Editing Lake Junaluska, North Carolina (section)

===Conference and Retreat Center===

Lake Junaluska Assembly Inc. received financial support from the United Methodist Church for nearly 100 years, but that support ended and the Assembly became more of a business.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://smokymountainnews.com/archives/item/21137-transformation-continues-at-lake-junaluska|title=Transformation continues at Lake Junaluska|last=Vaillancourt|first=Cory|work=[[Smoky Mountain News]]|date=2017-11-08|accessdate=2021-06-20}}</ref> The Lake Junaluska Assembly Board of Directors, in addition to acting as the "de facto government", owns the Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center, the lake and the dam, and recreational facilities. The board voted in March 2013 to ask for [[Waynesville, North Carolina|Waynesville]] to [[Municipal annexation|annex]] the community.<ref name="100 years">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/113379086/|via=newspapers.com|title=Here's to 100 more years for Lake Junaluska|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|date=2013-07-08|page=A7}}</ref>

The Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center hosts events for the United Methodist Church, [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]], [[The Salvation Army]], Church of the Brethren, and other organizations. Several musical events are hosted in Stuart Auditorium, including [[Folkmoot USA]] programs and Appalachian [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]] concerts. The Smoky Mountain Folk Festival is held here. The facilities are intended to be used for the renewal of "body, mind and spirit".

The Terrace  Hotel and the Lambuth Inn, the community's primary accommodations, were extensively renovated in 2015 and 2018.<ref>Report of the Lake Junaluska Assembly Inc to the Southeastern Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church 2018</ref> The Corneille Bryan Native Garden contains  many plants once abundant in the region but now rare.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourstate.com/corneille-bryan-native-garden/|title=Natural Haven|work=ourstate.com|access-date=2023-08-05}}</ref>
[[Image:Memorial Chapel, Lake Junaluska, NC.jpg|thumb|left|Memorial Chapel]]

The Conference and Retreat Center is governed by an active, diverse 32-member Board of Trustees. Some 68% of the Board members are property owners in the Lake Junaluska community. The board provides strategic direction, and budget approval for the Conference and Retreat Center, the Lake Junaluska Public Works, residential fees, and utility (water and sewer) rates. The Executive Director, who has day-to-day management responsibility, reports to the board of Trustees. The board approves changes to the rules and regulations of the community.<ref name="2015Report">Report of the Lake Junaluska Assembly Inc to the Southeastern Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church 2015</ref>

The amenities of Lake Junaluska include lodging, meeting facilities, dining (food service), trails, gardens, meditation areas, golf, and other recreation opportunities. The maintenance of the public areas around the lake and the dam, which is inspected annually, are funded primarily through charitable giving and proceeds from lodging guests. There is periodic removal of sediment that has been carried into the lake from Richland Creek. All property within the boundaries of the Assembly, approximately {{convert|5.8|sqmi}}, has deed covenant restrictions that give the Board of Trustees the right to enforce regulations and the first right of refusal on all property sales.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lakejunaluskacommunity.org/apw-services|title = APW Services &#124; Lake Junaluska Assembly Public Works}}</ref>

Work began in 2022 on a $2.5 million renovation of the former [[World Methodist Council]] headquarters, which Lake Junaluska purchased for $1.25 million along with an adjacent building in 2021. The former headquarters was named the Warren Center for Mike and Anne Warren, who gave $625,000 toward the purchase and $1.1 million for the renovation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.themountaineer.com/news/making-the-grade-lake-junaluska-continues-multi-million-dollar-upgrades-with-new-event-venue/article_ecc2a510-8026-11ed-b479-5f2161f80fa5.html|title=Making the grade: Lake Junaluska continues multi-million dollar upgrades with new event venue|last=Johnson|first=Becky|work=The Mountaineer|date=22 December 2022}}</ref> In June 2024 the first event was held in the building that will be used for weddings and community events.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.themountaineer.com/news/chamber-bids-its-president-a-fond-farewell/article_ec0e6a4c-3479-11ef-8362-cb6ae2911b1a.html|title=Chamber bids its president a fond farewell|last=Hyatt|first=Vicky|work=The Mountaineer|date=28 June 2024}}</ref>