'How to' guides
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![Collection of illuminated signs and windows with inspirational quotes and images, including candles, a rainbow, a whale, and silhouettes of people.]()
Run Streets of Light
We seek to bring change & transformation to neighbourhoods & communities through window displays that convey a message of Light, Love & Hope as an alternative to Halloween.
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![People gathered around two outdoor tents at night, with string lights and a fence in the background.]()
Run a Light Beacon
How a vision to bring light into the darkness of Halloween grew into a community outreach that now welcomes hundreds each year.
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![Nighttime scene of a small gathering outside a house decorated with string lights and Halloween decorations, including a pumpkin with a carved face, a red paper lantern, and hanging ornaments. Several people are standing near the doorway, with one person in the foreground wearing a hoodie and a cap, facing away from the camera. There are trees and a wooden fence nearby.]()
Run a House of Light
Houses of light offer a warm and generous welcome to trick or treaters. Here are 5 ideas to engage with Halloween from your front door.
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![Three children in Halloween costumes posing near a large illuminated cross decorated with small lights, wearing skeleton masks, in a dimly lit indoor setting.]()
Run a Light in a Dark Night event
St Mary Magdalene, Gorleston welcomes around 200 families from their estate, to pass through their annual ‘Light on a Dark Night’ event.
Framework and Tips for a church event
Battle the Dark Forces - How to Guide
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![Jack-o'-lantern pumpkin with a carved face on a wooden post, with people walking on a trail in a park with fall foliage in the background.]()
Run a Pumpkin Trail
St Lawrence’s Church in Lechlade has turned Halloween into a joyful annual event, engaging people of all ages with the Christian message of hope and building relationships with the wider worshipping community.
Resources to giveaway
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Stories to give away to trick or treaters
Gentle, fun Halloween themed stories that are written to raise curiosity about Jesus and given away to trick or treaters!
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![Yellow promotional flyer or booklet titled "Alfie Meets Super Light" with cartoon characters at the bottom, partially inserted into a cardboard box.]()
Stories to giveaway
Alfie meets Super Light is a simple story of a boy called Alfie and a superhero called Super Light. It ends asking the question... "What if there really was someone who could bring light into the darkness?
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![Colorful box with pandas and cartoon graphics, featuring a red, orange, green, and blue color scheme, and text about fun facts and trivia.]()
Trick-or-Truth boxes
Trick-or-Truth boxes transform Halloween into an opportunity for outreach. Instead of celebrating darkness, families and churches can distribute boxes filled with treats and whatever else you want to put in — offering children and parents a positive, faith-filled alternative.
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![A group of children gathered together, with one girl holding a yellow balloon that has the words 'Jesus Light of the World' printed on it. The children are smiling and appear happy, with some clapping or showing excitement.]()
Jesus light of the world balloons
Use these colourful balloons to point to the fact that Jesus is the light of the world.
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![A colorful card with a decorated sugar skull surrounded by flowers, with the text "LUNA AND THE KEYS OF DEATH" on a purple background.]()
Stories to give away
Luna and the keys of death explores the theme of Day of the dead and ends with the character Luna saying this... "Later that night, Luna remembered something Abuela always read from her old Bible: “Jesus said, ‘I am alive forevermore, and I hold the keys of death.’”
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![Illustration of a large pumpkin with the text 'The Pumpkin Story' and a subtitle 'We're all a bit like a pumpkin. No, really! Here's why...' surrounded by autumn leaves and branches.]()
The Pumpkin Story
This gospel tract is designed to give to kids aged 6-11 at Harvest or Halloween.
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![Dark Halloween-themed poster with a full moon, bats, spider webs, and two jack-o'-lanterns. The text reads 'The fright of your life' and 'look inside if you dare...'.]()
The Fright of Your Life
This colourful tract is designed for use with teenagers (11+), either to hand out at the door on halloween, or as part of an 'alternative' halloween party. Focuses on the power and glory of Jesus Christ.
Resources to equip Christians
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Blog
Different without withdrawing by Nay Dawson
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![Three people sitting around a table recording a podcast, with microphones, a glass of water and a pumpkin pie snack on the table. A large screen behind them displays the words 'Lights On!' and an illustration of a church steeple.]()
Lights On Webinar
Inspiration and practical tips on how to use Halloween as a missional opportunity this October
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![Decorative outdoor scene with string lights, a gray wooden fence, a brick wall, and garden ornaments including a pumpkin with a face, logs, and a small squirrel figurine, near a sliding glass door.]()
Blog
Engaging with Halloween: Turning Darkness into Opportunity by Nay Dawson
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![Children wearing Halloween costumes with skull face paint, standing under lit decorative cross with orange lights.]()
Blog
Engaging with the dark bringing light to Halloween.
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![A cardboard box filled with colorful bags, small bottles, and a handwritten note reading 'Hello! Please help yourself one per child' with drawings of pumpkins and flowers.]()
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Don’t avoid Halloween, it’s the perfect opportunity to share the gospel
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![Cartoon illustration of a pumpkin with 'Halloween' written on it in white, set against a purple background.]()
Project Lighthouse
A short talk to help your church family think together about the opportunity Halloween offers to shine light into our communities.
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![Three carved pumpkins with Halloween-themed designs, surrounded by string lights, on a dark outdoor surface near a brick wall and potted plants.]()
Blog
What if Hallowe’en turned out to be bigger opportunity for the church than Christmas?
