

Church Ball
2006-03-17 · 91 min · ★ 4.8
Dennis Buckstead has the hardest calling in his church. Not only has he been asked to coach a group of non-basketball players in his church but the bishop has demanded that he lead the team to the Basketball Championship. Word from the top is that this is the last season of church ball and Bishop Linderman isn't about to have his team lose for the 20th year in a row in the last season of church ball history! What was supposed to strengthen the body, invigorate the mind and cultivate brotherly love seems to bring out the worst in these church-going ball players. Dennis must find a way to bring his team together and build unity along the way to win the championship or go down in church ball history as the worst team that ever played.
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- Directors
- Kurt Hale
- Production companies
- Halestorm Entertainment, Big Brawl
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 464,991
Top Cast
Andrew WilsonDennis Buckstead
Fred WillardBishop Linderman
Clint HowardGene Jensen
Gary ColemanCharles Higgins
Amy StewartSusan Buckstead
Stan EllsworthJeremiah Jones
Sina AmedsonNadar
Curt DoussettBruce Bracken
Larry BagbyBlake Bracken
Thurl BaileyMoses MahoneyTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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