Little Church in the Cove
by Douglas Wielfaert
Title
Little Church in the Cove
Artist
Douglas Wielfaert
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Cades Cove Methodist Church is an iconic structure located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The little white church looks great against autumn foliage , especially from Rich Mountain Road which winds up above the cove where we find this view. For many years, this vantage point was just not possible, but the park service removed trees to provide this vista. We waited for just the right day and weather and finally captured the image we wanted!
From cadescove.net we find this description of the church history:
This Cades Cove congregation also began modestly meeting in a log structure with a fire pit and dirt floor. As change came rather slowly in the Smokies, it took sixty two years to get a newer more modern building. In 1902 carpenter/pastor, John D. McCampbell built the pretty white frame structure which became the Cades Cove Methodist church. The buildings two front door design was common in the 1800’s in the Smokies and elsewhere. Generally a two front door design allowed men to enter and sit on one side of the chapel and women and children on the other.
Some churches even had a divider in the middle of the chapel. However, the Cades Cove’s Methodist congregation was more relaxed and sat where they pleased. Records show the builder was simply copying the design of another church building which happened to have the two door design. What a lovely result. The balanced design of the little Methodist Church tends to a feeling of peace and harmony in its Smoky Mountain setting.
Yet the peaceful setting and harmonious design of the church building did not shield this Smokies congregation from controversy. The Cades Cove Methodist was troubled by division during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Dissidents split off and formed the Hopewell Methodist church. The Hopewell building no longer stands.
Doug and Marcy Wielfaert are a husband and wife team located in Tennessee near the Great Smoky Mountains. Our home range certainly colors our portfolio, but we love traveling across the country and around the globe to capture scenes like this one. We would be honored if you would “like”, “favorite” or comment on this image, doing so helps increase our search engine rankings.
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November 22nd, 2019
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