Trinity Music City is a broadcasting complex in
Hendersonville, Tennessee
Hendersonville is the most populous city in Sumner County, Tennessee, on Old Hickory Lake. As of the 2020 census the city's population was 61,753.
Hendersonville is the fourth-most populous city in the Nashville metropolitan area after Nas ...
. The complex was opened in 1982 by country singer
Conway Twitty
Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. ...
as Twitty City, serving as both his home and as a country music venue.
After Twitty's death in 1993, the venue was bought by Christian broadcaster
Trinity Broadcasting Network
The Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN; legally Trinity Broadcasting of Texas, Inc.) is an international Christian-based broadcast television network and the world's largest religious television network. TBN solicits donations on its Web site, a ...
(TBN), serving as a
Christian music
Christian music is a genre of music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christianity, Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence and lament, and its f ...
venue and the studios of their Nashville area station
WPGD-TV
WPGD-TV (channel 50) is a religious television station licensed to Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States, serving the Nashville area as an owned-and-operated station of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN).
WPGD-TV's studios are located at ...
. In December 2023, the property suffered extensive damage following a
tornado outbreak
A tornado outbreak is the occurrence of multiple tornadoes spawned by the same Synoptic scale meteorology, synoptic scale weather system. The number of tornadoes required to qualify as an outbreak typically are at least six to ten, with at least ...
.
History
It was first the home of singer
Conway Twitty
Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. ...
from its opening in 1982 until his death in 1993 as he lived there for many years. He built the house, which also was a country music entertainment complex, and was known as Twitty City at a cost of over $3.5 million. The complex included homes for Twitty's mother as well as his children, as well as an auditorium, museum, and shop.
It was shut down in 1994 following a year-long tribute show called Final Touches, when fans and peers in the music business visited. The complex was auctioned off and bought by the
Trinity Broadcasting Network
The Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN; legally Trinity Broadcasting of Texas, Inc.) is an international Christian-based broadcast television network and the world's largest religious television network. TBN solicits donations on its Web site, a ...
that same year. The venue was renamed to Trinity Music City immediately after. The facility became known for its lavish
Christmas decorations
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.
On July 3, 2016, Trinity Music City stopped holding tours to the public. In October 2017, TBN began to produce ''
Huckabee
''Huckabee'' is a television talk show that was hosted by former governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee. The program's format was modeled after late-night talk shows, featuring an opening monologue, interviews, and musical performances.
The series ...
''—a talk show hosted by former
Arkansas
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Governor
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Mike Huckabee
Michael Dale Huckabee (, born August 24, 1955) is an American diplomat, political commentator, Baptist minister, and politician serving as the 29th United States Ambassador to Israel, United States ambassador to Israel since 2025. A member of ...
(and a revival of his former show on
Fox News Channel
The Fox News Channel (FNC), commonly known as Fox News, is an American multinational conservative news and political commentary television channel and website based in New York City, U.S. It is owned by Fox News Media, which itself is ow ...
)—from the facility,
[Jennifer Sprouse]
Mike Huckabee to revive his talk show on TBN
wjhl.com, USA, May 25, 2017 after which TBN began to promote the auditorium as the "Huckabee Theater".
TBN had plans to redevelop the property to include a new studio and senior living facilities. These plans accelerated following a
tornado outbreak
A tornado outbreak is the occurrence of multiple tornadoes spawned by the same Synoptic scale meteorology, synoptic scale weather system. The number of tornadoes required to qualify as an outbreak typically are at least six to ten, with at least ...
on December 9, 2023, which heavily damaged the property. TBN officials issued redevelopment proposals to Hendersonville's planning commission, including a new studio that would preserve some of the memorabilia from Twitty City. The commission displayed concerns over the proposed demolition of Twitty's mansion as part of these redevelopments.
References
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Music venues in Tennessee
Buildings and structures in Sumner County, Tennessee