![]() ![]() "Our services are devoted to sound biblical teaching, personal ministry, and a contemporary style of worship," reads Morningstar's website. Morningstar Ministries, established in 1995 by Pastor Rick Joyner of Charlotte, N.C., purchased 52 acres of the property in 2004 and uses its Heritage Grand Hotel for worship for one of Morningstar's satellite campuses. On websites like the one here, individuals have documented the eerie ghost town feel of the mostly abandoned park. ![]() Heritage soon fell under financial hard times and closed down. Jim Bakker was found guilty of fraud and served time in federal prison. However, scandal would befall the Bakkers. In 1986, it was the third most visited theme park in the United States, behind Disney World and Disneyland. The King's Castle was part of Heritage USA, a major Christian theme park opened by Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker in the late 1970s when the couple oversaw Praise the Lord Ministries.Īt its peak in the mid-1980s, the South Carolina theme park was receiving millions of visitors a year. "It was going to be too expensive to do anything with it … we are now asking the public to give us ideas," said Horton to NBC Charlotte. Tracy Horton, a spokesperson for Morningstar Ministries, which currently owns the property for which The King's Castle is located, told local media that they also approved the demolition. The removal of the centerpiece of the abandoned theme park began earlier this week, with residents from nearby recently developed homes commenting to NBC Charlotte about their approval of the demolition due to the poorly maintained structure being seen as "an eyesore." "The King's Castle," the central building for the former Heritage USA Christian theme park in Fort Mill, once owned by the Bakker family, will be leveled. Demolishment has begun on a large symbol of a bygone era in 1980s American televangelism history located in South Carolina.
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