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The Lights of Christmas by the numbers

9 full time light hangers began setting up The Lights of Christmas after Labor Day

73 seasonal paid jobs were provided to the local community

18 lead decorators directed a decorating crew to transform 75 sleeping rooms and over 20 event areas into a Christmas wonderland

700 people donated 16,000 volunteer hours to the event

75 volunteers came on December 20th to clean up the grounds after a strong wind storm

74 entertainment groups performed on five stages throughout the event

3 engagement proposals (that we know of) occurred at The Lights of Christmas this year

$3,600 was collected for Kids 2 Camp scholarships through donation cans and the wishing well at the Festival

68,862 guests enjoyed the event in 2018

1737 people attended Dinner Theater/Sunday Dessert Matinee, with 14 nights of performances

540 rooms were booked for overnight stays

2,535 guest enjoyed a delicious breakfast after their overnight stay at The Lights of Christmas

Countless lives were touched by the Christ-centered hospitality of The Light of Christmas

Blessed and Uplifted

My daughter recently attended the Pony Club Horse Management Camp in Port Orchard with the Warm Beach Horsemanship Pony Club. This was her first away from home event and only her second Pony Club event. She was quite nervous about being away from home and me not being able to join her until late in the evening after the first day’s events. Thankfully, she was blessed by wonderful chaperones who encouraged and reassured her as well as went to classes ...

Calling People Back Home

"Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand." -Isaiah 41:10 NLT The people of God have been scattered everywhere. The Lord has not forgotten them. Kings and nations in whose land God’s people live are making, assembling, and putting their trust in man-made idols. Kings of nations are bewildered at how it is these scattered ...

When Abundance Happens

“Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. ...