This event invites each audience member to become a disciple and travel with Jesus from his baptism to the Garden Tomb. Slides from Israel of the actual places these events are believed to have taken place are the backdrop of the greatest story ever told.
This is one of Rich's most flexible pieces, and he will work with your team to create a Maundy Thursday, Good Friday or Easter service your group will never forget. Since audience members join the Lord in the upper room, you can host it as a foot-washing service and special communion year round, or let it stand alone as a play.
It can be staged in such a way that audience members recline at table as they would have in the first century.
Running time: 15-60 minutes.
I am so thankful that you came to call us to remember the Journey to the Garden ... and all that our Lord accomplished for us in His great love. It was a wonderful evening. The chairman of the Elders left me a message last night that he had never been in a service that had impacted him so powerfully. He thought it was the best communion service (and Good Friday service) that he had ever attended and thanked me deeply for having you come. That sort of response has already been coming in this morning as well. So thanks for allowing God to use you. May this fruit remain!
--Sparky Pritchard
Senior Pastor
Immanuel Baptist Church
Richmond, VA
Senior Pastor
Immanuel Baptist Church
Richmond, VA
Rich, your performance was an utter balm and joy to witness! Konstantine is 2 and I didn’t expect him to watch intently but he started crying so sadly as you played Jesus being tortured. Balderich, 5, was so into the performance and could understand what was going on very clearly! Thanks again for making it come alive for us!!
--Christina Vincent
Actress, Writer, Educator
This will stay with us forever.
--Ron Flodquist
Oxford, CT
The Scriptures came alive in a deeper way!! I will be playing these scenes over and over in my memory during this Passion Week! Glory to God!!
--Nancy Rife
Prayer Leader for Intercessors for America
Director of the Upper Peninsula House of Prayer at Father’s Heart Church in Ishpeming , Michigan
Well done! Very powerful! May all those who watched it be filled with thanks and amazement at the love of Christ for us at the cost of His life. May they all remember the true meaning of Easter. 🙏❤️🙌
--Cathi Scorcia
From the founders of the Creative Arts Fellowship, which hosted Journey to the Garden outdoors when they were both performing for the St. Louis Symphony...
We were all mesmerized by watching Rich (as Jesus) enacting the story of the crucifixion and the resurrection up close and personal. It brought the whole story to life for us in a new and meaningful way; especially when God showed up to create the storm with lightning, thunder, and a tornado! What will God do for you when you experience this wonderful work? Come and see!
--Paula Kasica
Christ's tomb was empty. Will yours be?
--John Kasica
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| Journey to the Garden in Jerusalem |
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| This site just outside the wall of Jerusalem is believed to be near where Jesus was crucified: Golgotha, or The Place of the Skull. A number of skulls were found here. This image is one of many backdrops for Journey to the Garden. |
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