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Cowboy Church
Cowboy churches are local Christianity, Christian Church body, churches within the cowboy culture that are distinctively Western (genre), Western heritage in character. A typical cowboy church may meet in a rural setting in a barn, metal building, arena, sale barn, or American Old West, old western building, have its own rodeo arena, and a country music, country gospel band. Baptisms are generally done in a stock tank. The sermons are usually short and simple, in order to be better understood by the parishioners. Some cowboy churches have covered arenas where rodeo events such as bull riding, team roping, ranch sorting, team penning and equestrianism, equestrian events are held on weeknights. References Cowboy churches rope in new Christians: Ministry attracts those looking for an alternative to traditional worship Associated Press, 2008 Cowboy Church in Payson Arizona Payson Arizona News, 2013 * * External linksThe Cowboy Church Directory [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the ''vaquero'' traditions of northern Mexico and became a figure of special significance and legend.Malone, J., p. 1. A subtype, called a Wrangler (profession), wrangler, specifically tends the horses used to work cattle. In addition to ranch work, some cowboys work for or participate in rodeos. Cowgirls, first defined as such in the late 19th century, had a less-well documented historical role, but in the modern world work at identical tasks and have obtained considerable respect for their achievements. Cattle handlers in many other parts of the world, particularly South America and Australia, perform work similar to the cowboy. The cowboy has deep historic roots tracing back to Spain and the earliest European Settlement of the Americas, settlers of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
