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about 100 overnight guests, and could serve a banquet for 300 and an auditorium that would hold 1,000.
Tragedy struck in September 1947, when a tidal wave ravaged the Gulf Coast and the Assembly grounds.
It was painstakingly rebuilt only to be battered in 1965 and 1969 by Hurricanes Betsy and Camille which destroyed 26 buildings.
More than 15 years have passed since Camille, but reconstruction has been slow.
Integration of conferences, and desegregation of church-wide retreat centers, diverted local black churches' attention from Gulfside's pressing needs.
The present Executive Director is Dr. Warren G. Booker, who is working hard to add programs and extend the usefulness and influence of this center, as it serves the United Methodist Church.
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