Sunday
Worship Service – 10 am
Nursery opens at 10:30 am
Youth Bible Study – 10:30 am
Children’s Church – 10:30 am
4H 1 pm – 5 pm
Monday:
Open Arena, General Public – 7pm
Tuesday:
Band Practice – 7 pm
Wednesday:
Celebrate Recovery – 7 pm to 9 pm Admit
Thursday:
Buck-Out – 7 pm
Friday: No events scheduled
Saturday: Movie Night – 7 pm CR Room
DON’T FORGET TO FILL UP YOUR BOTTLES WITH CHANGE FOR THE BUILDING FUND. – We would like to challenge our congregation to save all their
coin/change by placing it in plastic bottles until completely full. Once filled please deposit the bottles in our wheelbarrow. The money will be used for our building fund.
If you’d like to receive weekly emails from Rafter J (bulletin, prayer request, etc…) please send an email to Red at redsmithking@gmail.com so she can add your name to the distribution list. We need all requests in writing. We also need a written request to remove you from the list. See Red or Brother Bob if you have any questions.
Upcoming Events:
Sunday, October 9th – Church family is invited to join Brother Bob and Sister Cindy Young at the Starplex in Forney to watch the movie “Courageous” showing 1:45 pm. Tickets are 5.00 each.
Tuesday, October 4th 7pm – Women’s Ministry Meeting. This is a follow-up to September’s meeting – This meeting is to finish reviewing September’s agenda and make plans for the holiday season. The regular monthly meeting is Tuesday, October 18th @ 7 pm.
Saturday, October 15th 7 pm – Celebrate Recovery is hosting a movie night in the CR room. Movie selection is Fireproof. Popcorn and drinks served as well. See Andy or Red if you have questions.
Sunday, October 16th @ noon – Monthly Leadership meeting in the CR room. All ministry leaders, elders, and lay pastors are encouraged to attend. See Brother Bob if you have questions.
Tuesday, October 18th – Women’s Ministry Monthly Meeting at 7 pm in the Red room. See ministry contact, Cindy Brown, if you have questions.
Friday, October 21st – Practice Sorting @ 7 pm – registration is $15. See Terry Carter if you have questions.
Friday, October 28th 7 pm – Horseless Ranch Rodeo. – See Terry Carter if you have questions.
Special Needs Horsemanship Fun Day – Friday, November 18th 10 am to 1 pm. Volunteers are need for this day. Please see Terry Carter for more info.
TERRELL, Texas – There is some debate about when the “cowboy church” concept first emerged — the first few maybe four decades ago.
But no one disputes that hundreds have sprung up over the last decade in Texas alone.
Like one in Terrell, east of Dallas — the Rafter J Cowboy Church.
There are no stained glass windows here — just folding chairs in the middle of rodeo arena.
There is no organ or choir — just a country band on a plywood stage.
And an odd name — Rafter J Cowboy Church
“It’s a brand. It’s like a brand on a steer,” said Pastor Bob Young. “What it represents is rafter represents house. J for Jesus. House of Jesus. Cowboy Church is trying to get back to the basics of church. The way the church was first started in the New Testament.”
And it’s more than church on Sundays.
There is the “Buck Out,” a bull and steer riding event on Thursday nights. It always draws a crowd of would-be rodeo stars.
And folks who come to watch them.
“I found this church when I was buying a horse,” said Andrew Champion of Seagoville. “It’s just my way of life. I’ve always been raised up in the country.”
“It fits me. I don’t have to get dressed up, put on a suit and tie and pretend to be somebody I’m not.”
“I’m afraid we’ve put up barriers through the years, keeping people out of church,” said Pastor Young. “Cowboy Church is about knocking those barriers down. Our target is always that Cowboy, but we get a whole lot of good people along the way. Because it just fits them.”
“We have all kinds of events, every single night of the week and it’s all ministry,” said Red King.
Rafter J is loosely affiliated with the Baptist General Convention as are approximately 200 Cowboy churches, and most of them launched in just the last 10 years.
“It’s the fellowship. The fellowship here. Everybody is friends. You get to know people. You help people out,” said James Burt of Kaufman.
“I have the opportunity to come here, woship this way, share my love with God just the way I live my life.”
