The Living Christmas Story at Union United Methodist Church

Experience the story of Jesus’ birth at The Living Christmas Story, a free drive-through holiday tradition at Union United Methodist Church. Families can travel along a one-third-mile route through the church parking area, transformed into the city of Bethlehem, for a moving reenactment of the night Christ was born.

Featuring real people from Union United Methodist Church and the Irmo community, along with live animals, the presentation brings biblical scenes to life. Visitors will encounter Bethlehem villagers, a blacksmith, the innkeeper, Herod’s Court, the marketplace and many more scenes along the journey. Since 1994, this community tradition has welcomed more than 167,000 spectators from the Irmo, Lexington and Columbia areas.

Admission is free, and carpooling is encouraged. Union United Methodist Church buses will also provide transportation through the event, departing from the parking lot between Lizard’s Thicket and O’Reilly’s at St. Andrews Road and Thames Valley Road. Church buses and institutional vehicles displaying organizational logos receive immediate access to the event. Irmo Police and church volunteers will direct traffic.

Questions? Contact Union United Methodist Church at 803-781-3013 or [email protected].