Trinity was founded in 1941 with the intent to bring the Episcopal Church to residents and visitors of Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains Area.  The small group of founders chose the name Trinity as it was evident from the start that the three principal groups represented were the Pi Beta Phi School, the National Park Service, and the Bureau of Public Roads.

 A small church, built in the neo-Gothic style, Trinity’s design adheres to the traditional proportions of medieval English country churches.  The eighteen-inch walls are of grey fieldstone; the front entrance window openings, the chancel arch, the bell torrent opening and the Celtic cross surrounding the bell-cote are of limestone. 

Through the years there have been two additions to the original building and the church is surrounded by gardens which provide the Altar flowers for much of the year. The St. Francis Memorial Garden, a quiet area behind the church, serves as a lovely place to meditate and a cemetery for interment of ashes for Church members.  The stained glass windows are unique in that they depict scenes from the Bible, theDiocese of East Tennessee, and Smoky Mountain settings of flowers and animals which were native to the area and favored by the person to whom the window is dedicated.