The Lelia Patterson Center is a community fitness and aquatics center in Fletcher, North Carolina, operated by Fletcher Academy, Inc. Our mission is in our name and our tagline — Learn. Grow. Thrive. — and it shapes everything from swim lessons for toddlers to water aerobics for great-grandparents.
Our facility
- A full fitness center with a free-weight floor and cardio and strength machines
- Gymnasium courts for basketball, volleyball, and pickleball
- A six-lane lap pool for lap swim, lessons, and masters practice
- A warm-water therapy pool for low-impact exercise and rehabilitation
- A group fitness studio hosting more than twenty classes a week
Our values
As part of a Seventh-day Adventist organization, we believe health is about the whole person — body, mind, and spirit. That’s why you’ll find us open early for sunrise lap swims and closed every Saturday as we observe the Sabbath.
Visit us
We’re at 1111 Howard Gap Road, Fletcher, NC 28732 — a short drive from Hendersonville and Asheville. Come take a tour; the front desk staff would love to show you around.