The Cove in the fall
Chatlos Memorial Chapel
Cove staff overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains
Carefully preparing a meal for Cove guests
Billy Graham's brother, Melvin, found the property that's now The Cove while flying over Asheville, N.C., in the 1970s.
Early Cove construction
The 87-foot-tall steeple of Chatlos Memorial Chapel being transported on the back of a pickup truck
A crane lowers the Chatlos Memorial Chapel steeple into place.
Ruth Graham chose the height of the steeple after deciding the architect's plan didn't make it tall enough.
Jerry Miller making a presentation about The Cove
Construction of the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove, built in 1991
Jerry Miller giving a TV interview on the site of The Cove in Asheville, N.C.
Jerry and Dee Miller with Ruth and Billy Graham at Christmastime
Billy Graham laughing with his friend, Jerry Miller, who served as the first executive director of The Cove
The 1985 Decision magazine article announcing The Cove, which was originally to be called "The Billy Graham Lay Center"
Billy Graham and Jerry Miller at the dedication of The Cove, on a rainy day in May, 1993
Billy Graham speaking at the dedication of The Cove in 1993 (six years after The Cove held its first programs)
Chatlos Memorial Chapel steeple
The back deck of The Training Center, a popular gathering place
Dee and Jerry Miller on the deck of the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove
Front entrance of the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove
Dining hall workers at The Cove
Members of The Cove staff at Christmastime
Bear sighting at The Cove
Smiling faces at Ruth's Attic, The Cove's bookstore
The Cove's annual open house
Inside Chatlos Memorial Chapel
The Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove
A group praying together on the deck at the Billy Graham Training Center in 1994
The dining hall inside the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove
Auditorium inside Billy Graham Training Center
Inside one of The Cove's two inns
A guest room at The Cove
Anne Graham Lotz (Billy Graham's daughter) praying with a woman at The Cove
The Blue Ridge Mountains
The Billy Graham Training Center
The back of the Billy Graham Training Center at night