Judgement House

One of my friends in ministry is Floyd Paris, Pastor of Unity Baptist Church in Ashland, KY. For the last several years, Floyd and the good people of Unity have been involved in a powerful ministry called, "Judgement House". (see http://www.unitybaptistashland.com and click on "Judgement House" link). Each year, this project presents the Gospel in a powerful compelling way to hundreds of people and a great number of those folks accept Christ, or rededicate their lives to Him, or make other important life decisions.

Visitors are taken in groups of ten through a series of rooms, each room being a scene depicting the lives of individuals whom God is dealing with in their daily lives. Each year the story line is different. For a number of years Floyd, himself, has written the scripts. The quality of the writing is excellent. The masterfully done scenery puts you right in the middle of the story, and the actors do a wonderful job in portraying the characters. As you follow the drama you become a witness to the death of some of the characters. (This year the script involves deaths resulting from an ATV accident which is a very timely topic in this part of the country).

You go with the characters as they are ushered into Judgement (Hebrews 9: 27). After the Judgement, you get a glimpse of Hell. Nothing, of course, can truly show the horribleness of Hell, but the frightening sights, sounds, and oppressive heat of that scene are an absolute assault on your senses. Then the visitors are brought into a beautiful depiction of Heaven and you come face to face with the loving Savior. The sense of God's love for you is overwhelming! At the close of the journey, an invitation is given in a private room and trained counselors are there to pray with folks and to help them with decisions that need to be made.

Judgement House is a MAJOR undertaking each year. Over 200 people are necessary to operate the ministry. It requires the dedication of many of the members of Unity Baptist and even volunteers from some sister churches are involved. One of those volunteers, our dear friend Ginger Reedy, sent out this update on her "Kneemail" ministry at 2:15 this morning:


"Praise the Lord for what He is doing thru Judgement House!
There were 21 groups tonight with 29 salvations....! I am just getting home
and there were still a couple of people in counseling finishing up when I left.

There were over 1000 people who went thru last week with 53 saved...
That brings the overall total (saved) to 82 in a 5 day period! I don't have the
count on rededications but those normally run higher than the salvations...
I will try to have that information for you at the next update.

Please pray for all involved and for tomorrow nights presentation/responses.
so happy to be in His service"


God has used Floyd Paris and the congregation of Unity Baptist Church to make an impact in the Tri-State area, and present the Gospel in a powerful, visual way that elicits a response.

Judgement House is one of many tools that God is using to build His Kingdom.