Cades Cove Church
by Lynn Sprowl
Title
Cades Cove Church
Artist
Lynn Sprowl
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Photograph - Photography
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Cades Cove Church.
One of the things I found most interesting was that the ladies and children entered through the left door, and men through the right one. A divider separated the two groups, causing frustration among courting couples.
The Old Methodist Church was organized in the 1820s with services held in a log building until 1902. The Methodists were not as numerous as the dominant Baptists here, and often depended on a circuit riding preacher. Another church, Hopewell Methodist, is marked only by a cemetery today.
This structure and its furnishings were reportedly the work of one man. J. D. McCampbell, a blacksmith and carpenter, built it in 115 days of $115. Afterward, he became its preacher for many years.
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November 18th, 2014
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