In the News ... "Hill draws on pioneer traditions"

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• “God has taken me through some powerful experiences”

By Bob Campbell, Reporter
Odessa American
 

GARDENDALE, TEXAS - The Rev. Andy Hill grew in “a very traditional” Southern Baptist church, and it took a long journey as a Marine, policeman and missionary to Mexico to reach his pastorate at the West Texas Cowboy Church.

“In Mexico, all that tradition was stripped away,” he said. “There was no building, no carpet, no stained glass windows, just me and a bunch of Mexican cowboys under a shade tree with the Word of God. It helped me understand that church is all about relationships” ...

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