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2020 Housing Brochure
Welcome to the
Feast of Tabernacles
2020 Festival Housing Guide
It seems like just yesterday we were all gathered that desire to work with the Church by providing a
together as God’s family for the Feast of Tabernacles. discounted rate for attendees.
And yet here we are on the cusp of Feast planning As you make your housing arrangements, please
for 2020. No doubt we have been talking with our remember these important reminders:
families and friends about where we would like to go 1. In general, please do not attempt to make
for this year’s Feast of Tabernacles. It may seem early, reservations prior to the opening day and time
but before we know it, we will all be gathered at sites for reservations, which is Monday, May 4, at
around the world to keep the Feast of Tabernacles! 10 a.m. in the time zone of the site you are
We plan and save our second tithe to go to “the place attending. The establishments have been
where the Lord your God chooses to put His name” asked to not accept reservations prior to the
(Deuteronomy 14:24). We are excited and eager to make agreed-upon time.
arrangements for accommodations for our family. Since 2. Those with disabilities, health problems or other
we spend so much time in our housing at the Feast, this special needs that require specific types of
part of our Feast planning is extremely important to us! facilities may make early housing reservations
As you and your family make your plans and prepare beginning Sunday, April 26. (Check with your
to select and reserve housing for 2020, we recommend local Feast adviser for guidelines.) Some sites
you review all available housing at the site you will may require a password in order to make early
be attending. To assist you in this endeavor, we have reservations.
included websites for the housing establishments listed 3. When making your reservations, identify
in this brochure. Please check out those websites, as yourself as a member of the “Church of God,
they will allow you to preview the facilities secured by a Worldwide Association.” In some cases
the Church and the amenities offered at each. This will the housing locations will use the acronym
greatly assist you in avoiding unpleasant surprises such “COGWA.” Be sure to give your arrival and
as extra charges and incidental costs. departure dates, be prepared to give a deposit,
We again want to remind you of the benefits the and be sure to ask for a confirmation number.
Church experiences when our members use the 4. Please take notice of the maximum number of
housing establishments that are listed in the COGWA occupants allowed in a room, and do not exceed
Festival housing brochure. By doing so, it enables us that number. Reserving a room for four people
to secure fair prices with the housing establishments and then putting six to seven people in the
and is central in our ability to secure quality meeting room is not allowed. It causes extra work for the
space at sites where we meet in a hotel or resort housekeeping staff and violates the agreements
property. We also realize that you may have specific we have made.
needs or desires that are not available among the listed 5. PLEASE make only one housing reservation at
housing options. In such cases, you may be able to one Feast site. Making duplicate reservations
secure what you are looking for by doing your own blocks housing from others looking for housing.
Internet search. For example, you may have multiple If your plans to attend that site change, be sure
generations of your family all desiring to share one to cancel your housing reservations as soon as
large condominium unit or perhaps a house. Please feel possible to free up housing.
free to do your own search and book what you would Jon Pinelli
like. The housing options we have listed are properties Festival Planning Team
Page 2 Feast of Tabernacles 2020Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What if I have a large family and need a larger Q. What about “extra fees” that appear on my bill in
facility, such as a house, to have enough space. addition to the basic room charge?
Can I rent “outside” our housing list?
A. Some facilities have extra charges for things
A. If there is no satisfactory housing on our housing such as “resort fee,” or “fee for Internet service in
list, you are certainly free to rent something else. sleeping rooms” (in some facilities, the Internet is
Most of the large, home-type facilities are “one of a free only in the public areas). Most of these should
kind,” and it would cause more potential problems be listed in the housing brochure, but it is good
than it would solve for us to list a large number of to ask about any extra fees that the facility charges
one-of-a-kind facilities. And once such a facility when making your room reservation. When in
was reserved, it would be a waste of time for any doubt, ask, so you aren’t surprised when you
other members who tried to reserve the facility. check out.
Q. What if I’m torn between two different housing Q. I have found an establishment that I feel would
properties (maybe even at two different sites). be a great fit for our housing block. How do I go
What is wrong with reserving them both until about giving this input to the right person?
I decide and then releasing the one I decide
not to use? A. At times, members may find a facility that we
may have overlooked or that may be under new
A. This situation probably happens more often than management. There are a couple of ways you can
most would think. It causes difficulties on more give input in this area. First, since we may already
than one level. First, it removes a room from the have our room blocks set for this year, you can
available block that may eventually go unused if write in your suggestion on your copy of the
you cancel just before the Feast. Second, it may Housing Survey, which is passed out at each site.
cause a facility to assume it is full and turn down The Festival coordinator for that site will see it
possible bookings only to later have one or several and can follow up on it. Second, you can email the
cancellations by people who had double-booked suggestion to the Festival coordinator for that site
rooms. This causes us problems when we go to or to a member of the Festival Planning Team. But
book blocks of rooms for the following year. either way, please do not try to negotiate with the
establishment on behalf of the Church.
