An Alabama Pastor was 'Afraid a Cow was Going to Charge Through a Church Window'. It Charges at an Animal Control Officer Instead

An Alabama pastor was concerned for the children after a cow made it onto the Taylor Road Baptist Church campus in Montgomery, Alabama. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) animal control officers arrived on the scene to rope the wayward cow, but it wasn't going to leave without trying to evade the law.

Cow in field (stock photo); by Sean Foster on Unsplash

An Alabama cow made its way through the Shoppes of EastChase shopping center in Montgomery on Tuesday. This cow was enjoying its freedom too much while trotting through the area and ending up on a Baptist church campus.

Cow Wanders Through Shoppes of EastChase

WSFA 12 News confirmed the cow sighting from Suzanna Wasserman Edwards as she prepared for the grand opening of Nothing Bundt Cakes on Tuesday, 20 June 2023. She noticed the cow heading toward Dillard's.

Police arrived to help the cow cross Berry Hill Road into a grassy field located next to Amped Fitness.

Some may have thought the cow crisis ended there, but lo and behold, the wayward cow kept on disturbing the peace as it ventured onto a church campus to cause a ruckus.

Cow Arrived at Taylor Road Baptist Church Campus

Around 10 a.m., Senior Paster Daniel Atkins contacted authorities after the cow found itself backed into a corner of the Taylor Road Baptist Church campus next to a Trane unit. It can be seen in the picture below as it was pawing at the ground.

Cow at Taylor Road Baptist Church; Credit: WSFA 12 News

Church Pastor: Cow 'Pawing the Ground'

Daniel Atkins, the Senior pastor of Taylor Road Baptist Church was concerned that the cow might try to charge through the window. Over 200 kids were in attendance at Vacation Bible School at the time.

“We were actually concerned she was going to charge through a window. She was staring at people who were standing at the window and she was pawing the ground.” -Senior Pastor Daniel Atkins, Taylor Road Baptist Church

The cow never entered the church building.

An animal control officer from ALEA can be seen in the video below trying to lasso the cow as it runs past him. He gets the rope on its head on the first pass but it isn't secure and the officer is pulled down to the ground trying to hang on. Shortly after, they are able to rope the cow and take it away.

The church’s VBS theme was “Twists & Turns,” and that’s exactly what played out outside, as crews tried to wrangle the cow. @wsfa12news pic.twitter.com/1HEiF1k8yr

— Brady Talbert (@BradyTalbert) June 20, 2023

Have you ever seen a cow disturbing the peace like this?

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Brady Talbert on Twitter: @BradyTalbert. Tweet about "rogue farm animal."

Talbert, Brady. "'Holy Cow': Escaped cow interrupts Montgomery VBS." WSFA 12 News. 20 June 2023.