POCATELLO — Grace Lutheran Church hosted three showings of a unique live Nativity scene, featuring actual camels and other animals from the Bible story, on Wednesday night.

The event was free to the public, with 20-minute shows hosted at 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. outside of the church and school at 1350 Baldy Ave. in Pocatello.

Spectators viewed the reenactment from inside of vehicles, listening to a narration on a special FM radio transmission.

A Ucon rancher who owns Mongolian Bactrian camels called the church last year and offered the animals for a Nativity, after other events he’d booked had to be canceled due to COVID-19. Grace accepted the offer and came up with the drive-up viewing format as a safe option. Members of the congregation provided sheep, goats and donkeys to accompany the camels during this year’s event.