The Holy City, Wichita, Oklahoma, USA
The Holy City of the Wichitas is located about 20 miles northwest of Lawton, Oklahoma, in the heart of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. This area is said to resemble the land where Jesus lived on earth,
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Holy City of the Wichitas
Located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, this 66-acre area looks much like Israel during Biblical times, and is the site of the nation's longest running Easter passion play, The Prince of Peace. Attendance reached an all-time high in 1939 when 225,000 visitors jammed Audience Hill for the sunrise performance. Other attractions include a memorial for the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing, a Veterans Walkway, and the World Chapel, which has become a popular wedding locale. Donations appreciated.
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Just outside of Lawton in the beautiful Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge sits the Holy City of the Wichitas, a 66-acre replica of ancient Jerusalem and North America's longest continuously running Easter pageant. This week on LoyalTV, join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the renowned passion play and the history of the site.
Wichita Mountains - Holy City
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Holy City Easter Pageant (LIVE PREVIEW)
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The annual Holy City of the Wichitas Easter Passion Play is a narrated dramatization of the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This Easter passion play is the longest running of its kind in the United States. Created in 1926, this passion play drama is held outdoors in the Holy City of the Wichitas near Lawton with the stunning Wichita Mountains serving as a backdrop. Come to the Holy City of the Wichitas Easter Passion Play to witness the story of Jesus Christ portrayed in pantomime while readers broadcast the script on FM radio to crowds of visitors.
After its first year, the passion play expanded its cast, and the audience grew as well. By 1931, the Easter passion play included 150 cast members and by 1934, the Holy City of the Wichitas welcomed over 40,000 visitors. Located within southwest Oklahoma's Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, the Holy City sits on 66 acres that resembles Israel during biblical times. The first buildings erected at the Holy City of the Wichitas, which include replicas of the walls to Jerusalem, Calvary's Mount, the Temple Court, rock shrines and more, were completed by the Federal Works Progress Administration.
In 1936, the Lord's Supper building and Herod's Court, as well as buildings including biblical murals and paintings, were created. Attendance to the annual Easter passion play reached its peak in 1939 as 225,000 visitors filled the hall for the Easter performance.
Come to the Holy City of the Wichitas Easter Passion Play to join thousands of visitors from across Oklahoma and the nation as a cast of thousands perform this much-anticipated passion play in a replica of the Holy Land. Attendance to the passion play is free; however, donations are appreciated.
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Exclusive: Good Morning America’s Ginger Zee, Pro-Cyclist Lisa Christiansen, and Olympic Legend Chris Carmichael Visit The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Visit Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, located in southwestern Oklahoma near Lawton, has protected unique wildlife habitats since 1901 and is the oldest managed wildlife facility in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service system. Measuring about 59,020 acres (238.8 km), the refuge hosts a great diversity of species: 806 plant species, 240 species of birds, 36 fish, and 64 reptiles and amphibians are present. The refuge's location in the geologically unique Wichita Mountains and its areas of undisturbed mixed grass prairie make it an important conservation area. The Wichitas are approximately 500 million years old. This historical place attracts visitors from all over the world and is the home to professional cyclist Lisa Christiansen who rides her bicycle through this scenic route almost daily. Christiansen says she loves the rolling hills, taking pictures with the buffalo, and visiting the Holy City of The Wichitas where she is also a board member out of love as it is a volunteer position for all who are on the board. Lisa says each board member contributes their time, talents, and finances to keep the Holy City open to the public and some gift shop items are handmade by board members.
History
The Wichita Forest Reserve was established by the General Land Office in Oklahoma on July 4, 1901 with 57,120 acres (231.2 km). After the transfer of federal forests to the U.S. Forest Service in 1905, it became a National Forest on March 4, 1907 as Wichita National Forest. On November 27, 1936 the forest was abolished and transferred to the Bureau of Biological Survey, a precursor to the Fish and Wildlife Service. It was re-designated the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (WMWR). The WMWR is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. There are 13 small lakes within the reserve.
The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge had a very special guest Tuesday July 9, 2019 Ginger Zee from Good Morning America filming her national forecast from the Wichita Mountains Jed Johnson Lake.
