Epworth Assembly
In 1894, the Epworth League Training Assembly acquired land on the Lake Michigan beachfront in Ludington, Michigan for "scientific, intellectual, and religious studies" and immediately constructed a frame hotel. Epworth Heights was originally affiliated with the Methodist Church. Now Epworth Heights is a summer colony featuring 225 cottages, 250 acres, seven tennis courts, a nine-hole golf course, and a peak summer population of about 2,000. Part of the original Epworth Grand Hotel is now a museum.
Epworth Church Association
1161 N. Lakeshore Dr.
Ludington, MI 49431
Phone: 231.845.7898
Fax: 231.845.1084
Email: epworthchurch1894@yahoo.com
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The Chautauqua communities below are members of the Chautauqua Network.
- Bay View Association
Petoskey, Michigan - Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua, New York - Chautauqua-Wawasee
Syracuse, Indiana - Colorado Chautauqua
Boulder, Colorado - Epworth Assembly
Ludington, Michigan - Florida Chautauqua
DeFuniak Springs, Florida - Lakeside Chautauqua
Lakeside, Ohio - Monteagle Assembly
Monteagle, Tennessee - Muskoka Chautauqua
Port Carling, Ontario - New Piasa Chautauqua
Elsah, Illinois - Ocean Grove Association
Ocean Grove, New Jersey - Ocean Park
Ocean Park, Maine - Pennsylvania Chautauqua
Mt. Gretna, Pennsylvania - Waxahatchie Chautauqua
Waxahatchie, Texas