By Rafter J Cowboy Church, on September 30th, 2011
Bob Young
Sermon for Sunday, October 2nd
“A Pure and Faultless Religion”
Scriptures James 1:19-27 and Acts 6:1-7
by Pastor Bob Young
Week of Oct 2 – 8
Sunday
Worship Service – 10 am
Nursery opens at 10:30 am
Youth Bible Study – 10:30 am
Children’s Church – 10:30 am
Open Arena, Members Only – 1 pm to 5 pm
Communion
Monday:
Open Arena, General Public – 7pm
Tuesday:
Band Practice – 7 pm
Special Women’s Meeting – 7 pm
Wednesday:
Celebrate Recovery – 7 pm to 9 pm Testimony
Thursday:
Buck-Out – 7 pm
Friday: No events scheduled
Saturday: Play Day – 5 pm
DON’T FORGET TO FILL UP YOUR BOTTLES WITH CHANGE FOR THE BUILDING FUND. – We would like to challenge our congregation to save all their
coin/change by placing it in plastic bottles until completely full. Once filled please deposit the bottles in our wheelbarrow. The money will be used for our building fund.
If you’d like to receive weekly emails from Rafter J (bulletin, prayer request, etc…) please send an email to Red at redsmithking@gmail.com so she can add your name to the distribution list. We need all requests in writing. We also need a written request to remove you from the list. See Red or Brother Bob if you have any questions.
Upcoming Events:
Sunday, Oct 2nd – Fox 4 segment will air at 9:00 PM.
Tuesday, October 4th 7pm – Women’s Ministry Meeting. This is a follow-up to September’s meeting – This meeting is to finish reviewing September’s agenda and make plans for the holiday season. The regular monthly meeting is Tuesday, October 18th @ 7 pm.
Saturday, October 8th 5 pm – Play Day – registration starts at 4 pm.
Saturday, October 15th 7 pm – Celebrate Recovery is hosting a movie night in the CR room. Movie selection is Fireproof. Popcorn and drinks served as well. See Andy or Red for questions.
By Rafter J Cowboy Church, on September 23rd, 2011
Bob Young
Sermon for Sunday, September 25th
“A Proverbial Father”
Scriptures: Ephesians 6:1-9, and Proverbs 1:1-9
by Pastor Bob Young
Week of Sept 25 – Oct 2
Sunday
Worship Service – 10 am
Nursery opens at 10:30 am
Youth Bible Study – 10:30 am
Children’s Church – 10:30 am
Open Arena, Members Only – 1 pm to 5 pm
Lay Pastors Meeting – 12 pm
Children’s Grant Committee Meeting – 12 pm
Monday:
Open Arena, General Public – 7pm
Tuesday:
Band Practice – 7 pm
Wednesday:
Celebrate Recovery – 7 pm to 9 pm Lesson – Spiritual Inventory II
Thursday:
Buck-Out – 7 pm
Friday: No events scheduled
Saturday: No events scheduled
Quinlan Riding Club Open Horse Show
DON’T FORGET TO FILL UP YOUR BOTTLES WITH CHANGE FOR THE BUILDING FUND. – We would like to challenge our congregation to save all their
coin/change by placing it in plastic bottles until completely full. Once filled please deposit the bottles in our wheelbarrow. The money will be used for our building fund.
If you’d like to receive weekly emails from Rafter J (bulletin, prayer request, etc…) please send an email to Red at redsmithking@gmail.com so she can add your name to the distribution list. We need all requests in writing. We also need a written request to remove you from the list. See Red or Brother Bob if you have any questions.
Upcoming Events:
Sunday, September 25th – Lay Pastor meeting at 12 noon. ALSO, a Children’s Grant Committee meeting @ noon in the Red Room. We still need volunteers to help!
Tuesday, October 4th 7pm – Women’s Ministry Meeting. This is a follow-up to September’s meeting – This meeting is to finish reviewing September’s agenda and make plans for the holiday season. The regular monthly meeting is Tuesday, October 18th @ 7 pm.
Saturday, October 8th 5 pm – Play Day – registration starts at 4 pm.
Saturday, October 15th 7 pm – Celebrate Recovery is hosting a movie night in the CR room. Movie selection is Fireproof. Popcorn and drinks served as well.
By Rafter J Cowboy Church, on September 20th, 2011
Due to technical difficulties we are forced to discontinue posting audio sermons recordings. The harsh conditions of having our services on the arena floor have made maintaining equipment difficult. Cleaning and Repair was attempted but did not work. Hopefully when we move into our new building we will be able to purchase some new equipment and continue with this ministry. If you value this part of our ministry and feel led to contribute to replacing the recorder please contact our pastor, Bob Young.
Pastor:Bob Young Elders:James Burt (2011), Jerry Roberts (2010), Fred Johnson (2009) Lay Pastors: Jim Faulkner, Wayne "Whistler" Higgins and Tony Burley.
