This year marks the fourth year that we have partnered with the Fellowship of Christian Cowboys to minister at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, CO. The National Western is one of the oldest indoor rodeos in the country and has a very rich history of rodeo, livestock shows, and horse shows.
The bulk of this ministry consists of three Cowboy Church Service outreaches at the National Western complex and another service at the Denver Mart for the Western English Sales Association's annual expo.
The Western English Sales Association (WESA) expo is an annual meeting of western clothing manufacturers (such as Wrangler or Justin Boots) and distributors (such as Shepler's or Tractor Supply). We work with the expo's leadership in holding a Cowboy Church Service during each year's expo. It is a great privilege to have that invitation but it also allows us the opportunity to spend a little more time for relationships with the vendors that we see at many other rodeos throughout the year (like Houston, National High School Finals, and the National Finals). You can see from the picture above that there were around a hundred people who attended the service. This year there were several familiar faces but quite a lot of new faces.
The other outreach services were held at the National Western Complex. The services averaged three to four hundred. This year we had the opportunity to work with
RW Hampton. RW led the music for two of our church services did a great job. We have worked with RW in the past and I have always been impressed with his ability to meet a crowd where they are and lead them in worship. There is a possibility of having RW help us in Houston (so keep praying).
As with all of our ministries, please keep praying for those who heard the Word and made decisions for the Lord! Pray also for our faithfulness in keeping up contact with those that we can.
Click here for pictures from the WESA Cowboy Church Service on 1/18/2009...Click here for pictures from the National Western Stock Show Cowboy Church Service from 1/18/2009...Click here for pictures from the National Western Stock Show Cowboy Church Service from 1/25/2009...
