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YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly was established in 1906 as a Christian conference and training center by Dr. Willis D. Weatherford, Sr. Blue Ridge hosted its first conference in the summer of 1912 following the completion of Robert E. Lee Hall. Dr. Weatherford, a YMCA student secretary, related to more than 20 colleges and universities throughout the South and was responsible for providing opportunities for Christian leadership training. From its inception, the Assembly has sought to provide an experience for its staff which will have a lasting impact upon the development of their own styles of living and life values. Dr. Weatherford enunciated the basic principles by which the Assembly still conducts its programs and relates to its staff members:

There is a dignity in all human labor. Anything ministering to human need is a God-given responsibility.
The study of religion must be intellectually respectable.
Religion is indispensable in building life values.
All people are created in the image of God and worthy of love and respect.
In the beauty of Blue Ridge's natural setting, guests and staff should spend time in reflection/introspection through quiet time, prayer, Bible study or meditation.

YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly
84 Blue Ridge Circle
Black Mountain, North Carolina 28711
www.blueridgeassembly.org
828.669.8422