Ohio's only life-size wax museum, will celebrate 25th anniversary

BibleWalk, Ohio’s only life-size wax museum, will celebrate its 25th anniversary by offering 25-cent tours from Aug. 12-17. Also known as the Living Bible Museum, the facility is located at 500 Tingley Ave., Mansfield.

Tours: “The Life of Christ” is presented through familiar Bible stories and showcases his birth, ministry, death, resurrection and ascension; “Miracles of the Old Testament” depicts Daniel in the lion’s den, the 23rd Psalm, Moses parting the Red Sea and Noah’s ark; “Museum of Christian Martyrs” offers a glimpse into the price paid by many throughout the ages who refused to deny their faith in Christ; and “Heart of the Reformation” showcases the men and women who gave their lives to bring the Bible to the common man in a language they could understand.

Hours: Hours from March through May and October through December are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and from June through September, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Hours are 3 to 7 p.m. Sundays year-round; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Christmas Eve, and closed on Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Theater: “Dinner with Grace” scheduled Aug. 11, 18 and 25 and Sept. 8 and 29. Reservations required. There are special packages for the dinner theater and museum tours.

Collections: Rare and historic Bibles including some dating to the 1500s, American folk art, woodcarvings and wood art.

Diamond Hill Cathedral: A summer revival is planned Aug. 12-15. Sunday services are at 11:30 a.m., and Monday and Wednesday services at 7 p.m.

Background: In the early 1970s, Pastor Richard Diamond and his wife, Alwilda, of Faith Revivals in Mansfield, attended a crusade in Atlanta and toured a historical wax museum. In May 1980, the ministry moved to Tingley Avenue and Diamond Hill Chapel. The couple began working on a religious wax museum. In 1983, scenes of the Last Supper, Jesus and the children, and the woman at the well were displayed at the nondenominational church, now renamed Diamond Hill Cathedral. The congregation decided to build a museum; it opened Aug. 15, 1987.

Contact information: Call 800-222-0139, or visit www.biblewalk.us.