Movie Nights make for a great Ladies Night Out event. They can also be a great, non-threatening outreach opportunity.
Today, I’m going to share step by step tips on how to host a marvelous movie night.
How to Host a Memorable Movie Night
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Step 1 – Invitations
Decide who you’re going to invite! Perhaps you just want to have some girlfriends over for a fun Ladies Night Out. Maybe your Women’s Ministry is hosting a Movie Night for a fellowship event.
Whatever the case, make sure you communicate and invite your guests 2-3 weeks prior to your event. And be sure to follow-up with a reminder email the week of the event.
Step 2 – Plan your menu
Popcorn is definitely a must! Chances are your Youth Group has a movie theater-style popcorn machine like this Gold Medal Popcorn Popper
that you can borrow. You might want to consider purchasing some popcorn seasoning mixes
, popcorn bags, or popcorn boxes
. You could even set up a Popcorn Bar like Corey did over at Family Fresh Meals.
If your budget allows provide some full-size candy bars
.
Your guests are going to get thirsty so be sure to supply plenty of sodas and water.
Step 3 – Name tags and an Icebreaker
Get folks to put a name tag
on when you greet them at the door.
Print out these movie-themed icebreaker questions to encourage conversation as you wait for everyone to arrive. Consider placing the questions on the table, scatter them around the food table, or put them in a popcorn box and have everyone draw a question to answer.
To download the free movie icebreakers click the following link:
Step 4 – Select a movie
Some of my favorite Christian movies include War Room, God’s Not Dead 2, Woodlawn, Risen, Old Fashioned, and When the Game Stands Tall.
You can find a list of all of my favorite Christian movies here.
Step 5 – Host your movie night
Have fun!
You may also want to read:
105 Christian Ladies Night Out Ideas
Coffee, Cake, and Comedy Night
Old Fashioned Movie Review
Cyndee, I just discovered your site after listening to your interview with Marnie. What an amazing resource. I just took over leadership of our women’s ministry and went in search of women’s ministry resources. LIke you said in your interview, at first I wasn’t finding much of what I was looking for, then I discovered your website. What a goldmine!
I realize that this is an old post, but I wanted to let you know about our movie Summer of ’67. It’s a Christian movie made specifically for women so it lends itself well to a women’s movie night.
Thanks again for the great resource. I look forward to spending the evening catching up on a lot of your wonderfully helpful articles.
Sharon, thank you for your comments! I am so glad you found my site via my interview with Marnie. 🙂 I have to admit, I have not heard of your movie, but I will have to add it to my list to check out!
I need ideas to have a movie night for the community and invite them to church and i am planning on having the movie at my lawn. I am thinking of showing a movie for kids
Miguel, what a great idea! There are several great Christian children’s movies – everything from Veggie Tales to Courageous. Free food and free movies always draw a crowd. Perhaps set up a snack bar with popcorn, drinks, and candy. Praying you’ll reach many!
Thanks so much for this post. We are starting a new women’s ministry at our church and for our first event wanted something fun but simple. The flyers, popcorn bar, and movie selection – War Room, all came from ideas on your site. The night was a success and I owe it all to you. People kept congratulating me and I told them I never could have done anything without your website! What you are doing is such a blessing!!
Awesome!! So glad your event well! Thank you so much for sharing. 🙂
Thank you for this information! I have passed it on to others. My favorite childhood movie was “The Sound of Music.”
You are welcome! I love sharing great resources with you all! 🙂 I looooove the Sound of Music!
My favorite movie when I was a child was “A Neverending Story”!
Now I’ve got the theme music stuck in my head! LOL 🙂
This truly a blessing! My favorite childhood movie was Annie.
Katrina, I loved Annie too!! The sun’ll come out tomorrow…. 😉
I cannot tell you how excited I am to know about gMovies!! It is always such a challenge to find a decent movie for family night without compromising our biblical standards.
Cinderella (Rogers and Hammerstein) our families all time favorite!!!
I always looked forward to the one time a year The Wizard of Oz was on TV.
Jody, that is a good one! I was always too scared of the tornado scene to watch the beginning. 😉