Back to Bethlehem is an outdoor event, so please wear warm clothes!
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Welcome to Back to Bethlehem, a dramatic re-creation of the city of Bethlehem on the miraculous night our Savior was born. Imagine traveling back over 2000 years to the ancient city of Bethlehem. As you enter the city, mingle with the townspeople and the street vendors as you register for the census. Stroll...
[read more] Back to Bethlehem is an outdoor event, so please wear warm clothes!
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Welcome to Back to Bethlehem, a dramatic re-creation of the city of Bethlehem on the miraculous night our Savior was born. Imagine traveling back over 2000 years to the ancient city of Bethlehem. As you enter the city, mingle with the townspeople and the street vendors as you register for the census. Stroll through the marketplace and watch the craftspeople form pottery, weave baskets, grind grains, and create works of metal. Stop by the apothecary for some perfume, sample the delicious baked goods, examine the beautiful fabrics, and enjoy the musicians. After leaving the marketplace, linger in the courtyard of the storyteller’s home and listen to your favorite stories from the Old Testament. Visit with the residents of Bethlehem outside their homes as they cook, wash and go about their daily routine, and you may just learn a new game as you watch the children playing in the street. When you reach the inn you are told it is full, so you will have to find somewhere else to stay on this night. A sense of joy and anticipation permeates the town - something remarkable is happening, something that will change eternity. As you pause at the Roman Soldier encampment to warm your hands by the bonfire, you hear rumors that a wondrous event has taken place in the stable behind the inn. You discover the miracle as you reach the stable, for there, surrounded by animals, angels, wisemen, Mary and Joseph, is Immanuel - God With Us.
IN MAYA'S WORDS: I would never suggest this event if I hadn't been moved and convicted the two years I attended. It has become a family tradition to take my children and I sometimes go twice in a season. We anticipate the authenticity and the journey back in time to get a glimpse of what life might have been like when our Lord and Savior walked this earth.
It never fails to be a chill in the air as we are herded in for the census, to pay our taxes and get yelled at by the Roman guards. The live animals, active market with big stinky fish, over 400 participates running around in costume make it worthwhile every year. This is a week long event in the 1st week in December but I thought it would be fun to meet one evening and share it together.
CHILDREN: This event is open to well behaved children!
TIME: 7 - 9pm event time, 6pm-10pm including carpool from Alpharetta area.
WHERE: Hopewell Baptist Church - 75 Ridge Road, Canton, GA 30114
COST: Admission is free!
FELLOWSHIP AFTERWARD: We may go somewhere local afterward for some social time.
CARPOOL INFO:
Alpharetta: Best Buy on Haynes Bridge Rd in Alpharetta. Meet in the outer lot close to North Point Drive. Meet at 5:50, leave at 6pm sharp!
Cumming/Dawsonville: Browns Bridge Church meet in front of church lot at 5:50 leave, 6pm Sharp!
PLEASE NOTE: Alcohol is not permitted at Echo events. All events are for legally single adults. Please do not bring children unless otherwise stated in the event details. Thank you for your cooperation.
MORE INFO: Greg Ford 770-316-9200 gregford@echoministries.com or
Maya Leines 770-362-2626
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