Things You Never Would Expect In Church

[Nahum]

One night (back in the seventies when I was a kid), my pastor had decided to show one of those scary demon films in the hopes that someone would get the Hell scared out of them (really).

The lights were all out. The film was just starting.

A little toddler had rolled out in the middle aisle. His aunt (quite prudish and a real snit) had just decided it was time to make a bathroom visit.

As she stepped out in the aisle, her toddler nephew stood up. She screamed hysterically as she realized someTHING was in the area of her posterior extremity and UNDERNEATH her dress.

The whole place went nuts.

Some things are scarier than demon films.
I don't know who was scared the most. The lady, or her nephew.

[Sherri]

Too funny!!! Kinda like the Mississippi Squirrel Revival.

I remember one night at youth camp in Illinois, it was storming so bad. Right as the altar call was given, lightning hit the tabernacle and I think every prodigal got saved. It was awesome! Not sure how much of it stuck though by the next day.

[Jack Shephard]

Originally Posted by Sherri

Too funny!!! Kinda like the Mississippi Squirrel Revival.

I remember one night at youth camp in Illinois, it was storming so bad. Right as the altar call was given, lightning hit the tabernacle and I think every prodigal got saved. It was awesome! Not sure how much of it stuck though by the next day.

Sherri I aslo lived in IL for a little while in the Peoria area. I went to camp meetings and there are still people talking about that. My pastor there told a story that one year at camp a lady had been seeking fo the HG and everynight of camp she spoke in tongues and danced, but she said she did not have the HG yet. My pastor asked her what she was waiting on and she said the see the BIG Flash of light. At the end of camp lighting hit and a light exploded and she opened her eyes from praying long enough to see that and she went to talking in tongues. She said that night she got the Holy Ghost. I wonder if that was the same year?

[ILuvFPC]

One time we had a lady praying down at the altar and when she got up to walk back to her pew her slip fell down to her ankles!! LOL.. she tripped and almost fell but she caught herself.. she was quite embarrassed to say the least. we all got a good laugh though!

[rgcraig]

PP - what made you think of that?

One year at Ark. youth camp the preacher was preaching about the Lord coming. He had someone poised and ready to blow a trumpet and right before it was time for his cue to blow the trumpet a train laid down on it's horn so long and loud that they were running over each other to get to the altar.

I think even the trumpet playing had jumped over a few preachers to get to the altar!

[ILuvFPC]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

PP - what made you think of that?

One year at Ark. youth camp the preacher was preaching about the Lord coming. He had someone poised and ready to blow a trumpet and right before it was time for his cue to blow the trumpet a train laid down on it's horn so long and loud that they were running over each other to get to the altar.

I think even the trumpet playing had jumped over a few preachers to get to the altar!

LOL... yep.. there are train tracks right across the road from the upc campgrounds there..

[Pressing-On]

We had an evangelist preach for us. His title was on Hell. He wore a red jacket and instructed the sound man to turn off the lights when he gave him a sign.

An older man, that was visiting, wet all over the pew.

[Kutless]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

We had an evangelist preach for us. His title was on Hell. He wore a red jacket and instructed the sound man to turn off the lights when he gave him a sign.

An older man, that was visiting, wet all over the pew.

That is pitiful.

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

A Well Known Preacher in the 80's employed certain Bible School Students to create a tape he used at altar calls. They took bacon frying in a pan, and tickled a 7 yr old, who then screamed- Help Me!

They used to turn off the lights and play this tape. weird.

[Michlow]

Originally Posted by BoredOutOfMyMind

A Well Known Preacher in the 80's employed certain Bible School Students to create a tape he used at altar calls. They took bacon frying in a pan, and tickled a 7 yr old, who then screamed- Help Me!

They used to turn off the lights and play this tape. weird.

That is quite disturbing...