Ginger Zee is traveling along with the GMA Winnebago going across the country to do the GMA forecast from different areas. Tuesday’s forecast was from Texoma, a place Zee has been to in the past, but she says unlike her previous visits here, she didn’t have to cover severe storms in the area but rather, got to show off the beautiful sights.
“I love to be in oklahoma any time, but I’m most often here when something horrible’s happening, so to be here to celebrate the beauty of Oklahoma, to share your spectacular sunrises and sunsets, 'cause I don’t know if anyone else does sunrises or sunsets better than Oklahoma, with the rest of the nation is really important to me, said ABC News Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee.
Located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, this 66-acre area looks much like Israel during Biblical times.
The Holy City of the Wichitas is home to North America's longest continuously running Easter Pageant, The Prince of Peace. Since 1926, the Easter Pageant has kept alive the true story of the birth, life, death, and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
In the mid-1920's, Reverend Anthony Mark Wallock looked out at the beautiful Wichita Mountains and was inspired to create his vision of Jerusalem and the Holy Land during the time of our Lord. With the help of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's government work programs; Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the Holy City, as you see it today, was constructed in 1934-1936.
Set on 66 acres in the beautiful, Oklahoma, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, the Holy City is more than just another site for a passion play. For generations, the Holy City has been a place for families, groups, and individuals to explore, to learn, and ultimately, to help preserve.
Along with the pageant buildings, structures and grounds, the Holy City offers: a gift shop, a beautiful chapel, a museum, an Oklahoma City bombing memorial, memorial brick walking paths, a meditation/prayer sanctuary, and breathtaking vistas of the Wichita Mountains. With all of this, plus more, the Holy City offers something special for everyone.
Chris Carmichael is a retired professional cyclist and cycling, triathlon and endurance sports coach as well as the founder of Carmichael Training Systems.
Holy City of the Wichitas
The Holy city at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge,north of Lawton ,Oklahoma
Lawton, Oklahoma
The city of Lawton (Pawnee: Raaríhtaaruʾ) is the county seat of Comanche County, in the State of Oklahoma. Located in southwestern Oklahoma, about 87 mi (140 km) southwest of Oklahoma City, it is the principal city of the Lawton, Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 census, Lawton's population was 96,867, making it the fifth-largest city in the state.
Built on former reservation lands of Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indians, Lawton was founded on August 6, 1901, and was named after Major General Henry Ware Lawton, a Civil War Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in action in the Philippine–American War. Lawton's landscape is typical of the Great Plains, with flat topography and gently rolling hills, while the area north of the city is marked by the Wichita Mountains.
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Holy City Easter Pageant (LIVE PREVIEW)
Thank you Phil Noah and Mel Tellis!
Donate Here:
paypal.me/HolyCityOfTheWichita
The annual Holy City of the Wichitas Easter Passion Play is a narrated dramatization of the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This Easter passion play is the longest running of its kind in the United States. Created in 1926, this passion play drama is held outdoors in the Holy City of the Wichitas near Lawton with the stunning Wichita Mountains serving as a backdrop. Come to the Holy City of the Wichitas Easter Passion Play to witness the story of Jesus Christ portrayed in pantomime while readers broadcast the script on FM radio to crowds of visitors.
After its first year, the passion play expanded its cast, and the audience grew as well. By 1931, the Easter passion play included 150 cast members and by 1934, the Holy City of the Wichitas welcomed over 40,000 visitors. Located within southwest Oklahoma's Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, the Holy City sits on 66 acres that resembles Israel during biblical times. The first buildings erected at the Holy City of the Wichitas, which include replicas of the walls to Jerusalem, Calvary's Mount, the Temple Court, rock shrines and more, were completed by the Federal Works Progress Administration.
In 1936, the Lord's Supper building and Herod's Court, as well as buildings including biblical murals and paintings, were created. Attendance to the annual Easter passion play reached its peak in 1939 as 225,000 visitors filled the hall for the Easter performance.
Come to the Holy City of the Wichitas Easter Passion Play to join thousands of visitors from across Oklahoma and the nation as a cast of thousands perform this much-anticipated passion play in a replica of the Holy Land. Attendance to the passion play is free; however, donations are appreciated.
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