For Zion Lutheran Church in Bismarck, the show must go on.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the church put on its 60th annual Live Nativity last weekend a scaled-back, socially distanced, drive-by performance complete with an all-ages cast, two donkeys, two sheep and a llama. We re really glad that we re able to still do it even with all the changes of the pandemic and still have that opportunity to give that message to the community in a positive manner, said the Rev. Tom Marcis, who has led the church for 31 years. Livestreaming enabled snowbird church members to tune in. Zion Lutheran is planning a larger Live Nativity for 2021.