Every year since 1985, Southminster Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village has put on a “Journey to Bethlehem” production. Guests are guided through the church for an interactive storytelling of the birth of Jesus.
Visitors are welcome Friday, Dec. 1, from 6 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 2, from 5 to 8 p.m. to witness the story, free of charge. The production takes about 20 minutes to walk through, and guests can participate in different interactive scenes.
Here are some pictures of the “Journey to Bethlehem” dress rehearsal Thursday evening.
The ‘Journey to Bethlehem’ begins in Nazareth with Ceasar a tax collector asking citizens as well as guests to pay him. Photo credit Kylie Graham.Caesar is seen to dismiss a family claiming to be poor. Photo credit Kylie Graham.Joseph and Mary are seen asking for forgiveness as they cannot pay their taxes. Photo credit Kylie Graham.Following the tax collector in Nazareth guests are guided through a market scene. Photo credit Kylie Graham.Vendors are trying to sell to guests as guides ask about the path of previous travelers. Photo credit Kylie Graham.After the market scene guests stumble into King Herod’s palace. Photo credit Kylie Graham.King Herod speaks to men who claim a new king is being born. Herod dismisses the men, but asks his guards to follow them and capture this new baby king. Photo credit Kylie Graham.As guests attempt to follow the wise men to the birth of Jesus they are visited by an angel who tells them more about this new king. Photo credit Kylie Graham.Then guests meet inn keepers who share that they had to turn away a pregnant woman and her husband, because there were no rooms left. Photo credit Kylie Graham.An angel shares of the birth of the new king and instructs guests to go and share the good news. Photo credit Kylie Graham.The ‘Journey to Bethlehem’ ends with a nativity scene and the birth of Jesus. Photo credit Kylie Graham.
Kylie Graham is a Johnson County native and graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln who does freelance photography around the Kansas City metro.
