Bethlehem Walk

Bethlehem Walk Opening Day The purpose of Bethlehem Walk is to focus our community’s attention on Christ as the center of celebration during the holiday season. We do that by re-creating the entire city of Bethlehem on our church grounds. The best description is that we have a nightly performance of a 2 acre interactive play where you can take a walk through the city’s streets and stop and talk with the potter or the baker. See the Roman soldiers open the city and watch the changing of the tower guards at the city gates. You can listen to the storyteller as he weaves tales of the heroes of old and sign the census to show you were there. See an Online Photo Album to get a better idea of what to expect when you visit us!

Bethlehem Walk Volunteers This year we are encouraging all those who have ever helped in the production of Bethlehem Walk to "Come Home to Bethlehem in 2010." We will be hosting our church’s founding pastor, Dr. Stuart Greene and his wife, Becky Greene, the founder of Bethlehem Walk at Mountain View on Sunday December 5, 2010. The dates for this year’s presentations are Saturday, December 4 and Sunday, December 5 for the first weekend. Then the preschool morning is from 9:30-12:00 noon on Friday, December 10 with an evening performance that night, as well. The final performance for 2010 is on Saturday evening December 11. All evening performances are from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Our Bethlehem Walk is no small event! To give you an idea of the size of this presentation note that every night requires approximately 175 dedicated volunteers to make it happen!

50-75 people in the shops
6-10 Roman Soldiers plus the centurion
7-9 people for the nativity
6-8 people for the cider booth
4-6 people for the kitchen
4-6 nursery workers~ Safe Sanctuary trained
2-3 shuttle drivers for visitors
1-2 telephone direction givers
6-10 people for security and parking
2-4 people for sound and lights
2-4 people for costumes
2-4 people for beards and make-up
12-16 Greeters, counters, exit and city people
3-5 errand runners

Come join us in this Christmas ministry. We welcome you to experience life at the time of Christ’s birth. For more information or to volunteer please contact the Bethlehem Walk Coordinator.

Visitor Comments

"It is a family tradition."

"It isn’t Christmas at our house without coming to Bethlehem Walk."

"Wonderful, so realistic!"

"We’ve come for the past 15 years and every year it just keeps getting better. Thank you."

See an Online Photo Album