HalloWest

Many Pastor bloggers debated going to Halloween events, dressing up, churches calling Halloween events Harvest or Fall Festivals, etc. But after attending Hallowest last night I know that there is a need for the community to pull together and celebrate together.

Common Saints http://www.commonsaints.net/ had some of the crowd dancing and the babies bopping. The live band added so much to the event. Someone from the apartments across the street heard them playing and came over to check it out. The dual lane slide always had a line. We "ran" out of candy, cooked a few hundred hot dogs, and hosted the community for a night of laughs.

Over 174 kids under the age of 12 attended the event with only 70 of them being Covenant Kids. Around 600 people attended this two hour event including volunteers, parents, grandparents, neighbors, teenagers, kids and church staff. Word on the street has it that next year Halloween is on Friday and Hallowest will be open a little longer!

Thanks to the 40+ volunteers that manned the rides, food, trough or treat, glow in the dark putt-putt and registration. You guys rock! And a big thanks to Sheriff Jim Sanders for all his marketing, dedication and direction.