Mary and Joesph sit in the manger with the baby Jesus at Return to Bethlehem at Grace United Methodist Church in North Augusta on Dec. 12, 2025. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News.
December 12, 2025·Mike Adams·Comments Off on In pictures: Return to Bethlehem 2025
NORTH AUGUSTA – Grace United Methodist Church’s Return to Bethlehem brings an immersive nativity experience.
It opened Wednesday and closes Saturday. People who are unable to walk through can drive through from 6 to 6:30 p.m.
Reenactors prepare to for a night at Return to Bethlehem at Grace United Methodist Church in North Augusta on Dec. 12, 2025. Mike Adams/Augusta Good NewsReenactors prepare to for a night at Return to Bethlehem at Grace United Methodist Church in North Augusta on Dec. 12, 2025. Mike Adams/Augusta Good NewsReenactors prepare to for a night at Return to Bethlehem at Grace United Methodist Church in North Augusta on Dec 12, 2025. Mike Adams/Augusta Good NewsA reenactor lights candles in preparation for Friday’s guests at Return to Bethlehem at Grace United Methodist Church in North Augusta on Dec. 12, 2025. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News.Reenactors sell baskets during Return to Bethlehem at Grace United Methodist Church in North Augusta on Dec. 12, 2025. Mike Adams/Augusta Good NewsReenactors work at the blacksmith’s shop at Return to Bethlehem at Grace United Methodist Church in North Augusta on Dec. 12, 2025. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News.Reenactors dance at Return to Bethlehem at Grace United Methodist Church in North Augusta on Dec. 12, 2025. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News.No room at the inn at Return to Bethlehem at Grace United Methodist Church in North Augusta on Dec. 12, 2025. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News.A Roman solider sits a top the entrance gate of Bethlehem at Return to Bethlehem at Grace United Methodist Church in North Augusta on Dec. 12, 2025. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News.The Angels share the good news of Jesus’s birth to the shepherds in the field at Return to Bethlehem at Grace United Methodist Church in North Augusta on Dec. 12, 2025. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News.Drivers are to permitted to view Return to Bethlehem at Grace United Methodist Church before people walk through. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News.Click on advertisements for more information.
Mike Adams is a veteran photographer who has won multiple South Carolina and Georgia Press Association Awards in his career including 11 in 2025 for Augusta Good News. During his career, he’s photographed for several news outlets including The Augusta Chronicle and the Aiken Standard.
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