I admit I never heard of "Cowboy Churches" before, but their existence seems...well, logical. And yes, most of them seem to have their stand offs, pardon, services in Texas!
We´re talking about evangelical congregations working within the American "cowboy" subculture. Think rodeos, country & western music, that kind of stuff. The worship style is informal, country music is played, sometimes real horses are shown at the Church services. Somewhat surprisingly, the Cowboy Churches seem to be tee-totallers.
Several different denominations or organizations of Cowboy Churches exist, the largest one being the AFCC. Their theology is Baptist. There is also a smaller group which is charismatic/prosperity gospel. Some "regular" denominations have Cowboy Church congregations or Cowboy Church services. If you´re dilligent, you could find Lutheran, Methodist or Seventh-Day Adventist Cowboy services.
As I said, not really surprising given the Americanized flavor of much American Christianity. If you get my drift, cowboy.
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