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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Robert PinePapa | Papa |
 Georgia EngelPearl | Pearl |
 Dean StockwellJohn White | John White |
 Imogene CocaMissy B | Missy B |
| DDallas BentonHugh | Hugh |
| SScott WilderCecil | Cecil |
 Melora HardinJanette | Janette |
 Brandon DouglasRaybon (as Brandon Sokolosky) | Raybon (as Brandon Sokolosky) |
| GGerrod MiskovskyEdd | Edd |
| JJason HillhouseGil | Gil |
 Gennie JamesAlyene | Alyene |
| JJoshua ButtsPaul | Paul |
 Stephanie DunnamKate Tucker | Kate Tucker |
 Rodger BoyceGranger | Granger |
 Jerry HaynesJack Murphy | Jack Murphy |
 Peter GeretyBilly Kilgore | Billy Kilgore |
 Gil GlasgowWilliam Lee | William Lee |
 Bobby FiteEric Lee | Eric Lee |
 Julie CondraMarilyn | Marilyn |
| SStephanie NicholsDarlene | Darlene |
| TTony MorrisElliott Powell | Elliott Powell |
| GGloria HockingMiss Cartwright | Miss Cartwright |
| HHarlan JordanRon Powell | Ron Powell |
| LLaird StuartClaudie Walker | Claudie Walker |
| GGregory GroveTom | Tom |
| CCynthia HestandSally Grimes | Sally Grimes |
| AAlberto BalderasJuan | Juan |
| BBarry KinyonHarry | Harry |
| MMark LyonLimping Farmboy (uncredited) | Limping Farmboy (uncredited) |