trail or treat

This past Sunday, Virginia Hills participated in the “Trail or Treat” at Franconia District Park. Our church, along with Rising Hope Mission Church, Hope United Church of Christ, Franconia United Methodist Church, and Kingstowne Communion Church sponsored this event.

We began with an interdenominational worship service at the Franconia District amphitheater that included 210 participants.

We then moved to the trail or treat along the Chessie’s Trail at Franconia Park. Families were invited to participate by bringing a food donation to restock the pantry at Rising Hope. Over 800 pounds of food and $385 were collected. Just under 1200 people walked the trail.

Among the 37 stations handing out candy was the “Jurassic Park” table sponsored by Virginia Hills Church and Learning Center. Pictured above is Dr. John Hammond, CEO and founder of Jurassic Park, along with his T-Rex, who is confined behind an electric fence, which is perfectly safe. (unless something happens to the computer system) Special thanks to all from Virginia Hills who made this a special day.

The whole event was a reminder to me of the importance of working together. There was a time when each individual church would do their own thing. But we live in a different world now, and we can accomplish so much more and make more of an impact working together than we can on our own. This is part of our vision for the new Virginia Hills Church: to be a place where multiple churches and organizations can join together to make a difference in our community.