Q. My extended family is all attending the same site,
yet we find we are paying different tax rates on Q. I have several ideas on areas that I feel would
our rooms. Why is that? It seems confusing! make wonderful Feast sites. How do I go about
giving input on possible locations?
A. Some Feast sites have facilities in different
communities, each with different lodging tax A. We are always keeping our eyes open for possible
rates. Some facilities have a “county tax,” while Feast sites. Our main criteria for site selection is
others have a “county tax” and a “city lodging tax.” desirable locations within a reasonable distance
Generally, the difference isn’t that great, but it may of the majority of our people in a region. We will
be 4 to 5 percent different. occasionally have a specialty site on a one-time or a
feast.cogwa.org Page 3periodic basis, but due to manpower and expense, we Q. What do I do if I check into a facility selected from
mostly focus on regional sites across the United States the housing guide and, after checking in, I find
and regional sites in the international areas as well. the conditions to be totally unacceptable?
The Festival Planning Team is always open to
suggestions for possible future sites and welcomes A. While this situation seldom happens, it is a
input from interested members. If you know of possibility. Before you actually occupy the room,
a specific facility in a particular area, feel free to go back to the management and tell them the
mention it in an email to a member of the Festival conditions are totally unacceptable and ask for
Planning Team. But please do not contact the either another room that is acceptable or for a
facility directly or discuss possible terms with the refund. Most facilities will work with you. In the
facility, as if you are representing the Church. Doing event that you still have a situation, feel free to
so can cause confusion. Send in your ideas, and we contact the Festival coordinator for the site or, if
will look at and consider them in light of current you know his name, the housing officer. Either of
needs, contracts and other relative conditions. them will be able to help you with the situation.
KEY DATES FOR 2020
FEAST OF TABERNACLES
April 12-26, 2020 July 6, 2020
Online registration Activity information posted to website
April 26, 2020 Oct. 3-9, 2020
Early housing reservations begin Feast of Tabernacles
(check with your local Festival adviser
for guidelines) Oct. 10, 2020
Last Great Day
May 4, 2020
General housing reservations begin
Registration begins April 12
feast.cogwa.org
Page 4 Feast of Tabernacles 2020Kerrville,
Texas
The Feast of Tabernacles in Kerrville, Texas, will be held at the Inn of the Hills Hotel and
Conference Center. We used this same facility last year. The property is well-maintained,
and once again, the property’s famous breakfast buffet will be included in the price of
the rooms.
The city of Kerrville is located 58 miles northwest of San Antonio and 85 miles west
of Austin in the Texas Hill Country. It is named after James Kerr, who was a major in the
Texas Revolution and a friend of the settler-founder Joshua Brown, who settled in the area
to start a shingle-making camp.
Kerrville is known for its parks that are located along the Guadalupe River and for
nearby hunting ranches and Schreiner University. It is also the home of the Museum of
Western Art, which features paintings and sculptures of living artists of the American West
who follow in the tradition of Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell.
For those who wish to tour, Fredericksburg, a small town famous for its German
heritage, wineries and the National Museum of the Pacific War, is just 24 miles northeast
of Kerrville.
Average temperatures in October in Kerrville are 79 degrees Fahrenheit during the day
and 54 degrees at night.
Kerrville is a great location for the Feast of Tabernacles. Expected attendance is about
350. If you come, I’m sure you’ll receive a warm Texas welcome.
Fragrance-controlled room available: Yes.
Tax rate for accommodations: 13 percent.
Closest airport: San Antonio (SAT), 66 miles.
David Treybig
feast.cogwa.org Page 5These properties are all good values, but additional housing, Roddy Tree Ranch
including condominiums and homes, may be available in the 830-367-2871
area. If you would prefer to use a property not on this list to 800-309-9868
better accommodate your family or group, feel free to do so. 830-367-2872 fax
roddytree.com
Inn of the Hills Hotel & Conference Center 820 TX-39
830-895-5000 Ingram, TX 78025
800-292-5690
innofthehills.com $90 1-bedroom cottage, 1-2 people
1001 Junction Highway $108-$180 2-bedroom cottage, 2-6 people
$156-$360 3-bedroom cottage, 6-10 people
Kerrville, TX 78028
$20 extra person
$110 1-4 people 20% off online prices
free children 17 and under Note: Rates available three nights before and after the Feast.
