ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WFMZ) — This Easter weekend, an Allentown congregation is telling the story of the resurrection with a special musical.
For years, Calvary Temple has taken the creative approach to telling the story of Jesus Christ.
“It is the entire story of the gospel where humanity found themselves separated from God and find themselves no way to be reconnected,” explained lead pastor Ray Ricketts. “Everybody coming together to tell that simple gospel story through music and through drama and bring a visualization.”
The Temple’s Easter musical is a longstanding tradition, connecting churchgoers of all ages. The performances kicked off on Good Friday.
Cast members range as young as five and as old as 60 have been preparing for the performance since January.
“They have been working very hard, very hard. The last two weeks even harder. They were practicing almost every night. We have cast members who are coming from the Poconos who have to drive down back and forth. It’s the story of the gospel that means so much that makes them glad to participate,” Ricketts stated.
The free musical titled “You Thought of Us” has a second showing on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.