Churches Using Halloween Tracts to Spread Gospel

NASHVILLE--Churches are encouraging their members to hand out more than candy to trick-or-treaters this Halloween, according to the American Tract Society (ATS).

"When but Halloween do we have more folks coming up to our doors?" says ATS President Dan Southern. "All we have to do is answer them with more than they are asking--a gospel tract and a candy treat."

ATS' "Halloween Rescue Kit" includes enough tracts, individually wrapped candy, stickers and clear, sealed bags for 31 children. Single tracts called "Separating Halloween Fact from Folklore" and "Reaching Kids on Halloween" are included in each kit. The kits cost $10 each and can be ordered online.

Dallas-area's Prestonwood Baptist Church (PBC) also plans to use the tracts during its Halloween night festival. PBC's evangelism outreach event draws more than 20,000 children and parents each year, according to children's leader Diana Pendley.

"We use tracts because they're short and easy to read, and they share the gospel message effectively," Pendley explains. "They go home with people and speak to them in a voice that reaches beyond our voices in the quiet times when they need to hear the message most."

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