Dayspring Christian Academy, 120 College Ave., Mountville, will present Thanksgiving Exposed: The True Story of the Pilgrims on Friday, Nov. 17, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the school. Guests will select a specific time slot for a living history walk-through tour that will take about one hour.

This live re-enactment of the true story of the Pilgrims is drawn from primary sources. Thanksgiving Exposed takes guests first through a timeline that starts with Jesus Christ being the focal point for all of history. The story traces the Gospel from Jesus to the Apostle Paul to the Gutenberg Press on to England. On the way, it includes a replica of the Wittenberg doors, which guests step through to move into the Reformation and on to Elizabeth I and James I, when persecution began for reformers in England, setting the stage for the rise of the Separatists.

Guests then move through six stations that highlight God's hand in establishing the Plymouth Colony in New England. It tells the Pilgrim story from their beginnings in Scrooby, England, through their escape to Holland, and their voyage to the New World. Thanksgiving Exposed enables guests to witness how the seeds of Christian self-government were planted and later gave rise to the United States of America.

Dayspring Christian Academy's Class of 2024 will offer treats in front of the school for guests to enjoy before or after their Thanksgiving Exposed experience. Homemade spiced pecans, whoopie pies, chocolate treats, hot chocolate, cider and more will be available by donation. Funds raised will go toward the senior field study to Israel, the culmination of the students' Dayspring education.

Thanksgiving Exposed is an outreach to the community that is designed to tell the true Pilgrim story based upon the original manuscript recorded by William Bradford, governor of the Plymouth settlement. The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required by visiting http://www.dayspringchristian.com or calling Candace Engle, special events coordinator, at 717-285-2000.