35°3′38.3″N 80°54′42.3″W / 35.060639°N 80.911750°W
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| Company type | Religious Theme Park & Christian Resort; Cable Television Network Broadcast & Production Facility |
|---|---|
| Industry | 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)[1] |
| Defunct | 1989 |
| Fate | Chapter 11 bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | Fort Mill, South Carolina, U.S. |
Key people | Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Bakker |
Number of employees | ~ 2500 |
| Parent | Heritage Village Church & Missionary Fellowship, Inc. |
Heritage USA was an American Christian-themed water park, theme park and residential complex in Fort Mill, South Carolina, built by televangelist Jim Bakker and his wife Tammy Faye Bakker, founders of The PTL Club.
The park, which occupied 2,300 acres (9.3 km2; 3.6 sq mi), was built by church builder Roe Messner. Since its closure in 1989, projects have been constructed on the land it once occupied,[2] portions of which have been sold to several companies.
The former Heritage USA facilities in Fort Mill, South Carolina, which were purchased by MorningStar Fellowship Church in 2004, were renamed Heritage International Ministries (H.I.M.).[3]
- ^ Heritage International Ministries home page; accessed August 6, 2014.
- ^ "PTL Heritage USA, Fort Mill, SC". Illicitohio.com. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ "MorningStar Purchases Former Heritage USA". MorningStar Ministries. Retrieved September 27, 2004.