{"id":24238,"date":"2025-12-05T20:01:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T02:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/?p=24238"},"modified":"2025-12-05T20:14:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T02:14:01","slug":"nativity-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/es\/nativity-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Oak Lawn UMC Reveals Nativity Display Lifting Up the Journey of Migrant Families"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_custom\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><em>December 5, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"w-text us_custom_1f257949\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Oak Lawn UMC Reveals Nativity Display Lifting Up the Journey of Migrant Families<\/span><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1892631820185626256.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-us_600_600 size-us_600_600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1892631820185626256.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1892631820185626256.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1892631820185626256.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1892631820185626256.jpg?resize=16%2C12&amp;ssl=1 16w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1892631820185626256.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Social Media Statement:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">This installation on our front steps reimagines the Nativity in the reality faced by thousands of families fleeing violence, poverty, and political instability. The Holy Family were migrants seeking safety. In Dallas, many families face the same uncertainty.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">At Christmas, we remember that God chooses to be with those the world pushes to the margins. May this scene call us to make room \u2014 in our hearts, in our city, in our policies \u2014 for the Christ who comes as an unhoused immigrant child.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4><strong><span>Full Press Release:<\/span><\/strong><span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"256\">Dallas, TX \u2014<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Oak Lawn United Methodist Church has unveiled a powerful new public installation on its front steps this Advent season\u2014an artistic reimagining of the traditional Nativity that places the Holy Family in the lived reality of thousands of migrants and asylum-seeking families today.<\/p>\n<p>The installation invites the Dallas community to see the Christmas story through the eyes of those fleeing violence, poverty, and political instability. Reflecting on the piece,<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"778\">Rev. Rachel Griffin-Allison, Senior Pastor of Oak Lawn UMC<\/strong>, said,<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em data-start=\"786\" data-end=\"887\">\u201cThe Holy Family were migrants seeking safety. In Dallas, many families face the same uncertainty.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>By grounding the Nativity in a contemporary humanitarian crisis, the church hopes to spark deeper compassion and honest reflection during the holidays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Christmas, we remember that God chooses to be with those the world pushes to the margins,\u201d said<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1168\">Rev. Griffin-Allison<\/strong>. \u201cMay this scene call us to make room\u2014in our hearts, in our city, in our policies\u2014for the Christ who comes as an unhoused immigrant child.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-start=\"1312\" data-end=\"1621\"><span>Oak Lawn UMC serves as a key community hub for hospitality ministries, including outreach to unsheltered neighbors and support for recently arrived migrant families through Dallas Responds. This installation reflects the congregation\u2019s ongoing commitment to embodying solidarity, justice, and radical welcome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1312\" data-end=\"1621\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-start=\"1623\" data-end=\"1855\"><span>The Nativity will be on display throughout the Advent and Christmas season. Community members are encouraged to visit, take photos, and reflect on how the story of Christ\u2019s birth speaks into the urgent realities facing Dallas today.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div>\n<div>\n<p><strong><span>Press Contact:<\/span><\/strong><span><br data-start=\"1973\" data-end=\"1976\" \/>Rev. Ryan Wager<br data-start=\"1991\" data-end=\"1994\" \/>Associate Pastor &amp; Operations Leader<br \/>\nEmail ryan@olumc.org<br data-start=\"2041\" data-end=\"2044\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Wireless 405-213-8944<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1014,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Oak Lawn UMC Reveals Nativity Display Lifting Up the Journey of Migrant Families - Oak Lawn United Methodist Church<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/olumc.org\/es\/nativity-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Oak Lawn UMC Reveals Nativity Display Lifting Up the Journey of Migrant Families - Oak Lawn United Methodist Church\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/olumc.org\/es\/nativity-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Oak Lawn United Methodist Church\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OLUMC\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-06T02:01:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-06T02:14:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ryan Wager\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@olumc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@olumc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Escrito por\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ryan Wager\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Tiempo de lectura\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutos\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/olumc.org\\\/nativity-2025\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/olumc.org\\\/nativity-2025\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ryan Wager\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/olumc.