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This weekend more than 230 actors will re-create Jesus' final hours with a 30-minute, outdoor walk-through event at Spokane Valley Adventist Church. The annual exhibit opens to the public on Friday and will continue through Easter Sunday. Pastor Byron Corbett said he expects more than 4,000 peop...

Topics: Culture, Entertainment & Pop Culture
Beliefs: Christian - Protestant/Other
Tags: easter, journey to the cross, seventh-day adventist, spokane valley, spokane valley adventist church, the passion

Tracy Simmons

Tracy Simmons serves as the editor and community manager of SpokaneFAVS. She holds a bachelor’s degree in print journalism and a master’s degree in communication. She’s reported on religion for about a decade and has written for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas and Connecticut. Over the y...
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