Norwalk First United Methodist Church and The Chapel to host Night to Shine Prom

NORWALK — Norwalk First United Methodist Church and The Chapel in Sandusky announced that they will each serve as host sites of Night to Shine 2023, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. The unforgettable prom night experience, centered on God's love, celebrating people with special needs will be held in-person by host churches around the world simultaneously on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. Norwalk First United Methodist Church and The Chapel are excited to be a part of this worldwide movement that God is using as a catalyst to change how cultures embrace people with disabilities and to rally the church worldwide to honor their local community of people with special needs, ensuring they know they are valued and loved. Every guest of Night to Shine enters this complimentary event on a red carpet complete with a warm welcome from a friendly crowd and paparazzi. Once inside, guests receive the royal treatment, including hair and makeup stations, limousine rides, corsages and boutonnieres, a dinner, karaoke, prom favors, a dance floor… all leading up to the moment when each guest is crowned king or queen of the prom. "I'm so excited Night to Shine 2023 will be back in-person! All around the world, individuals with special needs are going to be celebrated like they should be. We've been able to adapt over the last couple years but we can't wait to be back together in person to cheer for every guest as they walk the red carpet, dance the night away with their friends, crown them as a king or queen of the prom and most importantly, tell every single one of them that their life has purpose and they are loved by us and the God of this universe," said Tim Tebow, founder of the Tim Tebow Foundation. Night to Shine launched in 2015 with 44 host churches and 15,000 volunteers honoring more than 7,000 kings and queens of the prom. In February 2020, 721 host churches and 215,000 volunteers came together to celebrate 110,000 honored guests with special needs. Over the past two years, Night to Shine innovated and endured through the pandemic with the first-ever virtual Night to Shine, celebrating thousands of honored guests through unique adaptations including a complete virtual video experience and socially distanced Shine Thru drive-thru events. For additional information on the Night to Shine hosted in Norwalk by First United Methodist Church, visit www.norwalkfirstumc.com. Registration for guests of Norwalk's Night to Shine is open now on the website. For more information on Norwalk's Night to Shine call 419-668-1938. For additional information on the Night to Shine hosted in Sandusky by The Chapel, visit www.thechapel.family/nts. Registration for guests at Sandusky will open at 5 p.m, Nov.15 through The Chapel's website. For those interested in volunteering for Night to Shine with The Chapel please complete an application through The Chapel website or text the word NIGHT to 419-504-1777. For more information on the worldwide movement of Night to Shine, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, visit: www.timtebowfoundation.org/night-to-shine ABOUT First United Methodist ChurchOur Mission Statement — To make dsciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. ABOUT The ChapelOur Mission Statement — We exist to help people move one step closer to God and each other through Christ. ABOUT Tim Tebow FoundationThe Tim Tebow Foundation exists to bring Faith, Hope and Love to those needing a brighter day in their darkest hour of need. This mission is being fulfilled every day through 16 initiatives in the fields of Orphan Care + Prevention, Special Needs, Children with Profound Medical Needs, and Anti-Human Trafficking. To learn more about how the Tim Tebow Foundation is serving the world's most vulnerable and sharing God's love by fighting for those who can't fight for themselves, visit www.timtebowfoundation.org.