Staff report
Tonight is the last night to take a tour of the World Hope Worship Center’s Hallelujah House this year.
The church at 2203 Mooresville Road had about 230 people tour the Hallelujah House on Wednesday, its kickoff night. More attended Thursday, with 250 counted with still an hour to go, as the church continued the ninth year of the outreach, which includes a hayride, carnival games, inflatables and the church’s Royal Rangers’ Frontier Camp.
David Cowger is lead pastor at World Hope. His wife, Katrina, said the event started for just the church members and their children but grew to be a community outreach.
“It’s grown bigger and bigger,” she said. Out in the rest of the county, “there’s plenty of things for adults and teens who like scary things, but there’s nothing scary here.”
The Cowgers oversee a group of about a dozen who lead the more than 100 volunteers it takes to put on the Hallelujah House. “It’s neat to pass it along. Some who were babies when we first started are now part of the group of teens running the light and sound,” Katrina Cowger said.
The Hallelujah House is free, with tonight’s highlights including Christian illusionist Steve Templeton and the River’s Edge Puppet Ministry.
The event runs 6:30-9 p.m.