How a solitary cow grazing on a million-dollar property created a beef between a church and the county

“The purpose of the cattle operations there is to make a profit, as it has been since the 1970s,” Pastor Tom Odom testified last year at a hearing over the issue, according to county records. “Carrying on the history is a part of it. Supplying grass-fed, naturally raised cattle is valuable for the community. The church invests in the property.”