Anyone here ever been to the New Zion Baptist Church BBQ?

IN somewhere Texas?

Is it worth the pilgrimage?

I love BBQ, but that's just to far away for me

Holy Smoke
HUNTSVILLE, Texas, July 27, 2003


(CBS) In some parts of the United States, barbecue is nearly a religion. Nowhere is that more evident, some say, than at the church of the holy barbecue in Huntsville, Texas.

The "holy smoke" rises early from the little wood frame annex of the New Zion Missionary Baptist Church. It is there that Annie Mae Ward and other members of the congregation say they are working on the Lord's work — firing the meat smokers, fixing the beans, whipping up potato salad and blending the secret sauce.

Wednesday through Saturdays, it's praise the Lord and pass the ribs at the church, which serves the need of all denominations of the barbecue faithful —ribs, brisket, chicken and sausage.

On Sunday, the church serves the spiritual needs of its flock. The barbecue is close to the church and so Ward, who is 84, and the others are able to attend services.

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