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What Can I Expect to Experience at the Grants Pass Community Nativity Festival?
Volunteers will greet you as you enter to begin your walk through hundreds of nativity scenes that are provided by community members. The nativity scenes are displayed on tables in a warmly lit cultural hall (aka: a gym), surrounded by Christmas trees lit with white lights, and hundreds of poinsettias.
As you admire the different nativity scenes, you will enjoy listening to Christmas music. There are refreshments to enjoy during the festival as well.
We have a special room at the Nativity Festival we call the Life of Christ Room. It has artistic displays that focus on the life, ministry, atonement, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Another room we have for children up to age 11. They can go to do some arts and crafts and sculpt some clay. Please do not leave your children unsupervised at anytime during the festival.
You will also see an area that is focused on Light the World that is a program that gives you ideas to serve within your family and community. We invite you to join us in lighting the world with the light and love of our Savior Jesus Christ.
You will also see information on Just Serve, that is a website that lists and organizes current service projects in our local communities that need volunteers. Please join us!
You will feel the Spirit of Christmas and your heart will be full as you enjoy friends and community at this beautiful event.
How Much Does it Cost to Attend?
This is a free event and open to the public. No donations are accepted.
Can I Bring Children?
Yes! Please bring your children. This is a family friendly event.
Is it Okay to Bring a Group to View the Nativities?
Yes! We always welcome all community members, church groups, school groups, clubs, families and friends. We encourage you to bring larger groups during our Saturday hours, 9AM-12PM.
Do I Need a Reservation or a Ticket to Attend?
No. Reservations or tickets are not required. This is a free event and open to the public. No donations are accepted.
How do You Get so Many Nativity Sets to Display?
Members throughout the community provide the nativities to display. Each nativity is registered and returned to the owner after the event.
How Can I Have My Nativity Set(s) or Art of Christ Displayed?
If you'd like to display a nativity in our exhibit, please begin by registering online. You will receive a confirmation email instructing you when to bring it to our church:
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
1969 Williams Hwy,Grants Pass, OR 97527
A member of our Nativity Festival Committee will meet you and direct you as needed. You will set up your own Nativity set(s) on Thursday, and then come to take it down the afternoon of Saturday @ 1:00 PM.
If you have any questions, please email gpcommunitynativityfestival@gmail.com
How do You Keep the Nativities Safe?
We have been doing this since 1999, and take pride in being very organized and being extremely careful with your precious cargo. We make sure your beautiful nativity sets are taken care of and protected.
During the festival, we do not allow anyone to touch any nativity sets, and we have volunteers constantly roaming to make sure this doesn't happen.
We have security guards constantly on the grounds of our church while the Nativity Festival is being set up, taken down, and nativity sets are in the church. This includes during the night.
How Can I Get Involved?
The entire festival is run by volunteers. We would love your help and participation! Contact us via email at gpcommunitynativityfestival@gmail.com or register online here.
It takes an army of volunteers and hundreds of hours of work from our greeters, decorators, cleaners, media specialists, builders, ushers, set-up and clean-up committee, musical performers, servers, security guards, cooks, committee members, all the way through to our community members that lend us their precious nativity scenes and art of Jesus Christ. We encourage all to be involved in any way possible.
Any Other Questions?
Please contact gpcommunitynativityfestival@gmail.com
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