Lynwood Baptist Church holds annual 'Trunk or Treat'

Jeffery Long ~ Special to the Southeast Missourian

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Lynwood Baptist Church held its annual Trunk or Treat event on Monday night. Nearly 2,000 people came out for the event which featured food vendors, a line of cars with decorated trunks, and plenty of candy.

Ben Rhodes dressed as Dr. Emmett Brown from the 'Back to the Future ' franchise on Monday, Oct. 31 at Lynwood Baptist Church. He customized the rear of his car to look like the DeLorean. (Photo by Jeffery Long)
Merideth Roseman and Gavin Schott hand out candy from their SUV on Monday, Oct. 31 at Lynwood Baptist Church. Gavin suited up as a camouflage hunter while Merideth dressed as a deer. (Photo by Jeffery Long)
Mark Strickland and Leeroy Brown of Strickland Engineering delivered candy on Monday, Oct. 31 at Lynwood Baptist Church. They placed candy in pipes that delivered the candy to children. (Photo by Jeffery Long)
Hundreds of families lined up to check out each car and collect candy on Monday, Oct. 31 for Lynwood Baptist Church's 'Trunk or Treat' event. Nearly 2,000 people attended the event hosted by the Cape Girardeau church. (Photo by Jeffery Long)

Tim Caldwell and Scott Gibbs hand out candy from their make-shift jail cell on Monday, Oct. 31 at Lynwood Baptist Church. They gave out candy from a bucket with a toilet lid on top. (Photo by Jeffery Long)
Jacob Lutes and Tyler Hahn hand out candy from their van on Monday, Oct. 31 at Lynwood Baptist Church. They added orange and black paper streamers to add a Halloween theme to their vehicle. (Photo by Jeffery Long).
Bill, Carisa, Cody and Morgan Sullinger hand out candy from their trunk on Monday, Oct. 31 at Lynwood Baptist Church's 'Trunk or Treat' event. The family dressed as characters from the movie 'Up!' (Photo by Jeffery Long)
Margie, Rachel, and Becki Nation hand out candy outside their van on Monday, Oct. 31 at Lynwood Baptist Church as part of the church's 'Trunk or Treat' event. They dressed as characters from 'Toy Story' such as Woody and Mrs. Potatohead. (Photo by Jeffery Long)
Caleb and Kyndal Strickland dressed up as Starbucks workers at their makeshift Starbucks drive-thru on Monday, Oct. 31 at Lynwood Baptist Church. They passed out candy from Starbucks coffee cups. (Photo by Jeffery Long)

Families lined up to collect candy at Lynwood Baptist Church's 'Trunk or Treat' event on Monday, Oct. 31. Attendees filed through the parade of cars for nearly two hours collecting candy and enjoying food from local vendors. (Photo by Jeffery Long)
Sam and Clare Weaver dressed up as Santa and a reindeer on Monday, Oct. 31 at Lynwood Baptist Church. They played classic Christmas songs at their station and dressed their vehicle in Christmas lights. (Photo by Jeffery Long)