Lewes Presbyterian Church hosts living nativity
Just a few blocks from Second Street, Lewes Presbyterian Church offered a different kind of event on Hospitality Night.
The church hosted a live nativity Dec. 4. The nativity was a fundraiser for Family Promise of Southern Delaware, a nonprofit that provides services for the homeless.
The nativity featured students from the church’s youth group and Sunday school.
The Little Farm brought a donkey named Romeo and a sheep named Manny to make the nativity more realistic.
The kids and animals performed outside the church on Kings Highway every half-hour during the evening.
“We decided to do this on Hospitality Night, given our proximity to town, as a way to spread the meaning of Christmas for us, but also to raise awareness of Family Promise,” said Amanda Hale, a church member.
Hale said the children usually do the nativity on Christmas Eve, so they are familiar with the story and their roles.
The Rev. Greg Wiest, church pastor, said it is important to get young people involved.
“It’s very encouraging to have multi-generations coming together to celebrate Christmas, share the joy of Christmas with the community. The youth and parents pull it all together and work as a team,” Wiest said.
Bill Shull has been covering Lewes for the Cape Gazette since 2023. He comes to the world of print journalism after 40 years in TV news. Bill has worked in his hometown of Philadelphia, as well as Atlanta and Washington, D.C. He came to Lewes in 2014 to help launch WRDE-TV. Bill served as WRDE’s news director for more than eight years, working in Lewes and Milton. He is a 1986 graduate of Penn State University. Bill is an avid aviation and wildlife photographer, and a big Penn State football, Eagles, Phillies and PGA Tour golf fan. Bill, his wife Jill and their rescue cat, Lucky, live in Rehoboth Beach.
