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South Carolina church wins the 2008 VBS Photo Contest
The winning photo was selected from a pool of more than 450 photos submitted by more than 150 churches, including churches in the Philippines, Indonesia and Mexico.
This year’s contest was decided by visitors to LifeWay.com/factsandtrends. Each week of August, online visitors were invited to vote for their favorite image from a pool of 10 semifinalist photos. Then during the first week of September, the winning photos from each of the previous four weeks were posted online for a final vote.
In the end, Westside Church in Simpsonville, S.C., emerged the contest winner with its bird’s-eye-view photo of individuals spelling “VBS” in a parking lot. Westside Church will receive a free 2009 VBS Sampler Kit when the resource becomes available later this fall.
“The photo contest is just such a fun way for churches to share their VBS experience,” said Polly House, editor of Facts & Trends magazine. “VBS is first and foremost an opportunity to share Christ, but these photos show that people can have a great time while serving a larger Kingdom purpose.”
To view more of the photos submitted for the 208 VBS Photo Contest, visit LifeWay.com/factsandtrends.
