The website http://www.spurcrosscowboychurch.com/ doesn’t seem to have much on it!
No. There is not. The board of trustees of Spur Cross Cowboy Church shut the church down without the permission of the congregation, taking the operating capital with them. Apparently, they did not like the direction the church was going.
This happened at the beginning of December. The pastor plead with the board, begging them not to close it down. They did anyway and just before our big Christmas program which was scheduled for December 22. We quickly reorganized the church under another name, reorganized the Christmas program and hosted about 150 people that night.
You might say we had a split, I think it was more like a coup. The new church is North Valley Christian Church. It still has the western/cowboy flavor, but we stand firmly on the bible. It’s been a weird ride, to say the least, but God has been really good and kept us going.
Where was the Spur Cross link? I’ve tried to change all of them to the new web site so folks don’t get confused. It’s confusing enough, as it is. It’s a sad story, but also a testimony because the church is not it’s money, or even it’s leadership. It is the spirit that is in the people.
I pray that we never forget the lesson of Spur Cross.