The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church began holding a summer Bible conference in Gastonia, North Carolina in 1915.
The conference was very popular and well attended.
However, in 1920, the conference planners learned the facility hosting the conference was to be sold.
Efforts to buy the facility were unsuccessful, so a new meeting location was needed.
 
Looking for a location with cooler summer temperatures, the mountains of western North Carolina were selected to begin the search.
God's providence led a realtor in Hendersonville to suggest a particular location: a beautiful sixty-three-acre estate, containing a massive home and the Heidelberg Gardens, for sale in Flat Rock.
The location was perfect for the conference and was purchased on August 31, 1921.
The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church began holding a summer Bible conference in Gastonia, North Carolina in 1915. The conference was very popular and well attended. However, in 1920, the conference planners learned the facility hosting the conference was to be sold. Efforts to buy the facility were unsuccessful, so a new meeting location was needed.  
Looking for a location with cooler summer temperatures, the mountains of western North Carolina were selected to begin the search. God's providence led a realtor in Hendersonville to suggest a particular location: a beautiful sixty-three-acre estate, containing a massive home and the Heidelberg Gardens, for sale in Flat Rock. The location was perfect for the conference and was purchased on August 31, 1921.
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