The civil rights movement as a model of social transformation

Logistics and Registration

Lodging and meals
Georgia Baptist Conference Center
8496 Lake Louise Road
Toccoa, GA 30577
706-886-3133
http://www.gabaptist.org/assem/gba.html

Located about 70 miles north of Atlanta, this conference center is nestled amid the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains on more than 900 acres, including a 200-acre lake with fishing docks, a sandy beach with lake swimming, rental canoes, nature trails, tennis and basketball courts, ping pong tables, an open field for soccer, football, and softball. Their facilities can accommodate up to 1,000 overnight guests and includes two hotels, a dormitorystyle lodge, two group cabins, lakeside campground, and ampitheater- style chapel. All buffet-style dining in the lake-view dining hall. A map will be included with your registration materials along with information about transportation from the airport. Please write your special needs and concerns on the registration form.

Registration fees
Registration fees are the same for adults, youth, and children (age 6 and older) to help to cover costs for speakers, youth, and children’s program leaders and other costs for the gathering.
  Before May 1—$70.00
  After May 1—$80.00
  Children 2 and under—free (please bring crib)

Download: Brochure and Registration Form (146k PDF)

Meals
Meals are cafeteria style and are non-negotiable for those staying at the conference center. The cost is $41.00 for six meals. For vegetarians there is a salad bar and vegetable options for most meals.
Lodging options for the two nights are:
   Single room—$102.00
   Double room (Two double beds and sofa bed)—$56.00 per
person plus $15.00 extra per child (3–12 years old)
  Camping site—$32.00

Registration

1. Download: Brochure and Registration Form (146k PDF)
2. Fill out registration form.
3. Mail registration form and payment to:

Leo Hartshorn
Minister of Peace and Justice, Mennonite Mission Network
202 South Ann Street
Lancaster, PA 17602

Scholarships
Scholarships of up to $100 are available to help you and your family attend the peace gathering. Please check first with your congregation and conference for funding help. To apply, send information about your work for peace, your reasons for coming, your total family expenses for this gathering, other aid you’ve pursued, and request for a specific dollar amount. Requests are due in to Leo Hartshorn, Minister of Peace and Justice, by May 2, 2003. You will be notified by May 16 concerning how much you have received in scholarship funds. Scholarships are made possible through your donations. For those who may not attend the gathering, please consider sending a donation to make it possible for others to attend.

Variety show
Please bring music, skits, jokes, etc. to share during our Wednesday evening sharing time. Stories and songs related to peace and justice are especially appropriate.

Atlanta 2003
Plan to stay for the Atlanta 2003 Mennonite Church USA assembly and participate in these peace and justice-related happenings:
  Peace and Justice Support Network exhibit
  Peace and Justice Support Network evening event
  Peace and Justice Support Network seminar

Gathering planned by
Peace and Justice Support Network Leo Hartshorn, Minister of Peace and Justice, Mennonite Mission Network, Dick Davis, pastor of Peace Mennonite Church, Dallas, Texas, and Yvonne Diaz Keeler, Director of MCC Great Lakes.
For information registering for Atlanta 2003, contact: Mennonite Church USA, Executive Board, Office of Convention Planning, P.O. Box 1245, Elkhart, IN 46515-1245, 574-294-7523, .