For more then 21 years, Owensboro Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery) in Owensboro, Kentucky, has hosted a live nativity production which began as an idea of Jan Catron who still directs the event. Visitors experience the night of Jesus’ birth from the comfort of their vehicle. The Church presents five scenes which begin with the journey to Bethlehem and end with a cross after Jesus birth. Animals in the production include a camel, donkeys, and goats. Catron says around 50 people are involved in the production, including behind-the-scenes crew who volunteer to help and feed the actors inside the church. Drive-thru is available from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on December 10 and 11, 2022. Owensboro Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 910 Booth Avenue, Owensboro, Kentucky, 42301. (270) 683-4479
About Matthew Gore
Matthew H. Gore is a British journalist, historian, popular culturist, archivist, and educator residing in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the immediate past-president of the Society of Tennessee Archivists and is best known for his book The History of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Kentucky to 1988 (2000). He has also published on a variety of topics as diverse as The Origin of Marvelman (a British superhero of the 1950s and 1960s), the relative scarcity of East German philatelics, and the biography of British pulp artist, Denis McLoughlin. He is employed by the Ministry Council of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at the Cumberland Presbyterian Center in Memphis, Tennessee, as editor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Magazine and as publications manager. He has been associated with both Western Kentucky University, which honored him with their James H. Poteet Award, and the University of Kentucky. He also serves as editor for all Boardman Books (Memphis, Tennessee) publications.
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