Leadership & Staff
The AFCC is a non-profit Christian organization made up of cowboy churches whose leaders and congregations believe the Bible is the true, complete and unfailing Word of God.
2026 AFCC Leadership
American Fellowship of Cowboy Churches (AFCC), (the “Fellowship”) is organized to resource and develop Cowboy Churches through training, assessment, mentoring, communication and connectedness through the movement of God’s Spirit within the Western Culture.
Officers
President
Wendel Elliott
Big Bend Cowboy Church
Alpine, TX
Vice President
Wayne Walling
Open Gate Cowboy Church
Kempner, TX
Secretary
Luke Morrison
Western Trail Cowboy Church
Vernon, TX
Board of Directors
Bret Shafer
Kaufman County Cowboy Church
Kaufman, TX
Billy Keith
Rafter Cross Cowboy Church
Williston, FL
Joe Cox
Bar None Cowboy Church
DeBerry, TX
Roger Keck
Palo Pinto Cowboy Church
Gordon, TX
Allan Ward
Saddle Creek Cowboy Church
Nogal, NM
Sean Mayfield
Cross Brand Cowboy Church
Waurika, OK
Jason Nolde
Branded for Christ Cowboy Church
Leesville, LA
Tadd Mann
Coastal Plains Cowboy Church
Newgulf, TX
Staff
Jeff Bishop, Exec. Dir.
Ridin the River Cowboy Fellowship
Kerrville, TX
Danny Brey, Director of New Starts & New Affiliates
Soldiers of the Cross CF
Lampasas, TX
Homer Dickey, Director of Connecting & Communicating
Bar None Cowboy Church
Troup, TX
Jimmy Holleman, Director of Training
Double N Cowboy Church
Dublin, TX
Phillip Gilliland, Support Staff
Trading Post Cowboy Church
Grant, AL
Connie Sanford, Ministry Administrative Assistant
Branded by Christ Cowboy Church
Troup, TX
Pat Gauss, Administrative Assistant
Kaufman County Cowboy Church
Kemp, TX
Greg Moore, Mentoring Director
Top Hand Cowboy Church
Clifton, TX