The Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida, will host the United Church of God’s Feast of Tabernacles for 2016. This Emerald Coast landmark resort provides comfortable lodging overlooking clear blue waters and sugar-sand beaches that offer a tropical and millennial setting for a memorable family Feast. Have your cameras ready to capture spectacular sunsets that will provide inspiring mementos of your 2016 Feast experience. Highlight God’s marvelous creation today and humanity’s glorious future tomorrow.

Physical amenities: Edgewater’s three high-rise towers provide spacious condominiums with spectacular views of the world-famous Emerald Coastline. Additionally, a sugar-sand beach separates the ocean from a unique lagoon pool area where landscaped islands and flowing waterfalls wind their way through the 11,500 square foot, free-form pool surrounded by 45,000 square foot of deck space, whirlpools and reflecting ponds.

Edgewater‘s 110-acre gated community offers many amenities, including 11 swimming pools, 12 tennis courts (six are lighted), 11 shuffleboard courts, four hot tubs, a tanning salon, gift shop, game arcade and full-service restaurant. A complimentary tram service transports members from the oceanfront towers to the convention center on the north side. A 10-foot-wide walkway over the bridge allows brethren to walk to services.

The large convention center is surrounded by a nine-hole executive golf course, golf villas, a clubhouse and a pro shop. A health club offers exercise equipment, an aerobics salon and a massage therapy room.

Housing: Oceanfront Edgewater condominiums include studios, and one, two and three-bedroom units. Comfortable golf villas are closer to the auditorium. East of and managed by Edgewater are the Long Beach Resort (one mile) and Majestic Beach Towers (half mile). Other housing accommodations are available nearby; some are oceanfront, some offer efficiencies, and others have full kitchens. Please see housing listings and prices that follow.

The long-term success of this site depends on members using the housing listed in the Festival Planning Brochure, which can lower the cost of the convention center. For more information, check out the resort’s website at www.edgewaterbeachresort.com.

Spanish translation is available at the Feast in Panama City Beach, Florida in 2016. Please e-mail the Feast coordinator at jerold_aust@ucg.org if you plan to attend this Feast site and you are in need of Spanish translation.

Location of Services: Edgewater Beach Resort.

Jerold Aust

Special Notice: The housing reservation dates for Panama City Beach will begin on April 18 (for special needs), and April 25 (for general reservations). Please do not call in earlier than these dates.