RHEMA Lights are still shining, even after being hit hard by Winter Weather!
After the storm as many as 500,000 homes were without power in Oklahoma,
but praise God, the RHEMA campus was only out of commission for one day.
The campus was affected however, as 50 percent of the 2 million Christmas
lights on display were destroyed. The RHEMA campus is home to 989 trees,
and 90 percent of those were damaged by the storm.
The Christmas lights display is a witness to the community every year of
Jesus being the light of the world. People have been saved through this
outreach, and we will get the display up and running again. In fact, the
RHEMA Christmas Light Crew was able to restore the lights on the buildings
on December 12, but the lights in the park could take longer to repair.
The first order of business for the park is to make it safe again, as trees
have been downed and broken branches hang from broken trees. Once the park
is safe, the light crew will reactivate as many lights as possible and try
to restore lights to the park before Christmas.
More than 200,000 people a year enjoy the Christmas lights display on the
RHEMA campus, but roughly half the lights on campus, which were accumulated
over the past 25 years, were destroyed. Thousands of dollars worth of lights
were lost. If you would like to give a donation for the Christmas lights,
please click here [insert link].
Highlights this year include:
- Over 100,000 lights to music synchronized.
- Carriage rides for the whole family
$ 10 / adult
$ 5 / children age 18 and under
$ 25 / family (2 adults and 2 kids or more) - LIVE radio broadcasts from the Park on 100.9 FM KXOJ
A Special Tribute
In honor of the late Jim Giles, the meteorologist who participated in the "lights-on" ceremony for over 15 years, part of RHEMA Park was dedicated in his memory. See pictures of the dedication ceremony here.
ADMISSION TO THE PARK IS FREE!
Recent Updates
Third Day Concert a big success!
In spite of the bad weather events earlier this week, about 3,000 people
came out to see "The Christmas Offerings Tour" with Jars of Clay
and Third Day at RHEMA Bible Church on December 15.
It was an unforgetable night. Click
here to see a few pictures.
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