Central California Conference
Memories Continue
Even When a Building Burns By Deloris Trujillo
“One thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13-14, NKJV).
Post on July 19, 2020 MBA loses a piece of history to fire. At approximately 9:45pm Saturday evening, MBA’s Beach Auditorium caught fire and was lost to the flames. The fire was contained to only the Beach Auditorium and all other buildings were untouched. There were no injuries and everyone on campus is safe. We do not know the cause of the fire, but we are very blessed that no one was harmed and the fire was contained. The building was the original auditorium from the WWII Camp McQuaide and was used for decades in the early years of MBA. It’s a sad historical loss to the MBA campus and we ask for your prayers as we face the cleanup project. Hail MBA we Love You!
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that Principal Jeff Deming uploaded about the fire. Reading the comments is like taking a walk down memory lane. They certainly showed how many memories Beach Auditorium held for those who celebrated their graduations or other events there. Although one of the few remaining original structures on campus is now gone, Ramiro Cano, Central California Conference (CCC) president and chairperson of the MBA school board, reflected, “Beach Auditorium
Auditorium before it burned.
PHOTO: SHAINA POTTS
erhaps those most stunned by the news that Beach Auditorium burned to the ground on Saturday evening, July 18, were Monterey Bay Academy (MBA) alumni who attended between 1949 and 1987—after which the building was no longer used. The building held a sense of nostalgia, as was evident on MBA’s social media accounts. Clearly those recollections were uppermost for those who shared and replied to the Facebook and YouTube video
