- Bonclarken
Bonclarken is a conference center located in Flat Rock, North Carolina (between
Asheville, North Carolina andGreenville, South Carolina ) operated by theAssociate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARP). It is used as aconference center by the ARP church, and is used to accommodate guests of 500 people during the summer and 400 people during the winter. Bonclarken has two fully equipped kitchens and conference centers that can hold up to 1200 people in their meeting centers.Purchased in 1921 by the ARP, Bonclarken is used for
Christian education , and hostsactivities foryouth andadults alike. There is also achapel on the campus forworship service s whenever groups or churches have special services there. The chapel is also where the ARP Church conducts most of its annualGeneral Synod business.Meaning of Name
After the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church purchased the property from Dr. Arthur Guerard in 1921, a contest was held among members of the Church to find a suitable name for what was to become the denomination's retreat center. Mrs. Sallie Miller Brice ofChester, South Carolina offered the following:“I submit a name for our Assembly Grounds. It is Bon-clar-ken, and it has this meaning, Bon from the Latin, Bonus – ‘good’, clar from the Latin clarus – ‘clear’, ken from the Scotch – ‘vision’. Bon-clar-ken – Good-clear-vision.” [http://www.bonclarken.com/aboutus.html]
References
*Murdock, P.B. (1975). "Bonclarken: A story of faith, hope, and tenacity." Greenville, South Carolina: Woman's Synodical Union - Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church.
External links
* [http://www.bonclarken.com/ Official website]
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