An architect's drawing of what the new $2 million worship hall will look like at Lonesome Dove Baptist Church in Southlake. The current church building can be seen at the far right. The pastor of ...

Sure, everybody knows the basics. Novelist Larry McMurtry was dining out and saw a bus from Lonesome Dove Baptist Church in Southlake. He noted the name, and later tagged it onto an old screenplay ...

The Lonesome Dove Baptist Church is running out of space for worship services, and a historic cemetery holds the key to its future. The small neighborhood church on the Southlake-Grapevine border ...

For 166 years, Lonesome Dove Cemetery and landmark Lonesome Dove Baptist Church, one of the earliest churches, have existed side by side, one feeding the other. And yes, that’s where Larry ...

The story goes that Larry McMurtry was sitting in a Texas cafe or coffee shop when a van passed by with the words “Lonesome Dove Baptist Church” painted on its side. And so began one of the ...

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 ...

The area was an inspiration to McMurtry, as well, who borrowed the name for his dusty border town from a local house of worship - the Lonesome Dove First Baptist Church. It's unclear whether ...