Easter Sunday at Cowboy Church

Easter Sunday in any Christian Church is time for celebration after all Jesus has overcome sin and death to be our Lord and Savior.

At Western Heritage Cowboy Church of Lake Hills TX. there was another reason to celebrate this Easter Sunday. After meeting under a tent canopy for at least two years their building was ready enough for the first of many worship services.

Lynn and I are just happy that we have been here for this celebration being what they call here, "Winter Texans", and after picking this church just by the road sign. We found a congregation that love each other and serve the Lord in their ministry.

As we pulled into the parking lot, the cowboys were out there directing parking on horseback. These guys will come up with any excuse to ride their horses! WHCC had decided to serve Easter breakfast to all who came, biscuits and gravy for 300+ people, plus breakfast pastries made by many of the fine cooks in the congregation. Even on the motorcycle, Lynn has managed to bring our donation of breakfast items now and then.


The building has been going up since Christmas, and even though it isn't finished we've begun to worship in it... but, hey! we have been meeting in a tent, and this building has walls and a roof of metal! The interior walls are just studs and the plumbing may not be finished but they moved the porta potties over from the tent location. These people love the Lord and are ready to serve.

Worship began with "The Band", and as I have said before, a Texas country style praise band with a group of great singers. Pastor Cliff preached an excellent salvation message and the Holy Spirit was there.
The day was a great time for everyone. We heard there were 401 people in attendance and 178 cars in the parking lot. The best part was seeing folks like Eddie Leibold showing off a grandchild and one of the cowboys from the parking lot crew who missed his horse during the service. Kids had a great time hunting plastic candy-filled eggs after the service.

The messages have been Christ centered and definitely God inspired. Pastor Cliff has a servant's heart as do the band and core members.


I am just glad Lynn and I have been able to worship with and enjoy the company of these folks. We will certainly miss them when we pull out of here the end of April. We will continue to pray for the success of this church as well as many others in which we have worshiped as we have traveled. As we explore this beautiful country, we will continue to add to this list of faithful churches and wonderful Christians we met along the way.