PHOTO GALLERY: Community brings Nativity to life in Centralia

December 15, 2012 | 8:16 p.m. CST

Participants in a live Nativity event in Centralia on Saturday acted out scenes from the Christmas story. Several churches work together to put on the event, now in its second year.

From left, Will Mustain, Mark Mustain, Brett Fuller and Mike Fuller chat with each other before the start of the living Nativity event in Centralia on Saturday. All of them played characters in King Herod's court at the event. | Xiaojie Ouyang

Duke Newsted, 10, plays with a sheep before the start of the living Nativity event in Centralia on Saturday. Duke played one of the shepherds at the event. | Xiaojie Ouyang

Visitors to Centralia's living Nativity tour watch Dion Tracy, left, and Shawn Schultz sing. The scene is about the pool of light and the star in the east. | Xiaojie Ouyang

Stetson Stone, 3, peeks out from behind the curtain at one of the eight scenes in the living Nativity event in Centralia on Saturday. Stetson plays one of the travelers to Bethlehem. | Xiaojie Ouyang

Rhonda Hatton, who plays Mary, sings during one of the scenes at the living Nativity event in Centralia on Saturday. The scene is about how Joseph met Mary for the first time after she became pregnant. | Xiaojie Ouyang