As a Nation Awakens, a New Christian Pageant Rises
Because freedom is not inherited — it is awakened and defended.

Volunteers have spent the past three years organizing a new spectacle to be held annually at the Sanpete County Fairgrounds in Manti, Utah—just 300 yards from where the Mormon Miracle Pageant touched hearts for more than 50 years. Now we need financial support to prepare for a 2026 production.

How did this all come about?

A Nudge From Heaven

When the Mormon Miracle Pageant ended in 2019, Manti grew quieter. Summers once filled with acting, faith, and community felt empty. We all supported the Church’s decision, but inside, many grieved the loss. Our town lost more than a pageant — it lost a source of light, pride, and unity.

Then, on Thanksgiving weekend of 2022, at a family dinner table, a simple idea changed everything: what if a new pageant could rise — one not tied to a single faith, but built on the uniting theme of freedom? 

That idea lit a spark in our comunity.

Our plan was to create a pageant about America’s founding fathers. But as we pressed forward, it became clear that God was leading us in an unexpected direction—toward the story of Rev. John Lothropp, a 17th-century English minister imprisoned for preaching his faith. Lothropp’s fight for religious liberty and his courage to follow Christ at all costs became the seed that grew into the Spirit of Freedom Pageant.

A Path Paved With Miracles

• Acclaimed author Helene Holt granted us full permission to adapt her book Exiled and even shared her screenplay and music.
• Additional playwrights, authors, and historians volunteered countless hours to craft and refine a professional script.
• A gifted Australian composer voluntarily spent over a year scoring the entire production.
• Every piece has fallen into place — not by chance, but by the guiding hand of God.

This pageant is a testimony that God is hard at work in our comunities, awakening courage, reviving faith, and reminding us that religious freedom is a gift worth defending.

Funding the Production.

We invite you to stand with us. With your support, this inspired vision can come to life — filling Manti, and in turn all of Utah, with renewed history, testimony, and a powerful reminder to defend our religious liberties.

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The Spirit of Freedom is adapted from Exiled by Helene Holt (© 1987, 2002, 2005, 2010), recipient of the National Freedom Foundation Award, and incorporates selected scenes from The Pulse of His Soul by Ora Smith (© 2020). Presented by Freedom Through Christ, a nonprofit organization. Performances will be held annually at the Sanpete County Fairgrounds in Manti, Utah.

🌐 Learn more at: www.spiritoffreedompageant.com