Kansas, USA - At the intersection of Highways 24 and 59, not far from the college town that is home to the University of Kansas, is a yellow-and-white stripped tent. It is a place of God but lacks pews and stained glass windows. The congregation often drive pickups, sometimes pulling a horse trailer - and the minister wears jeans. He leads his flock in front of an altar emblazoned by a cross with a horseshoe in the center. Rev. Terry Newell's Crossroads Community Church is for those who are often more cowboy than not. It is a small group of churchgoers, 100-135 attending regularly, but it is a place where they share a common faith and common interests.
"Well, the reason I attend here is...the fellowship that I've experienced...plus the fact that the people here have a common interest in riding horses," said Bill McCall.
The church even had a full-on rodeo last July. Pastor Newell believes his cowboy church, "would be a great way to reach the Western culture."
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