Briceville, Tennessee: Feuding Church Faction Doors
1888 church with twin doors and steeples help separate rival local factions during Sunday services.
Briceville Methodist Church
- Address:
- 1450 Briceville Hwy, Briceville, TN
- Directions:
- Briceville Methodist Church. From TN-116/Briceville Hwy turn east onto TN-116/Slatestone Rd, then make a quick right onto Briceville Hwy. You'll see the white church on the left, up on a hill.
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The Briceville Welsh Church was built in 1888 by Welsh coal miners. The church has twin steeples and entrances because the Welsh miners and their families had broken into two factions. Each faction entered through its own door and sat on its side of the church during services.
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