12/24/14 — Remembering why

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Remembering why

By News-Argus Staff
Published in News on December 24, 2014 1:46 PM

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Mary, played by Casie Butts, reaches out to pet a calf during First Pentecostal Holiness Church's live Nativity scene Sunday morning.

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Wise men Ricky Teel, Bill Anderson and Stuart Craft prepare for their roles.

First Pentecostal Holiness Church incorporated the Nativity into its worship services. Many local churches annually recreate the birth of Jesus with live Nativity scenes at the holiday, lending a realistic air to the story.