The Film
Papa Was a Preacher
The Story
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.
Runtime
100 min
Released Sep 1986
Directed by
Steve Feke
Written bySteve Feke
Marquee
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