Special Coverage: Plan Your Fall Festival—Now!
It’s somewhere in your “To Do” pile right now, and while October seems far, far away, don’t wait another day to start planning this year’s Halloween alternative event. Taking a few key steps right now will make it easier to get volunteers on board and to stage a spectacular event, one that makes a true impact in your community!
As your partner in ministry, CTA has already done much of the work for you. Just download our free resources and see!
- Want to involve adults as well as kids? Consider offering a chili cook-off, a pie judging contest, or homemade ice cream. Find more great ideas, ripe for fall picking here or here.
- Need an off-the-shelf event for young families? Check out the free G.L.O.W. activities here or a Good News Clues event here.
As you gear up, you’ll want a more comprehensive plan. Click here for this month’s 1, 2, Free download. It will take you and your volunteers step-by-easy-step through the planning process.
Whatever you plan for Fall Festival, keep in mind the unchurched or dechurched families in your area. Here’s what leaders just like you are saying about Fall Festival and the potential for community outreach:
Harvest Fest was a big hit. We are a small church, interested in expanding our youth program. We taught from the Pumpkin Prayer message the Sunday before Harvest Fest on October 31. We encouraged everyone if they liked that message, come back for more at the Harvest Fest. We had double the turnout that we normally have. . . . We love CTA gifts because they are self-explanatory and easy to use for our volunteers.
Dorothy Hopkins, Secretary,
First Baptist Church
Rockledge, Rockledge, FL
We heard many positive comments about the fun everyone had [at our Fall Festival], and we were excited to be able to send Scripture into the homes of more than 200 children from our community! I was especially pleased with the “Pumpkin Prayer” bookmarks. They are well-made and will last longer than many bookmarks I have used in the past.. . .
CTA is a wonderful resource for our church’s ministries, providing tools for both outreach and discipleship. I look forward to ordering more of your products to aid in our goal of discipling our community in the name and love of Jesus Christ.
Cindy Johnson
New Heights Church
Columbia, SC
