• Journey to Bethlehem

 Celebrating 24 Years!
 OPEN to the PUBLIC • 3 NIGHTS ONLY
 6 to 9 Nightly • Rain or Shine
 LIVE Stage Show • Interactive Outdoor Theater
 REAL Animals • Living Nativity
 12 mins south of I-44/Joplin (Exit 6/Mercy Hospital/Hideout Harley-Davidson) on Hwy 86, OR
 8 mins east of I-49/Neosho (Exit 27/Love's Travel Center) on Hwy 86

For Details or Updates: Follow our Facebook Page and Invite Your Friends @ facebook.com/Journey.Racine/events
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About 'Journey to Bethlehem'
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Begin this Christmas season with an unforgettable new family tradition. Come and see what thousands are talking about. Travel back in time to first-century Israel to experience the original Christmas story, the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.
Make plans now for your family to attend this year's annual production of ‘Journey to Bethlehem’ - a live theatrical experience featuring a live indoor stage show and a walk-through, outdoor drama set in turn-of-the-millennium Judea. Join us in celebrating our 24th year; don't miss your chance to take part in this inspiring Journey.

In recent years, the 'Journey' trail was expanded to include alternate paths and new interactive scenes, helping to ensure that your 'Journey' experience will be unique, no matter how often you visit. Featuring a cast of over 200 in period costume, hundreds of volunteers, scores of live animals, authentic sets, and a breathtaking living nativity, 'Journey to Bethlehem' welcomes thousands of guests annually - nearly 7,000 in 2024 alone.
This year's ‘Journey to Bethlehem’ takes place Thursday, Friday, & Saturday, December 4, 5, & 6. Doors are open to the public from 5:30pm to 9:00pm, with guests seated on a first-come, first-served basis. 'Journey' trail tours begin at 6:00pm, departing every few minutes throughout the evening and continuing until the last guest is served.
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3 Days Only - Admission is Free
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Your 'Journey' begins upon your arrival inside the main auditorium. A live stage production, featuring a dazzling ensemble of talent, from live Christmas music, to spirit-moving dance, to incredible story-telling, this part of the 'Journey' experience has something for everyone. For the second leg of your 'Journey', you will join a small band of fellow travelers, setting out on the outdoor trail for an incredible, live, interactive theatre experience.

Your group, led by a first-century Jewish guide and his family, will embark on an 80-mile, week-long trek (about 3/8 mile or 30-minutes, in real figures) from their home in the tiny Galilean hamlet of Nazareth to the distant town of Bethlehem in Southern Judea to enroll and be counted in the census, as mandated in a decree by the Roman governor Quirinius. Along the way your family group will encounter a host of colorful characters - fellow travelers, local residents, real camels, Roman cavalry, shepherds, radical revolutionaries, and more.

Guests are encouraged to participate by interacting with characters, sharing stories, and helping with hands-on elements of the experience. Your 'Journey' will conclude with a heart-warming scene in a Bethlehem stable with a newborn baby and a promise of hope. Upon completing the trail, guests are invited to warm up with a hot beverage, homemade cookies, and to take an opportunity to reflect and to share their 'Journey' experience with others.

This free event is open to the public. It is a gift from our family to the whole community. No purchase or ticket is required. Everyone is invited to attend and encouraged to share the invitation with others.

Please feel free to contact Racine Christian Church with any questions at (417) 346-0963.