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| Director: | Steve Feke | 
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| Writer: | Steve Feke, Alyene Porter | 
| Staring: | 
| Edwin Porter, a Methodist minister, is sent to a little church in the small town of Sterling, Texas, to try to save it from financial insolvency. The move is sudden and is complicated by the fact that Porter’s wife and eight children are all very comfortable in the large, successful church they have been serving in Dallas. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 19, 1986 | 
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| Director: | Steve Feke | 
| Writer: | Steve Feke, Alyene Porter | 
| Genres: | Drama | 
| Keywords | based on novel or book, methodist church, minister, based on true story | 
| Production Companies | Rosie Productions | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Robert Pine | Papa | 
| Georgia Engel | Pearl | 
| Dean Stockwell | John White | 
| Imogene Coca | Missy B | 
| Dallas Benton | Hugh | 
| Scott Wilder | Cecil | 
| Melora Hardin | Janette | 
| Brandon Douglas | Raybon (as Brandon Sokolosky) | 
| Gerrod Miskovsky | Edd | 
| Jason Hillhouse | Gil | 
| Gennie James | Alyene | 
| Joshua Butts | Paul | 
| Stephanie Dunnam | Kate Tucker | 
| Rodger Boyce | Granger | 
| Jerry Haynes | Jack Murphy | 
| Peter Gerety | Billy Kilgore | 
| Gil Glasgow | William Lee | 
| Bobby Fite | Eric Lee | 
| Julie Condra | Marilyn | 
| Stephanie Nichols | Darlene | 
| Tony Morris | Elliott Powell | 
| Gloria Hocking | Miss Cartwright | 
| Harlan Jordan | Ron Powell | 
| Laird Stuart | Claudie Walker | 
| Gregory Grove | Tom | 
| Cynthia Hestand | Sally Grimes | 
| Alberto Balderas | Juan | 
| Barry Kinyon | Harry | 
| Mark Lyon | Limping Farmboy (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
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| Steve Feke | Writer, Director | 
| Hugo Weng | Sound Editor | 
| Murray K. Campbell | Gaffer | 
| Cheri Reed | Costume Design | 
| Alyene Porter | Novel | 
| Ken Sutherland | Original Music Composer | 
| Fred Lackey III | Hairstylist | 
| J.W. Kompare | Sound Editor | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Rose Marie Benton | Producer | 
| Betty A. Buckley | Producer | 
| Martin Jurow | Producer | 
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