Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Why is there a church inside of the Dollywood theme park?

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Sure, the idea of a church inside a theme park can seem strange.
Dollywood is, after all, entertainment and the mixture of entertainment and religion can go wrong, can seem exploitative, even crass.
But here, for this little church built with so much love and history from other local churches, there is nothing that feels out of place.
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