Here are a few unique ways you can use Chick tracts this Halloween

When Trick-or-Treaters parade to your door this Halloween, drop a couple of Chick tracts in their bag, along with some candy. Or, to really get them excited, stock a tray with several different Chick tracts. (See suggested tracts.) When children arrive, place the tray in front of them and let them pick any two tracts. (Be sure to give them candy too.) Kids love receiving unique gifts, like cartoon tracts. And they love picking the ones they want. Your home could be their favorite stop of the night. With Chick tracts, you can witness to every child who comes to your door. Plus, they'll take the tracts home, where their parents will read them too!

"..a trick or treater (about 12 years old) got his candy and the tract I dropped into his bag. He came back later and asked if we had any more tracts - his dad wanted to read them." CA

"I placed 100 THE PRESENT beside my Halloween candy, just before the first child arrived. I decided, 'No, better not' ...when a burst of faith entered my heart... not to fear the consequences. The kids loved them. It was a thrill. Chick tracts really do get read."

A Chick tract user wrote us with this idea: "On Halloween a team from my church hit the streets armed with Chick tracts and their Bibles. As we walked the streets we hollered to the kids "Free comic books," and they swarmed around us. In all, we passed out over 2,000 tracts."

"I must thank you for saving me. In 1969 I was 10 years old and quite reluctant to go to church to worship God (I would rather stay home and watch cartoons on TV). My spiritual life would turn around on October 31, 1969. On that day, during the evening I went out Trick-or-Treating (My Halloween costume was an Astronaut). After the night was over I emptied my bag of the "goodies" I acquired, when I noticed a pamphlet entitled "Somebody Goofed" which somebody had inserted in my bag. As I read it I began to realize the consequences of not accepting Jesus Christ as my Savior. THANK YOU! I'm indebted to you and that unknown Christian for saving me."

On Halloween, many churches have activities for their youth inside the church. Meanwhile, hundreds, sometimes thousands of unsaved neighborhood kids pass by these buildings looking for treats. Turn the devil's holiday into a huge soul winning event by setting up a table in front of your church and stocking it with several different Chick tracts (plus some candy). Let Trick-or-Treaters grab as many different tracts as they want. One church did this and reports exciting results:

"None of the Trick-or-Treaters could resist the cartoon tracts, and we reached more neighborhood kids with the gospel in that one night than we had reached all year."

A Christian shared what her church does each Halloween. "Our church has an annual 'Trick-or-Treat' night. We go out in groups of two or three, knock on doors and say, 'Trick-or-Tract.' When people answer, instead of requesting a treat, we offer them a combination of tracts, bundled in rubber bands. This will be our third year, and so far it has been wonderfully received. It's also a great opportunity to get people of all different ages in our church involved in evangelism. It's helped bring people out of their shells, and drawn us closer to one another."

A school bus driver discovered a great way to use Halloween to spread the gospel. She passed out bags containing candy and Chick tracts to the students on her bus. She reports, "I noticed that they were reading the tracts. A couple times I had discussions with the teenagers about the tracts. This gave me the opportunity to share Bible scriptures, stories and to witness."

Instead of the usual haunted house, a small church in Georgia set up a series of rooms containing dramatic portrayals of real life situations. One shows a bloody car accident, another displayed the horrors of abortion. A sordid drug scene was included along with a ghastly satanic ritual. The last room contained a scorching walk through hell. At the end, trick-or-treaters were given a gospel tract on the way out.

Watch for community activities that attract large crowds. One town in Kansas has a week-long, city-wide celebration called Neewollah (Halloween spelled backwards). It included a parade and carnival, a queen contest and musicals. All of these activities attract a lot of people, allowing soul winners to quickly get the gospel into many hands. The pastor reported, "The tracts were readily accepted and very few people refused them. We stamped our church name on the back and our members passed out 1800 tracts."

At Halloween, an Ohio church added Chick Halloween tracts to the information packet which they leave at each home. A church member commented, "We know especially that with the Chick tracts they are going to get read. If they throw the packet away, they will still have the church information on the back of the tract."

Many churches buy a supply of Chick tracts and hand them out to their members to drop into Trick-or-Treat bags on Halloween. One church in New York had great success distributing 2,000 Trick-or-Treat bags which included a Chick tract and some candy. Another pastor spent some time teaching his church about the history of Halloween. He then provided Chick tracts for the families to distribute when the night came. "Many people are surprised when they learn the actual meaning of Halloween," he said.

One church was asked by a local food bank to supply literature that would go into food boxes. The church gave them a supply of Chick tracts.

Here are seven benefits of giving out Chick tracts on Halloween:

1. Get the gospel to everyone in your neighborhood.
2. Reach people you couldn't reach any other time of year.
3. It's easy! Just drop Chick tracts into Trick-or-Treat bags.
4. It's convenient! You don't even have to leave your home.
5. It's fun! Kids love them. Many will even thank you for the unique gift.
6. It will train your own kids to use this witnessing opportunity.
7. You'll rejoice at turning a pagan holiday into a witnessing time.