Huntsville Church’s Successful Outreach at County Fair
A small rural church in Northwest Arkansas, the Huntsville Seventh-day Adventist Church seeks opportunities to share our health message with our community.
We found one such opportunity at the Madison County Fair, which ran for a week at the end of August. Nineteen volunteers took turns manning the church’s health booth, which featured three stations where visitors could obtain information on Alzheimer’s and dementia, receive a fresh piece of fruit and get a free prayer journal. We had a variety of literature and a community survey to assess local needs. Additionally, we set up a kids’ table, where children of all ages could do crafts and receive Bible stories and toys.
Our church experienced fantastic results from this outreach. We distributed 148 brain-shaped stress balls, 175 prayer journals and 12 baskets of fruit. Ten people filled out surveys, and two of those requested Bible studies! Numerous pamphlets about our church and Adventist literature were also given out to community members who stopped by our booth.
Our church members enjoyed meeting community members as they came to the fair. We were even told we had the best booth at the Madison County Fair! We look forward to continuing our outreach in our little community.
