Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Cowboy Churchs in Texas

There are several cowboy churches throughout Texas. Our friends, Heidi and Charles, from Alabama, told us they had visited a large one while traveling through Texas. As we were driving to our daughter's house, we saw another cowboy church and decided to visit them. They hold services on Sunday morning and Wednesday evening. We have been there twice now and will continue to visit while we are here in Texas. They don 't take up offerings, so we wondered how they meet their expenses. There is a mail drop box in the back of the church titled, "tithes and offerings". This is the first church we have been to that hasn't even mentioned money. The church building reminds me of going to "camp meeting", cement floors, (BTW, with mice droppings or rabbit pellets?), cob webs, all the wooden pews look like they were donated. The windows on the side of the church all roll up like garage doors. I enjoy the campground feel, as those were some of the best days of my childhood, going to camp. Not sure how old the preacher is, but, regardless, he still loves to preach and pray.

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