Cowboy Church Models
The AFCC (American Fellowship of Cowboy Churches) places the emphasis on the "no barriers" model started by the Baptist General Convention of Texas. The first AFCC cowboy church in Texas, located Waxahachie south of Dallas, Texas, is currently the largest "cowboy church" within the AFCC. The "no barriers" church model removes from the worship service the traditions that are believed to have no biblical basis, such as the "altar call" and passing of the collection plate. Tithes and offerings are simply placed in a boot, hat, or wooden bird house at the rear of the meeting room.
Even though most of these churches are located in Texas and Oklahoma, cowboy outreaches are springing up in other parts of the US through various other cowboy church groups. One such group is the Cowboy Church Network of North America(www.cowboycn.org), which has member churches in Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Georgia, Wyoming, as well as Alberta (Canada).
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