BEV and David Gowe are » stepping down as directors of Walk to Bethlehem, West

Will

Future of Walk
to Bethlehem.
event uncertain
‘Layne Christensen
Community Reporter.
THIS week’s staging of

“Walk to Bethlehem, its
10th, may also be its last.

West... Vancouver Baptist
. Church has been producin
_Mhulti-scene re-creation o!
story of Christmas for a dacate
2S But the faire is uncertain for

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rdinators,. Bev and: Da
' Gowe; step down following the
final performance Sunday.
‘“It’s fun, we love it and we
ly going t to miss lots
of. aspects .of it,” said . Bev
ne was ‘the church’s

ust; gave cach class a.

said: “write your

* to tour throu;

script, paint your scenery and
do it,’ ” said Gowe of that first
performance. .

The production has grown

-each year. In its fourth year, the

Walk acquired scenery painted
by noted | Vancouver. muralist
Paul Archer, son. of the
church’s then pastor. More
scenes were added, and the
production eventually switched
to an all-adult cast.
Last year, 350 volunteers
par spd wa in the Walk, which
id 5,000 viewers.
The Walk is a series of four-
minute live dramas that con-

‘nect. to teli the story of the first
- Christmas. Groups leave the

sanctuary every seven minutes
the 40-minute
production . which . culminates

_with the birth’ of Jesus in a
‘’manger made realistic by the

presence of a live donkey and
several goats and sheep.

- Producing the Walk has
been a.considerable undertak-
ing for Gowe and her husband,
a. retired elementary-schooi
teacher, who are hopeful that
someone will step forward to
carry on the tradition.

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Vancouver Baptist Church's live multi-scene re-creation of the first Christmas.

Walk continue?

In September the North
Van couple put the call out that
they were willing to “show
someone the ropes.” To date,
several people have expressed
interest but:no one has taken

: them up on their offer.

Walk to Bethichem holds
performances Thursday
through Sunday, 7 to 9 p.m.
with weekend performances
from 1 to 3 p.m. There are no
advance tickets so viewers
should expect a wait.
Admission is by donation.

For more information, call
922-0911.

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