2023: Merriam Christian Church
Dec. 7: 5-8 pm; Dec. 8: 1-8 pm; Dec 9: 10-6pm; Dec.10: 12-5 pm
9401 Johnson Drive, Merriam, KS
groups of 12 + can call (Margi, 816-799-2780) to arrange an
earlier time Thursday or Friday morning.
Over 500 Nativities...
Come Journey To Bethlehem on an Advent Adventure!
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Ornate and delicate, hand painted or whimsical, handmade from fabrics, gourds, and wood…olive wood nativities from Israel, brightly painted ones from Peru. Some come from Mexico, India, and Russia, even a Native American perspective with a Christ child in a papoose. There are children’s sets made from cloth, wood, and plastic. Nativity cookie jars, stacking dolls, ornaments, an ostrich egg with a nativity tucked inside…and a painted chicken egg-- side by side with a Kincaid display of nearly 30 pieces. Most unusual is the chicken nativity (there is also a dog, cat, bear, cow and even a rubber ducky nativity!) The smallest is a painted seed from the Amazon. An African Nativity with lions and elephants, stand vigil instead of the donkey and sheep . Many are very beautiful, some are fun, and others capture the dark stable and bleak surroundings of the Holy birth.