It’s been three years since First Baptist Church Ardmore last held a Judgement House production, and Tracie Slayton said the church is excited to have it back.
“This is probably our 15th time,” said Slayton, who coordinates the event at FBC.
The church is one of hundreds of churches worldwide that have used scripts provided by Judgement House, a ministry founded in 1983, to put on a walk-through drama that depicts what happens to believers and nonbelievers after death.
For their event, FBC Ardmore is using the newest Judgement House script — Crosswalk: When Our Lives Intersect with God’s Truth — as a way to reach their community with the gospel.
What happens with and without God
“It’s a story about a teenage guy who is trying to be the cool guy at school, and his girlfriend who is straddling the fence on whether or not to go to church with her best friend,” Slayton said.
Members of FBC act out the parts in five walk-through scenes that tell visitors the story of the choices people make and what happens at judgment after they die.
The gospel is presented clearly, and people have an opportunity to respond, Slayton said. Many do at the end of the walk-through, and she said the church also often hears from others who made decisions to follow Jesus later.
“We don’t know all the seeds that are planted when they leave; we just have to pray for them,” Slayton said.
FBC Ardmore has held the event on five dates already and will hold the last one Wednesday night (Nov. 2). To register, visit ardmorefbc.org/reserve.
Ozark church also sees event’s impact
On the other end of the state, Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Ozark also held Judgement House using the Crosswalk script for five dates in October.
According to Ridgecrest’s Facebook page, they were able to share the gospel with 1,091 guests, 128 of whom reported that they prayed to receive Christ.
For more information about Judgement House, visit judgementhouse.org.
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