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5d7cbef80963e754a40cfd7e3077717a\"},\"headline\":\"Oak Lawn UMC Reveals Nativity Display Lifting Up the Journey of Migrant Families\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-06T02:01:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-06T02:14:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/olumc.org\\\/nativity-2025\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":426,\"commentCount\":0,\"articleSection\":[\"Uncategorized\"],\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/olumc.org\\\/nativity-2025\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/olumc.org\\\/nativity-2025\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/olumc.org\\\/nativity-2025\\\/\",\"name\":\"Oak Lawn UMC Reveals Nativity Display Lifting Up the Journey of Migrant Families - Oak Lawn United Methodist Church\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/olumc.org\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-06T02:01:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-06T02:14:01+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/olumc.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5d7cbef80963e754a40cfd7e3077717a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/olumc.org\\\/nativity-2025\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/olumc.org\\\/nativity-2025\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/olumc.org\\\/nativity-2025\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/olumc.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Oak Lawn UMC Reveals Nativity Display Lifting Up the Journey of Migrant Families\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/olumc.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/olumc.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"Oak Lawn United Methodist Church\",\"description\":\"Religious Organization\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/olumc.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/olumc.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5d7cbef80963e754a40cfd7e3077717a\",\"name\":\"Ryan Wager\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/75f6cdeaa4b39d92a1c2f39e62827948560cb502458fd8f0f6b74255c55cb61e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/75f6cdeaa4b39d92a1c2f39e62827948560cb502458fd8f0f6b74255c55cb61e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/75f6cdeaa4b39d92a1c2f39e62827948560cb502458fd8f0f6b74255c55cb61e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ryan Wager\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/olumc.org\\\/es\\\/author\\\/ryan_olumc\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Oak Lawn UMC Reveals Nativity Display Lifting Up the Journey of Migrant Families - Oak Lawn United Methodist Church","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/es\/nativity-2025\/","og_locale":"es_MX","og_type":"article","og_title":"Oak Lawn UMC Reveals Nativity Display Lifting Up the Journey of Migrant Families - Oak Lawn United Methodist Church","og_url":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/es\/nativity-2025\/","og_site_name":"Oak Lawn United Methodist Church","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OLUMC\/","article_published_time":"2025-12-06T02:01:12+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-12-06T02:14:01+00:00","author":"Ryan Wager","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@olumc","twitter_site":"@olumc","twitter_misc":{"Escrito por":"Ryan Wager","Tiempo de lectura":"2 minutos"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/nativity-2025\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/nativity-2025\/"},"author":{"name":"Ryan Wager","@id":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/#\/schema\/person\/5d7cbef80963e754a40cfd7e3077717a"},"headline":"Oak Lawn UMC Reveals Nativity Display Lifting Up the Journey of Migrant Families","datePublished":"2025-12-06T02:01:12+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-06T02:14:01+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/nativity-2025\/"},"wordCount":426,"commentCount":0,"articleSection":["Uncategorized"],"inLanguage":"es","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/olumc.org\/nativity-2025\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/nativity-2025\/","url":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/nativity-2025\/","name":"Oak Lawn UMC Reveals Nativity Display Lifting Up the Journey of Migrant Families - Oak Lawn United Methodist Church","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-12-06T02:01:12+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-06T02:14:01+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/#\/schema\/person\/5d7cbef80963e754a40cfd7e3077717a"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/nativity-2025\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"es","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/olumc.org\/nativity-2025\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/nativity-2025\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Oak Lawn UMC Reveals Nativity Display Lifting Up the Journey of Migrant Families"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/","name":"Oak Lawn United Methodist Church","description":"Religious Organization","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"es"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/#\/schema\/person\/5d7cbef80963e754a40cfd7e3077717a","name":"Ryan Wager","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/75f6cdeaa4b39d92a1c2f39e62827948560cb502458fd8f0f6b74255c55cb61e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/75f6cdeaa4b39d92a1c2f39e62827948560cb502458fd8f0f6b74255c55cb61e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/75f6cdeaa4b39d92a1c2f39e62827948560cb502458fd8f0f6b74255c55cb61e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ryan Wager"},"url":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/es\/author\/ryan_olumc\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24238\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olumc.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}