Black Hills Cowboy Church breaks ground

Just off the interstate near Beulah, a parcel of land began a transformation at the weekend from old arena to new place of worship. Pastor Tom Karp hopes that Black Hills Cowboy Church will be open for business by the end of year, combining church services with roping, barrel racing and skeet shooting.

“All of our ministries are either arena based – team roping, barrel racing, horse training, all of those kinds of things – or outdoor ministries, so skeet shooting, archery, trail rides,” Karp says.

“We don’t do any traditional kids’ ministries on Sunday morning or Wednesdays, it’s all arena bas...