GROUNDS 20 acres, with walking paths in the woods adjoining a 200-acre wildlife preserve with a two-mile nature trail through the woods, leading down through the wetlands to Barnegat Bay, encompassing several ecosystems swimming pool (in season) large athletic fields play structure and swings barbecue grills campfire rings indoor and outdoor facilities for every season

MEETING AND DINING

Lodge: The center of activity is the Lodge. The Welcome Center is at the west end of the Lodge. We have information on the local area and its many attractions, as well as a Bookstore with music, clothing and remembrances. Connecting with the Welcome Center is the Heritage Room. There you’ll find a small museum space, archives and library covering significant events in the lives of Thomas Potter and John Murray, and the history of Universalism. The history of Murray Grove itself is displayed in text and pictures on the walls of the Dining Room. (For more on the history, look under Heritage.)

Fireside Room, for meeting, gathering, relaxing: filled with sofas large brick fireplace full capacity 30 - 35, living room style Dining Room, for dining and meeting: meeting capacity 50 for meals, seats up to 60 Large Kitchen Prepare your own meals Arrange meals with a local caterer Order out from local restaurants

Screen House: for outdoor meeting and dining three seasons of the year, located conveniently next to the pool, outdoor grills, picnic tables, play structure, basketball hoop, volleyball net and the Parker bunkhouse.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Weakley House: eleven attractively decorated bedrooms for two, totaling 22 comfortable twin beds; one queen large men's and women's rooms with 3 showers in each common room with lounging chairs and a sofa small library hall refrigerator

Friedrich House:

• more basic two- or three-bed rooms, capacity 28
• men's and women's rooms with one shower in each
• common room with sofas and chairs

WORSHIP

Next door in the Good Luck Cemetery is the Potter Memorial Chapel, with Thomas Potter's grave alongside. This is a reconstruction, in 1841, of the original meetinghouse built by Thomas Potter in the mid-eighteenth century. It is available for worship services, with advance arrangement. In the northeastern corner of the property is the Universalist National Cemetery.