▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Eb ene zer ▁Ret re at ▁and ▁Conference ▁Center ▁in ▁New ▁Eb ene zer , ▁Georgia . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 6 , ▁the ▁town ship ▁of ▁New ▁Eb ene zer ▁was ▁settled ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Luther an ▁Sal zburg ers ▁seeking ▁a ▁new ▁beginning ▁and ▁a ▁place ▁of ▁religious ▁freedom . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁during ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁and ▁later ▁by ▁Union ▁soldiers ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁K ess ler ▁spe ar head ed ▁efforts ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁ess ence ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁New ▁Eb ene zer , ▁has ▁been ▁re construct ed ▁to ▁res emble ▁the ▁original ▁ 1 7 0 0 ’ s ▁town ship . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁Eb ene zer ▁Ret re at ▁and ▁Conference ▁Center ▁has ▁space ▁for ▁group ▁meet ings ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 4 0 0 ▁people ▁opening ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁Each ▁year ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁guests ▁can ▁particip ate ▁in ▁tennis , ▁sw imming , ▁can oe ing , ▁vol ley ball , ▁basketball , ▁and ▁h ik ing . ▁ ▁K ess ler ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Board ▁after ▁serving ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁as ▁Chair man . ▁ ▁Tre ut len ▁House ▁at ▁New ▁Eb ene zer ▁K ess ler ▁spe ar head ed ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Tre ut len ▁House ▁at ▁New ▁Eb ene