By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
A local church will celebrate the reason for the season by bringing back an annual tradition for its 31st year.
The Wyatt Park Christian Church Christmas Tableau will begin this evening and tomorrow, running from 6:30 to 8:30 pm both nights
Co-Chair of the event Michelle Vandevort says members of Wyatt Park call this event the church's gift to the St. Joseph community.
"So often during the Christmas season people get wrapped up in the presents, and Santa, and all those things, but this truly is putting the real meaning into Christmas," Vandevort tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "So, a lot of families really enjoy going out and seeing the lights in town and then driving through and adding that piece of Christmas to their celebration."
Cars will enter the tableau at the intersection of 27th and Penn Street in St. Joseph. Narration can be tuned into on a smart device while driving through.
Vandevort says this year visitors of the tableau will travel along the backside of the church, rather than the outside circle.
"So, we have a lot more green space and so we're able to add more animals to it," Vandevort says.
Vandevort hopes this change will provide a more intimate experience
"Because the scenes we've pulled them in and it's more of like a little snapshot in each one of these scenes," Vandevort explains.
Vandevort says they see several people that come every year, and many that drive thru for the first time. To keep it fresh, Vandevort says every couple year’s the church will make some changes.
"The story is always the same but visually what you see and what you hear, because there's a recording that goes along with it that's brand new this year, so that adds to the excitement of it I think," Vandevort says.
