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The Moorer Place, A 35 Acre Retreat, Is Dedicated

A 35 acre Christian retreat in Century that could eventually include a worship and prayer center was dedicated Sunday afternoon.

Paul Davidson of Cantonment has purchased 35 acres at the end of McCall Road for the retreat they plan to call The Moorer Place in memory of Paul’s late grandfather. Davidson’s grandfather, the late Paul Nelson Moorer of Forest Home, Ala., was born December 8, 1908.

“100 years later,” Davidson said, “he imparted his love of the land into my life.”

“I felt the land needed to be not only preserved,” he said, ” but preserved for God.”

The 35 acres adjoins the Lake Stone property and offers a scenic view of the lake and dam.

“God put this on our hearts at the first of the year,” Paul Davidson said. “He has really put Century on our hearts through prayer.”

The property  was purchased from current owner Carolyn Thompson, but it is actually the home place that once belong to Century Mayor Freddie McCall’s grandfather. “It’s a generation to generation thing,” Davidson said.

“I’m glad to see the property being used for good now,” McCall said. He offered memories of moving to the property in elementary school and even logging the land as a teen with a mule cart.

In recent years, McCall said, a meth lab was found in a barn on the property.

“I think God they got this place to turn it around,” McCall told just over 50 people at the ceremony.

The property currently has only a small house and a barn. Those will be ready after the first of the year as a “place where people can come and relax and enjoy Christian fellowship,” Davidson said. The center is not planned as a church, but as an a place to “strengthen other churches”.

“We will see what God has in store for it,” Davidson said, adding that there is no set timetable for the construction of the worship and prayer center.

For a photo gallery from the dedication, click here.

Pictured above: People look toward Stone Lake from The Moorer Place as the sun begins to set Sunday afternoon. Pictured inset: Ken Malone of Forerunner Ministries offers a prayer over the facility. Pictured below: Century Mayor Freddie McCall (lef) offers memories of growing up on the property while new owner Paul Davidson looks on. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photos, click to enlarge.