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.

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