LONESOME DOVE CHURCH (2015)

The true story of the formation of the Lonesome Dove Church in Texas.A house of prostitution is shown; discussion regarding the use of money for hookers and opium.

Writer:

 Bob Thielke

Stars:

 Tom Berenger, Bruce Blain, Mike Garthwaite |

Storyline

The true story of the formation of the Lonesome Dove Church in Texas.A man tells pastor what he can preach on; man has fear of spiders; man shown urinating in woods; man accepting Christ as Savior before he dies; discussion regarding man's ministry which got in way of taking care of his family; man reading scripture and praying; comment about church welcoming everyone no matter if they are saint or sinner.

User Reviews

Inspired by real events surrounding the founding of the church, the film, Lonesome Dove Church, arrives on DVD (plus Digital), Digital HD and On Demand March 24 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Awarded the "Faith-Based" Dove Seal of Approval, the stirring western stars Oscar® nominated actor Tom Berenger (Best Supporting Actor,Platoon, 1986) as a preacher delivering frontier justice on his journey to find and save his outlaw son. 
John Shepherd (Berenger) is an itinerant preacher with dreams of building his own church. When his estranged son Isaac is accused of robbery and murder, John puts his faith and future on the line by coming to Isaac's defense, facing off against a cold-blooded killer in a guns-blazing stand for redemption.

Dove Review

The Lonesome Dove Church is still in Texas to this day but when it was built in 1846 life was very different. This is a story of a minister and his son Isaac, their differences and the road they took to get the church built in the small sinful town of Grapevine, Texas. John and Isaac had been separated for a long time and when John saw a wanted poster of Isaac he knew he had to find his son and get him back into the Lord’s flock.

The route took John on a rescue mission for Isaac to help his son be delivered from the evil that was chasing him. The story is one that has been told before about the old west, with gun fights, a stage coach robbery, and evil men creating their own justice. But this one also tells of one man’s Christian faith that turns his own son’s life around and leads to the building of a church. It was needed in the small western town.

This film has a strong redemptive theme but due to violence and drug use, we are awarding it our Dove “Faith-Based” Seal but caution viewers to read our content description to determine if it is right for them.