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Since 1968, people from all over the world have witnessed the events surrounding Christ’s last days on earth, including his life, death, resurrection, and ascension. The Great Passion Play has become "America's #1 Attended Outdoor Drama" with over 8 million people witnessing The Greatest Story Ever Told in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Featuring a cast of over 150 actors, the Play is performed amid a 550-ft historically accurate, multi-leveled stage. This performance also features Arabian horses, donkeys, a Pharaoh Hound (a dog) and dozens of birds as well as a camel.
The Great Passion Play runs 1 hour and 45 minutes, featuring an original musical score composed by John Stanley and performed by the Budapest Scoring Orchestra. |
The Great Passion Play is dedicated to providing opportunities for people to deepen their knowledge of the heritage, teachings and inspirations of Jesus Christ and the Christian faith. The Great Passion Play serves as a spiritual center for Christians worldwide and is home to the Christ of the Ozarks Statue (7-stories tall), the Parables from the Potter, the interactive Holy Land Tour, the Sacred Arts Museum, the world-renowned Bible Museum (over 6,000 Bibles in 625 languages including a page from the Gutenberg Bible), the History Museum, hiking trails, Noah's Ark Park Petting Zoo, David the Shepherd, the Great Hall Buffet, and gift shops.
The Great Passion Play is a 501 C-3 nonprofit organization. Our official non-profit information can be found at the bottom of this page. All donations and contributions are tax-deductible. |
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Non-Profit Information
The Great Passion Play is proud to be a Christian theater company in Eureka Springs, Arkansas providing educational and inspirational and life-changing entertainment with the life of Christ.
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE FOUNDING OF CHRISTIANITY AND IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO DEEPEN THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE HERITAGE, TEACHINGS AND INSPIRATIONS OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.
The Great Passion Play's work is overseen by a board of directors including Randall Christy, Keith Butler, Tom Bush, Sharla Frederick, and Kent Butler.
The IRS Form 990 is an annual information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly.
The Great Passion Play's work is overseen by a board of directors including Randall Christy, Keith Butler, Tom Bush, Sharla Frederick, and Kent Butler.
The IRS Form 990 is an annual information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly.
Audit/Review
The organization has an audit committee of the board of directors that oversees the financial reporting process.
The Great Passion Play's Mission Statement is:
Randall Christy, who serves as our executive director, personal prayer is this: "Lord, please help me reach more people than I ever dreamed I could reach." Under his leadership, it is also our prayer: "Lord, help the Passion Play reach more people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ than we ever dreamt we could."
- The purpose for the existence of the Passion Play is to acquire, establish, construct and maintain shrines, monuments, libraries, memorials, archives, historical locations, art galleries and exhibits and to preserve books and manuscripts of notable Christian patriots.
- The Christ of the Ozarks Statue inspires thousands to reflect on the teachings and character of our Savior.
- The Great Passion Play, faithful to the authentic traditions of Christianity, presents the complete story of Christ's last days on earth in a setting simulating the city of Jerusalem.
- The Sacred Arts Museum touches every phase of artistic tribute to our Lord and presents portrayals in every known form of art.
- The Bible Museum with its collection of Bibles and ancient ecclesiastic objects glorifies the Word of God, which is indeed the textbook of Christianity.
- The Holy Land Tour replicas, reenactments, life-size buildings and exhibits will acquaint people with the Jerusalem existing at the time of Christ and cause them to reflect on the traditional beliefs of the Church.
- These Sacred Projects cannot be separated because they combine to make the most significant educational shrine in the Western World calling attention to the historical and authentic traditional values of Christianity.
Randall Christy, who serves as our executive director, personal prayer is this: "Lord, please help me reach more people than I ever dreamed I could reach." Under his leadership, it is also our prayer: "Lord, help the Passion Play reach more people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ than we ever dreamt we could."
