Cades Cove Primitive Baptist Church - BW 1 Youth T-Shirt

Cades Cove Primitive Baptist Church
Great Smoky Mountain National Park

Baptist presence in Cades Cove is credited to John and Lurena (Frazier) Oliver, the first white settlers in the area (1818). With now Baptist church in the cove, settlers were forced to travel to Miller's Cove or Wears Cove for services. The Olivers established Baptist work in Cades Cove in 1827, as an arm of Wears Cove Baptist Church. Two years later Cades Cove Baptist Church was constituted (19 June 1829). Within a few years the fledgling congregation became embroiled in divisive debates among Baptists over the biblical mandate (or not) for mission work and other ministries. The church split when the pastor and a few members were dismissed for support of missionary work, societies, and Sunday School. Those dismissed organized Cades Cove Missionary Baptist Church. The original congregation added 'Primitive' to its name so as to identify its beliefs to Baptists moving to the area.

The c...

Stephen Stookey, Ph.D., is a university dean/church history professor/ordained minister by day and photographer by night. Well, not just nighttime; you get the picture. His love for photography began with a Kodak Instamatic 104 and a handful of GE flash cubes. Now with Canon equipment in hand, Stephen captures visual stories from locations of natural beauty, historical importance, and spiritual significance. His images appear in publications and Hollywood productions and hang on the walls of businesses, homes, and high-end hotels. Stephen operates Stephen Stookey Photography, an online print on demand business. Thank you for taking time to view my portfolio. If you see something you like, it can be purchased in multiple print and...