Ministry News

Inspiration for a life of whoa
[Mar. 6, 2010] Ranching led to rodeos, with its cattle roping, bull riding and barrel racing. "In the state of Hawaii, there is roping on Maui, Molokai, Kauai and Oahu," ...
 

Ex-champ Bach, 52, still young at heart
[Feb. 26, 2010] At 52, Allen Bach can hold his own against team ropers half his age...

Ridin' for Jesus: Horse folks make up Cowboy Church's flock
[Feb. 21, 2010] There are several Cowboy Church ministries across the country, and the King Cowboy Church is affiliated with the Cowboy Church Network of North America. ...

Thou Shalt
[Feb. 9, 2010] Sometimes I wonder about this kind of ministry. It sure ain't a glorified one...

Steve Spalding
[Feb. 8, 2010] According to the CowboyChurch.net website, there are more than 670 cowboy churches and ministries across the U.S. and Canada, including Spalding's own ...

Cowboy Church
[Jan. 26, 2010] An old farm boy, Pollock had begun noticing cowboy ministries popping up throughout the Southeast and started talking with association director Mark Howard ...

Troup family part of ‘bunkhouse of believers’
[Jan. 21, 2010] The people of the Cross Brand Cowboy Church can’t wait until Sunday to gather together to worship through music and scripture. What’s different about that? Isn’t that usually the case with church-going folks? Sure it is. But how many of them come donned in cowboy hats and jeans and spend the rest of the afternoon in the rodeo arena out back?

Fletcher group rides range to lasso lost souls, win 'partners'
[Jan. 16, 2010] FLETCHER -- Pastor Louis Gibson carries a microphone as he strides across the sawdust floor at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center.

Wearing a black hat, jeans and a black leather vest over a Western-style shirt, Gibson kicks a little sawdust over the top of his brown cowboy boots as he comes to a stop in the middle of the indoor arena, designed for rodeos. His bushy mustache tips up into a soft smile as he lifts the microphone.

Preaching in the 'cowboy way'
[Jan. 13, 2010] Before stepping up to the pulpit made of horseshoes welded together, the Rev. Andy Starks dons his cowboy hat and boots, western shirt and blue jeans.

He is the figurehead of the local Cornerstone Cowboy Church in New Iberia.

The cowboy way: Williamstown church ministry draws unique following
[Nov. 24, 2009] This is a place of God. But the church understands its own roots. In July, the church put on a rodeo, something it plans to make annual event...
 

The cowboy way (of worship)
[Nov. 6, 2009] Ron Nolen estimated one in five Texans belong to a sub-culture he called Western heritage. "This is such a large group of people that many of them are ...

Matt's Miracle
[Nov. 5, 2009] Matt was severely injured while riding in a saddle bronc event at the Sidney Rodeo when his foot became entangled in the stirrup causing the horse to fall ...

Western flair for worship Sunday at Ritzville Nazarene church
[Nov. 5, 2009] Copenhaver was the world champion saddle bronc rider in 1955 and 1956. He made his home in Creston, with his wife Cheryl, where they bred and raised quality ...

Animal activists allegedly vandalise Christchurch rodeo
[Nov. 4, 2009] The promoter of a big indoor rodeo in Christchurch next week says he is the victim of a series of criminal attacks carried out by animal ...