Markita Fornoff

Silhouettes of Mary and Joseph are surrounded by chain-link fencing topped with razor wire in front of Oak Lawn United Methodist Church.

Their halos are made from discarded bicycle wheels, and the manger is an old tire.

Two burn bins and a shopping cart flank the scene.

Reverend Rachel Griffin Allison says the arrangement reflects the lives of multiple people on the margins, like immigrants, refugees, and the unhoused.

For her, the Christmas story is one of God choosing vulnerability over power.

Griffin Allison hopes the nativity expands viewers' ideas of who is holy.

I'm Markita Fornoff in Dallas.

Silhouettes of Mary and Joseph are surrounded by chain-link fencing topped with razor wire in front of Oak Lawn United Methodist Church.

Their halos are made from discarded bicycle wheels, and the manger is an old tire.

Two burn bins and a shopping cart flank the scene.

Reverend Rachel Griffin Allison says the arrangement reflects the lives of multiple people on the margins, like immigrants, refugees, and the unhoused.

For her, the Christmas story is one of God choosing vulnerability over power.

Griffin Allison hopes the nativity expands viewers' ideas of who is holy.

I'm Markita Fornoff in Dallas.