January 4, 2021 – http://mynetzone.com/ I had the privilege to visit the Primitive Churches at Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains. There are 3 primitive churches at this location inside the loop. The Primitive Baptist Church, which was originally established in 1827, can be found by turning left off of Cades Cove Loop Road on the … More Cades Cove Primitive Churches – The Church Journey
November 20, 2020 – http://mynetzone.com/ I had the privilege to visit Broadway United Methodist Church one of the earliest accounts of a circuit rider coming to Maryville is that of Methodist Lorenzo Dow in 1804. His dynamic preaching, said to attract 1500 listeners from many denominations, rang from the heights of Mt. Gilead hill, about a … More Broadway United Methodist Church – The Church Journey
September 10, 2020- http://mynetzone.com/ I had the privilege to visit First Baptist Church of Sevierville. This historic church has been situated in three different states: Franklin, North Carolina and Tennessee. In 1789, George Washington was selected as the first President of the United States. In that same year, Richard Wood led an exceptional array of faithful … More First Baptist Church Sevierville – The Church Journey
September 3, 2020 – http://mynetzone.com/ I had the privilege to visit Middle Creek Methodist Church. Since 1787, circuit riding preachers held services in the Sevier County area. In the early 1800’s, people from the Middle Creek community and beyond traveled by wagon and by horseback to gather for week-long revivals known as camp meetings. Rev. Francis … More Middle Creek Methodist Church – The Church Journey
August 06, 2020 – http://mynetzone.com/ I had the privilege to visit St John’s Lutheran Church, which is part of the oldest Protestant Christian tradition, dating back to Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation in 1517, more than 500 years ago. The St. John’s congregation was formed in 1888. It was the first English-language Lutheran congregation … More Title: St. John’s Lutheran Church – The Church Journey
July 22, 2020 – http://mynetzone.com/ I had the privilege to visit Zion Hill Baptist Church, which has a notable history dating from 1873. The church’s first building was made of logs and was built on the present-day Lewis Byrd farm. The first pastor was N.H. Haggard. [1] By 1870, Sevier County was recovering from the ravages … More Zion Hill Baptist Church – The Church Journey
June 10, 2020 – http://mynetzone.com/ I had the privilege to visit Boyds Creek Church of God. The church is built on land that was once part of a large plantation in the Historical Boyd’s Creek area. The large plantation house called Wheatlands is still standing at the corner of Boyd’s Creek Highway, and Cedar Springs … More Boyd’s Creek Church of God – The Church Journey
02 March, 2020 http://mynetzone.com/ This story is a little different than others told on The Church Journey. I was inspired by this story of an African-American, during the time of slaves, who became a prominent member of the community, and his desire to build a church for all to use for worship. A large part … More New Salem Baptist Church – The Church Journey
Title: Meridian Baptist Church I had the privilege to visit Meridian Baptist Church. The church has a deep history going back to 1874. On April 12, 1874 Meridian Baptist Church was constituted. There were 27 members in the group constituting the charter members of the church [2]. On 12 April 1901 as the … More Meridian Baptist Church – The Church Journey