Welcome to the Eternal Church of the Believer, where devout workers operate state-of-the-art computer equipment to solicit and process the thousands of dollars that pour in daily . . .

Its home is Meadows Center, some very expensive real estate on the outskirts of a sleepy Southern town, a jealously guarded complex of offices, houses, schools, and, of course, churches.

Meet John Tinker Meadows, who heads the church now that his father is secretly dying . . .

the Reverend Joe Deets, who lusts after very young women . . . 

Walter Macy, pompous and self-righteous, who blackmails his way to his secret ambition . . .

the Reverend Mary Margaret Meadows, a powerhouse in her own right.

And pity poor Roy Owen, an outsider who comes to Meadows Center on a desperate search for his wife, the journalist who vanished after asking some hard questions about the inner workings of the Eternal Church of the Believer . . . .