• Wednesday, December 7, 2026

• 6:30 PM

• Park Church (map)

WHEN THE RABBIS CAME TO TOWN Park Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Acclaimed West Michigan actor Adam Bell plays the role of Rabbi Allen Secher in this memorable show receiving standing ovation in Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Florida. Following the performance, Chicago Rabbi Secher will join Senior Minister Daryl Kistler for a conversation about their battle for civil rights and against anti-semetism.

Secher was one of 16 rabbis arrested on June 18, 1964 in a segregation protest at the Monson Motor Lodge in St. Augustine, Florida. This event helped lead to Senate passage of the long delayed Civil Rights Act the following day. The play embraces Secher's story from his early days in Butler, Pennsylvania to his "retirement” in Montana where he was caught up in an epic battle with the alt-right. Rabbi Secher and Reverend Kistler, first met when they were both living in Montana. They joined forces to defeat anti-semitic groups across the state. (Reverend Kistler is seen in the photo at a protest rally in Kapispell).

Complete details are at whentherabbiscametotown.com. For more information call (616) 459-34203 or email office@parkchurch.org. This show is free to the public. Donations to support nationwide travel of this timely performance are welcome.