TGC Kids and TGC Youth presented a new live production, “The Cohort of Star Experts,” a hilarious original work written by our own Gillian Fritzsche. It’s a great reminder of how the birth of the Savior changed everything for us and the world.
Directed by Elisa Booker and Danielle Swink
Want more videos? You can relive our past annual Christmas performances — original plays, films, and songs — including Christmas Celebration, Manger Things, Kids History, and The Most Extravagant Gift.
It’s currently 4 B.C. on Caesar’s calendar in the land of Roman-occupied Judea, a faraway place where the caravan camels roam; where it’s flat and immense and the heat is intense. It’s barbaric, but hey, it’s home.
Today we honor the wisest of men on a journey following the star. They are on their way to meet the baby king… ahem, we mean the toddler king.
Our play takes place in three different moments in the Bible and extraordinarily ordinary locations…
The Cohort of Star Experts’ Study possibly somewhere in Persia
King Herod’s Throne Room in the bustling capital city of Jerusalem
Mary and Joseph’s Home in the sleepy bedroom community of Bethlehem
Our littlest ones perform this year’s Christmas Song, “Jesus Is Born,” reminding us why Jesus came to live in this world. This is one of our favorite songs from the Rain for Roots album, Big Stories for Little Ones, written by Sally Lloyd Jones, Flo Paris, and Sandra McCracken.
You are invited to view and download the complete collection of photos from Sojourner Society.
Special thanks to Willow Samu and Kenneth Ray for tireless backstage assistance and mad rehearsal skills. Oliver Hickman, Ryan Fritzsche, and the entire Operations team for helping everything run smoothly (in more ways than one).
Kristin Smith and Armistead Booker for wrangling big props and shepherding little people. Jennifer Didonato and Carly and Brent Holloway for amazing painting expertise and loving the Booker kiddos.
Allison Clardy for transportation, rehearsal prowess, and crowd control. Jess Staton for seamstress excellence in the camel department. Gillian Fritzsche for another stellar (literally) and hilarious year of storytelling. Michael Castillejos, Mike Masters, Jennifer and Scott Abbott, and Kelsey Adare for making our Christmas song come to life this year.
Photography by Bethany Jones for Sojourner Society
Video by James Cernero, Stephen Ohocinski, Ted Willis, and Steve Carmona for And/With Creative
Video Editing by Gillian Fritzsche
Sound Design by Oliver Hickman and Ryan Fritzsche
And to all the parents and families who support and love the children’s ministry everyday... we are so thankful to partner with you as we teach these kids about the joy and promise of our Savior.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
