Heritage USA
"Every Day's A Holiday At Heritage USA!"
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| Religious Theme Park & Christian Resort; Cable Television Network Broadcast & Production Facility | |
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Amusement park/hotel operator Cable television network |
| Founded | 1978 (closed 1989), hotel & convention center reopened in 2004 as Heritage International Ministries (NOTE: Television studios and production facility reopened in 2009 by The Broadcast Group) |
| Headquarters | Fort Mill, South Carolina, U.S. |
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Key people
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Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker Messner |
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Number of employees
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circa 2500 |
| Parent | Heritage Village Church & Missionary Fellowship, Inc. |
Coordinates: 35°3′38.3″N 80°54′42.3″W / 35.060639°N 80.911750°W
Heritage USA is a former American Christian theme park, water park, and residential complex built in Fort Mill, South Carolina by PTL Club (short for "Praise The Lord") founders televangelist Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker.
Much of the park, the area of which once comprised 2,300 acres (9.3 km2; 3.6 sq mi), was built by noted church builder Roe Messner, who later married Tammy Faye Bakker. Pictures of the park, including the water park Heritage Island, remain accessible online. Since its closure in 1989, projects have been constructed on the grounds of the former theme park with varying success, and portions of the property have been sold to several companies.
Heritage International Ministries (H.I.M.) is the new name given to the former Heritage USA facilities in Fort Mill, South Carolina purchased by MorningStar Fellowship Church in 2004.
Heritage USA opened in 1978, and by 1986 it attracted nearly 6 million visitors annually and employed around 2,500 people. The facilities included the 501-room Heritage Grand Hotel, Main Street USA, an indoor shopping complex, the Heritage Village Church, a 400-unit campground, The Jerusalem Amphitheater, conference facilities, a skating rink, prayer and counseling services, full cable TV network production studios, Bible and evangelism school, visitor retreat housing, staff and volunteer housing, timeshares and the Heritage Island water park and recreational facilities.
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