The annual Wildcat Week block party brought local food trucks and representatives from many college ministries to students in downtown Abilene on Wednesday night. After dinner, the Paramount held a screening of “The Upside.”
- Midnight Worship staff members welcome incoming students at the block party. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Freshmen stop to pose for the camera. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Incoming students hear about about local churches. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Students converse around food trucks as they wait for their dinner. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Representatives from South Pointe Church explain the benefits of fulfilling spiritual needs. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- An eager Wildcat Week volunteer receives his food from Stillwater Barbeque. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Students take a break from the crowd and enjoy their food. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- An impromptu worship session breaks out among the attendants of the church fair. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Freshman Emily Crawford excitedly shows off her grilled cheese. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Students rest in front of Monks, a beloved coffee shop in downtown Abilene. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Wildcat Week staff reminisce about their time as freshmen. (Photo by David Mitchell)
- Wildcat Week staff and incoming freshmen interact at the block party. (Photo by Claire Shipley)
- New Wildcats share a meal together. (Photo by Claire Shipley)
- Volunteers at the church fair cool off by preparing snow cones for their visitors. (Photo by Claire Shipley)
- YoungLife leaders invite freshmen to join them during the semester. (Photo by Claire Shipley)
- Students wait for the doors of the Paramount to open before the movie. (Photo by Claire Shipley)
- Shannon Geisler, college lifegroup leader at Beltway Park, promotes her ministry to incoming freshmen. (Photo by Claire Shipley)
- Redeemer Church staff members interact talk about church opportunities with interested students. (Photo by Claire Shipley)
- Beltway Park and Wildcat Week leader Joe Bledsoe invites incoming freshmen to visit his church. (Photo by Claire Shipley)