TRUCKSVILLE — With little more than a week before Christmas, hundreds of community members came together Sunday at the Back Mountain Harvest Church to celebrate the holiday season with this year’s final performance of “The Gift,” a musical dramatization of the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
A tradition for more than 20 years, the musical was made up of nearly 100 performers hailing from several area churches in addition to Harvest Church, such as New Life Community Church, Sweet Valley Church of Christ and Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Wilkes-Barre.
The elaborate production featured massive sets, pyrotechnics, a horse and several goats. Following the six shows that began on Dec. 13 and ran until Sunday, attendees were treated to hot chocolate and snacks and had the opportunity to take photos with the cast members and animals…