Masterpiece Gardens, located on Lake Pierce, seeks to provide a Christ-centered conference and retreat center, designed around a camp environment where all guests can experience God in a setting surrounded by God’s own creation preserved in a natural setting. Within one hour drive from Disney and Sea World, the Gardens feature towering cypress estimated to be almost 4,000 years old!
For your next event, we hope that you will consider Masterpiece Gardens for your retreat and conference needs. Please take some time to look around our website for information, interesting facts, and details on how Masterpiece can help you plan your next event. If you cannot find the resource that you need on our website, please contact our offices so we can better serve you.
About Us
Masterpiece Gardens, located on Lake Pierce, seeks to provide a Christ-centered conference and retreat center, designed around a camp environment where all guests can experience God in a setting surrounded by God’s own creation preserved in a natural setting. Within one hour drive from Disney and Sea World, the Gardens feature towering cypress estimated to be almost 4,000 years old!
Ministries
During the summer months, Masterpiece Gardens hosts numerous camp programs that focus on youth, children and families. Throughout the rest of the year, groups can design programs that cater to their goals that are not in contradiction with Masterpiece Gardens’ stated mission.
Directions
Located on Lake Pierce in Lake Wales, Florida, Masterpiece Gardens is within a one hour drive from Disney and Sea World. Click the map below to get directions from your location.
3900 Great Masterpiece Rd
Lake Wales, FL 33898
Our History
The Great Masterpiece attraction was created around Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper. In 1929, August Wagner Company of Berlin created a 300,000-piece mosaic of da Vinci’s artwork. The artwork consists of 10 panels each weighing over 500 pounds. The mosaic was flown from Germany to New York and eventually assembled in Lake Wales, Florida. The original owners donated the mosaic which now adorns the Gustafson Fine Arts Center at Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina.
The 75-acre Christian retreat center is located on the former Masterpiece Gardens tourist attraction, which closed in 1978. In 1985, Peninsular Florida District Council of the Assemblies of God completed a 450-bed dormitory, gymnasium and cafeteria as well as a 65,000-gallon swimming pool on the lush grounds of Lake Pierce.
Masterpiece Gardens has been committed to providing organizations with a safe, clean and exciting environment to hold conferences, retreats and camps. Our goal is to continue to build a tradition of excellence while developing new amenities for guests.