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To educate, enrich and inspire the general public in the rich history of the William James Pleasants Ranch and to provide a setting for spiritual renewal. The means shall include but not be limited to: preserving of historic buildings, securing habitat for wildlife and plants, conserving land and waterways, supporting agriculture, and maintaining scenic vistas.

In furtherance of our primary goals, the Board of Directors and dedicated volunteers work to maintain this special place for individuals and groups to visit. The Victorian home and grounds are available for company and church retreats and meeting, weddings, family reunions, picnics and barbecues. Tours of historic buildings and guided walks through more then 400 acres of scenic plant and wildlife habitat can be arranged. Scout groups are welcome and have camped over night. Adult and youth groups are also welcome for Bible study and/or fellowship experiences.

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Reviews of Joyful Ranch Foundation

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Ashleigh Sent on 09/25/2016
5 out of 5 rating
Ethel is absolutely amazing! From the first time we visited the ranch we envisioned our dream wedding there. Ethel allowed us to take engagement photos and make regular visits to take measurements or allow additional vendors/family to see our wedding venue. We got to et up and have our rehearsal the day before and then clean-up the day after the wedding. We could not have made a better selection for our venue- we received SO many compliments on how beautiful it was out there. Well worth the money to get exactly what we dreamed of!
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User920488 Sent on 09/03/2012
5 out of 5 rating
Great outdoor location for very resonable price. Very sweet staff and amazing hospitality.
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Bobbie Sent on 05/31/2017
0.5 out of 5 rating
To start off, the venue is beautiful in a rustic sort of way. That being said, that's the only thing this place has going for it. The house smells bad, like in a musty cat urine type of way. The area for tables has not been leveled so everything is kind of off. Now the worst part - Ethel. Ethel is the owner and spent the entire wedding walking around complaining. Vendors can't park here or there, guests can't park there (because apparently there is a rattlesnake infestation.) This person has drank too much, going so far as to tell the bartender to cut people off. The wedding coordinators exact words were "I've never been to a venue with so many rules. I just don't understand what's going on, this is a tame wedding." Ethel threatened to shut down the wedding and take the deposit at least three times for nonsense. So if you want to spend your entire wedding stressed out this is the place for you, if not I suggest you look elsewhere.
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