A Special Thank You To the Community for Food Donations for SafeHaven Now
As a community, you donated many cans of non-perishable and gave a $375 financial contribution at the food drive held during the Third-Annual Live Nativity. SafeHaven Now was the benefactor of the event. Thank you for your generosity.
Experience the True Meaning of Christmas This Holiday Season
The Live Nativity is a unique production that tells the story of the birth of Jesus.
This event was created to spread the good news of Jesus Christ to the Springfield, Missouri metro and Rogersville, Missouri community during the holiday season. The nativity is just a short drive from Springfield, MO. If you live in Rogersville, Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Willard, Strafford, Marshfield, Seymour, Diggins, or Fordland take time to drive through this production this Christmas season.
The Live Nativity is an outdoor drive-thru production featuring eight scenes from the Nativity story found in the Gospel of Luke and ending with God’s greatest gift to us.
Kids will enjoy seeing the many animals while learning more about the birth of Jesus.
Bring the whole family and create a new Christmas tradition!
Free Admission!
We Look Forward to Seeing You There!
This Christmas season take a journey back in time...
Visit ancient prophets as they write about the events associated with the birth of Jesus which were fulfilled in numerous Old Testament prophecies. Prophecies which were given centuries before the events they described happened.
Go back in time to Rome and Israel to experience the birth of our savior, Jesus Christ.
Visit the throne of Caesar Augustus as he sets a decree for every person to travel back to their home city to register for the census.
Journey with Mary and Joseph as they travel to the City of Bethlehem to obey the decree and register for the census.
See the baby child born of a virgin lying in a stable because there was no room for Mary and Joseph in the Inn.
View the shepherds and their flock in the field as an angel appears to them announcing the coming of the Messiah who was prophesized about so many years ago. Watch the angels as they rejoice praising God and saying “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
Gaze at three wisemen and their camel as they follow the star to meet this new born king.
Come and celebrate the Messiah and Savior of the world!
General Information About The Live Nativity
Experience the story of the birth of Jesus Christ at First Baptist Church of Rogersville’s Live Nativity Scene, on December 6–7, 2025, from 6–9 p.m., located at 101 West Center Street in downtown Rogersville.
The Live Nativity features more than 90 performers and a variety of live animals provided by Tenderheart Animal Clinic and The Rainey Farms, including sheep, donkeys, camels and chickens.
This year is the third time that the church has organized the Live Nativity, and church members are looking forward to bringing the story of Jesus to the community.
“We are so excited about year three of the Live Nativity!” Jon Kamies, a performer in the Live Nativity, commented. “Drive on by and experience the powerful live reenactment of Jesus and the true story of Christmas!”
“The Live Nativity is a great event for the whole family. Travel back in time and witness the Bible brought to life before your very eyes,” Alex Pierson, church member and volunteer, reflected.
The event has grown every year in attendance. Last year, more than 1,000 people drove through the Live Nativity.
FBC Rogersville Senior Pastor Aaron Ipock emphasized the importance of this event in the community: “Our goal is to provide a family friendly community event that brings us together around the most important gift we could receive, the gift of Christ. You cannot spell Christmas without Christ.”
The Live Nativity is a free event. Attendees simply need to arrive at the church, and volunteers will help guide them through the experience. Attendees may bring canned goods and monetary donations, which FBC Rogersville will be collecting to support Safe Haven Now, a local food pantry. Last year, the attendees to the Live Nativity donated more than $800 worth of food and $400 in financial contributions for Safe Haven Now.
To learn more about the event, visit www.livenativityscene.com. Take a short drive through the Live Nativity this Christmas season to prepare your heart for the real meaning of the season… Jesus.
The Live Nativity is free to everyone! Our mission is to spread the good news of Jesus Christ and God’s love to the local community during the holiday season. To live out this mission, we have teamed up with SafeHaven Now to help local families in need this Christmas season.
SafeHaven Now, a local food pantry, provides food, home furnishings and affordable clothing to the community in and around the Rogersville and Fordland area. Their mission is to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the community.
If you would like to give the gift of food this Christmas, please bring non-perishable food items with you. You can drop these items off at the Live Nativity on Saturday, December 6th or Sunday, December 7th, 2025 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. There will be volunteers at the Live Nativity Welcome Tent located at the corner of Center and Main Street, downtown Rogersville who can accept your items. We are also able accept monetary donations for SafeHaven Now.
Though your generous donations, you can help us make a difference this Christmas season in our community!
Live Nativity Animals
This year we are excited to have even more animals in the Live Nativity. We want to thank TenderHeart Animal Clinic and Rusted Rail Ranch for supplying the camel and donkeys, The Rainey Farm for supplying the sheep and Jake and Jennifer Suter for supplying chickens and roosters.
