Piedmont Cowboy Church

‘Come as you are’ to Piedmont Cowboy Church

Offering a casual, “laidback” style of worship, the church will return to Piedmont Saddle Club in Colfax as of Nov. 10

by ANNETTE JOYCE

A little over 14 years ago, Summerfield First Baptist Church sent out several of its members to start a new church – one that would appeal to people who wanted something other than a traditional worship experience.

With that in mind, Piedmont Cowboy Church held its first service on a Tuesday evening in May 2006 at the Piedmont Saddle Club in Colfax. Four years later the group moved to Still Water Farm in Summerfield, where they stayed until the farm was sold.

Since 2016 the church has been meeting at Sportsman’s Wildlife Club on Winfree Road in Summerfield. The location is beautiful, but secluded, and a decision was recently made to return to the Saddle Club on Leabourne Road.

“We’re looking forward to this move,” said Sam Angel, one of the church’s founding members. “We feel like we were led to come back to the Saddle Club and to become more visible in the community.”

Part of the national Cowboy Church Network of North America, Piedmont Cowboy Church offers a unique style of worship.

“There are a lot of people who just don’t want to go to a conventional church, and we’re about as unconventional as they come,” Angel chuckled.

For one thing, the church holds services on Tuesday evenings rather than Sundays; ...continued on p. 23

Photo courtesy of Piedmont Cowboy Church

Sam Angel is a founding member of Piedmont Cowboy Church, which has been holding services since 2006. After relocating twice over the last 14 years, church members look forward to returning “home” as of Nov. 10 to Piedmont Saddle Club on Leabourne Road in Colfax.

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