Events and Activities : \'Witnesses\' comes to Wesley Methodist, March 13

The theatrical production, Witnesses will be performed at Wesley United Methodist Church, 516 2nd Avein Vinton on Sunday, March 13 at 4:30pm. FREE admission. The one-man play, written by Curt Cloninger, features professional actor, performer and speaker, Jonathan P. Swenson.

In this dramatic and very personal performance, Swenson portrays eight different characters (historical and imagined) as each responds to Jesus. A stingy innkeeper with a Bronx accent, an Italian Lazarus who likes pasta, and a grieving Thomas, mourning the loss of his friend… all these characters and more come to life. Through the eyes of these persons, both comic and serious, the audience is challenged to see Jesus from fresh perspectives; not cold and distant, but as one who was intimately involved in the “nitty-gritty” of life. The play, both light-hearted and deeply moving, is suitable for the entire family.

Swenson is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College with a B.A. in Psychology, Theater and Music; and Luther Seminary, with a Masters of Divinity. He currently serves as the Pastor of Worship Arts at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids, IA. In addition to parish ministry, Jonathan frequently performs in community and professional theater events, combining his musical theater passions with intentional evangelical outreach.

For more information call Wesley UMC, 472-2581or visit “Paraphrase Theater” on Facebook.