The cost of half the reservation is required as a deposit within
Note: All reservations must be made on or before July 31, 10 days of reservation. Deposit refunded in full if canceled
2020. Rates available three nights before and after the Feast. 30 days before check-in. When calling to make reservations,
One night’s room deposit is required within 10 days of mention you’re with the Church of God. Applicable taxes: 13%.
reservation. Deposit refunded in full if canceled two days
before check-in. Applicable taxes: 13%. Amenities: Shopping nearby, laundry facilities, waterfront,
outdoor pool, king or queen beds, air-conditioning, full
Amenities: Restaurant on premises or adjacent, shopping kitchen, barbecue grills, free Wi-Fi, no maid service.
nearby, equipped for handicapped, outdoor pool, king or
Distance from meeting hall: 7 miles
queen beds, air-conditioning, suites, microwave, refrigerator,
free Wi-Fi, hot buffet breakfast included.
Super 8 by Wyndham
830-896-1511
Distance from meeting hall: on-site
877-361-2508
wyndhamhotels.com/super-8
Motel 6 Kerrville
2127 Sidney Baker St.
830-257-1500
Kerrville, TX 78028
800-466-8356
motel6.com/en/motels.tx.kerrville.4017.html
$76 1 king bed, 1-2 people
1810 Sidney Baker St.
$81 2 queen beds, 1-2 people
Kerrville, TX 78028
$81 2 queen beds, 3 people
$86 2 queen beds, 4 people
$350/week + $50/day 1 bed, 1-2 people
free children 17 and under
$350/week + $50/day 2 beds, 1-2 people
free children 17 and under
Note: All reservations must be made on or before July 31,
2020. Rates available three nights before and after the
Note: All reservations must be made on or before July 31, 2020.
Feast. One night’s room deposit is required within 10 days
One night’s room deposit is required within 10 days of
of reservation. Deposit refunded in full if canceled two
reservation. Deposit refunded in full if canceled two days before
days before check-in. For reservations, call 830-896-1511.
check-in. Extended rate will be $50 plus tax per day. No breakfast,
Applicable taxes: 13%.
but coffee is available in the lobby. Applicable taxes: 13%.
Amenities: Shopping nearby, laundry facilities, equipped for
Amenities: Laundry facilities, equipped for handicapped, pets
handicapped, pets allowed, outdoor pool, king or queen
allowed, outdoor pool, king or full beds, air-conditioning, beds, air-conditioning, microwave, refrigerator, free Wi-Fi,
microwave, refrigerator, free Wi-Fi. continental breakfast included.
Distance from meeting hall: 3.3 miles Distance from meeting hall: 5.5 miles
Page 6 Feast of Tabernacles 2020International Feast Sites
Africa Caribbean
Mugina, Burundi Dover, Christ Church, Barbados
Man, Côte d’Ivoire St. George’s, Grenada
Douala, Cameroon Lethem, Guyana
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Runaway Bay, Jamaica
of the Congo
Elmina, Ghana
Kenya
Europe &
Salima, Malawi
Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius
Middle East
Benin City, Nigeria Torquay, Devon, England
Giti, Rwanda Montagnac, France
Uvongo, South Africa Loutraki, Greece
Kpalimé, Togo Jordan
Mapoko, Zambia
Gweru, Zimbabwe
Latin America
Asia/Pacific Sierra de la Ventana, Argentina
Mooloolaba, Australia Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Sigatoka, Fiji Lican Ray, Chile
Kolkata, India El Rodadero, Santa Marta, Colombia
Taupo, New Zealand Antigua, Guatemala
Negombo, Sri Lanka San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Philippines Huanchaco, Peru
Note: Not all locations in this list are final. Please check feast.cogwa.org for up-to-date information on international sites.
Online Registration
April 12-26
feast.cogwa.org
© 2020 Church of God, a Worldwide Association, Inc. Ministerial Services operation manager: Doug Horchak All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken
from the New King James Version (© 1982 by Thomas Nelson,
Ministerial Board of Directors: David Baker, Arnold Festival Planning Team: Jon Pinelli, Mark Winner
Inc.). Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Hampton, Joel Meeker (chairman), Larry Salyer, Richard Managing editor: David Hicks
Thompson, Leon Walker and Lyle Welty
Copy editors: Becky Bennett, Emily Everman
President: Jim Franks
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