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Courageous expanding into 100+ more cities

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ALBANY, Ga. (BP) -- Heading its seventh weekend in theaters, the church-made film "Courageous" is still expanding across America.

The movie will open in more than 100 new cities this weekend, including two more cities in Oregon, 15 in Texas and seven in Pennsylvania.

It is the fifth straight weekend it has opened in at least 50 new cities. The movie opened Sept. 30 and was the highest grossing new movie that weekend.

Made by Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Ga. -- the same church that made "Fireproof" -- the movie follows the story of five men -- four of them police officers -- as they seek to become better fathers.

Following is the list of cities this weekend in which "Courageous" will be showing for the first time or will be opening in a new theater in that city. The list is in alphabetical order by state:

Boaz, Ala.

Batesville, Ark.

Waldron, Ark.

St. Johns, Ariz.

Safford, Ariz.

Tehachapi, Calif.

Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Visalia, Calif.

Weaverville, Calif.

Trukee, Calif.

Ft. Morgan, Colo.

La Junta, Colo.

Gainesville, Fla.

Perry, Fla.

Ruskin, Fla.

Fairfield, Iowa

Perry, Iowa

Belmond, Iowa

Oskaloosa, Iowa

Independence, Iowa

Osage, Iowa

Moscow, Idaho

Carpentersville, Ill.

Lincoln, Ill.

Tipton, Ind.

Terre Haute, Ind.

Laporte, Ind.

North Vernon, Ind.

Monticello, Ind.

Winchester, Ind.

Hill City, Kan.

Lucas, Kan.

Chanute, Kan.

Liberal, Kan.

Iola, Kan.

Beloit, Kan.

Calvert City, Ky.

Bossier City, La.

Braintree, Mass.

South Hadley, Mass.

Linthicum Heights, Md.

Madawaska, Maine

Farmington, Maine

Houlton, Maine

Sandusky, Mich.

Hastings, Mich.

Cedar Springs, Mich.

Escanaba, Mich.

Virginia, Minn.

Benson, Minn.

Faribault, Minn.

Fosston, Minn.

Litchfield, Minn.

Lexington, Mo.

Kirksville, Mo.

Fulton, Mo.

Liberty, Mo.

Macon, Mo.

Marshall, Mo.

Neosho, Mo.

Lamar, Mo.

Aurora, Mo.

Glasgow, Mont.

Roanoke Rapids, N.C.

Elizabeth City, N.C.

Durham, N.C.

Henderson, N.C.

Rolla, N.D.

Hebron, N.D.

Blair, Neb.

Fairbury, Neb.

Sidney, Neb.

Raton, N. Mex.

Tucumcari, N. Mex.

Minden, Nev.

Winnemucca, Nev.

Massena, N.Y.

Dunkirk, N.Y.

Rome, N.Y.

Bryan, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

Brunswick, Ohio

New Philadelphia, Ohio

Sallisaw, Okla.

Seminole, Okla.

Fairview, Okla.

Scappoose, Ore.

Sisters, Ore.

Tunkhannock, Pa.

Cochranton, Pa.

Elizabethtown, Pa.

Marshalls Creek, Pa.

Canton, Pa.

Kutztown, Pa.

Johnstown, Pa.

Dell Rapids, S.D.

Chamberlain, S.D.

Huntingdon, Tenn.

Floresville, Texas

Midland, Texas

Carthage, Texas

Snyder, Texas

Perryton, Texas

Gatesville, Texas

Lufkin, Texas

Mason, Texas

Whitewright, Texas

Vernon, Texas

Crockett, Texas

Wellington, Texas

Lamesa, Texas

Lubbock, Texas

Ft. Stockton, Texas

Heber City, Utah

West Jordan, Utah

West Valley City, Utah

Provo, Utah

Woodstock, Va.

Lexington, Va.

Hampton, Va.

South Hill, Va.

Battle Ground, Wash.

Ephrata, Wash.

Tukwila, Wash.

Medford, Wis.

Hayward, Wis.

Burlington, Wis.

Prairie Du Chien, Wis.

Sutton, W. Va.

Hinton, W. Va.

Compiled by Michael Foust, associate editor of Baptist Press.

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