, and many other attractions. Pensacola, Florida, is 50 miles to the east and features the National Museum of Naval Aviation, and Naval Air Station--Pensacola.
Call Jo Masters,
Reservations Coordinator, (251) 928- 7844, (fax) 928-7811, or Beckwith
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