At New Hope Fellowship, we recognize that Halloween has become a big part of our culture just as much as Christmas. It has become a normal culture for our kids as well as children head out, wear costumes, and go collect treats from strangers. In some ways, people may see this as a celebration of community, and a fun cultural recreation for children. What harm can it be?
As Christians, we always have the difficulty of living out God’s word within the context of our society and culture and we struggle with what areas Christians can or cannot partake in the culture we live in. There are times when Christians are called to stand against the culture because of our convictions according to the word of God.
At New Hope Fellowship, we discern the future impact that celebrating may have on Christians, especially our children and the future implications our participation may have on their spiritual growth as believers. We believe that the roots of Halloween and the prolonged spiritual effects are not good for Christians and we must consider how we as Christians want to reflect the glory of God unto this world.
Therefore, if we must take a stand against the current culture, then we want to begin by creating a new culture here in New Hope Fellowship DT campus, by providing Hallelujah Night as an alternative for parents to have a fun night out without celebrating Halloween.
We will be having a Christian Movie Marathon with snacks, games, and candy. If you would like to participate with your family, please register below! We will begin with movies that are more geared towards younger kids in the beginning and as time progresses we will be showing movies that are for all ages. We welcome you all to come and enjoy this evening together as a community! This will be held on Friday October 31st, starting at 5pm, at our NHF Downtown campus church!
Hallelujah Night Family Registration
If you are interested in serving the event on Friday October 31st, please sign up in the link below
If you have any questions, please reach out to Pastor Minjae: minjae.yi@newhopefellowship.ca