Immanuel Baptist Church, 939 Barkada Rd, in Monticello will host their Living Nativity December 13th and 14th, Come and Go, 6pm-8pm each night.
The Christmas story comes alive as IBC transforms the inside of the church to reflect the hustle and bustle of Bethlehem as it would have appeared in biblical times. Church members, handmade costumes and crafts set the scene for the Nativity. Visitors come face-to-face with the Roman guards and tax collector at the city gates before being swept into an authentic-looking and multidimensional experience of the first Christmas. The Living Nativity includes replicas of the inn, multiple storefronts, the three wise men and the manger. Church members portray Bethlehem townspeople as they would have appeared on the first Christmas night.
The congregation of Immanuel Baptist Church Monticello is excited to announce that David Bowen will be their new pastor. His first Sunday will be December 1st, 2019. 
With over 60 children and youth in foster care in Ashley, Bradley, and Drew County and the crisis building across the country, thousands of churches will echo a united message on Stand Sunday, November 10, 2019. Christians across the country will celebrate God’s special love for vulnerable children – and what ordinary people can do to put that love into action! 
Through Operation Christmas Child, Franklin Graham and Samaritan’s Purse will make a difference this Christmas for needy children around the world. This year, Samaritan’s Purse will distribute millions of shoebox gifts, put together by church and community groups, and families just like yours.
