With the Halloween season upon us, I would recommend going to an annual event in Lynchburg, Virginia started by Liberty University called Scaremare. Almost as old as the university itself, Liberty’s Scaremare has grown to become one of the largest events of its kind in the Southeast. For over 40 years, people have been traveling from all over Virginia and even from other states to take a tour of fun-house rooms and view scenes of death to be ultimately confronted with the question: “What happens when I die?” In small groups, people walk through a 20-minute tour in the woods and then through a house with different scenes. At the end are tents where an evangelistic message is presented. This year there are a number of new outside scenes for visitors. The event was started by youth pastors at Thomas Road Baptist Church in 1972 as a creative fall outreach. As Liberty developed its School of Religion, the Center for Youth Ministries began facilitating the event as a way to equip and train students with practical outreach opportunities for the community. Since its inception, Scaremare has attracted more than 300,000 people from Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Florida. It has become a popular event for church youth groups and college students.
Rick