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Murphy, NC
Fields of the Wood
10000 Hwy 294
Murphy, NC
828-494-7855
This is the site of W. F. Bryant’s home where the
Holiness
Church
was organized by R. G. Spurling in 1902 and where A. J. Tomlinson joined the church in 1903. This site has been developed as a biblical park by the
Church
of
God
of Prophecy--a group that separated from the
Church
of
God
in 1923. Along with a large number of concrete markers that tell the story of the Church of God and other events in the history of Christianity, there is a giant display of the ten commandments, a replica of Joseph’s tomb that was used for Jesus’ burial, a replica of Golgotha, and a 150-foot cross with flags of the many nations in which the Church of God of Prophecy ministers. The park includes a gift and book shop, a café, a pavilion, a baptismal pool, prayer chapel, gospel theater, picnic areas and nature trails. Thousands of people visit the park each year. There is no admission charge.
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