Hawkins United Methodist Church will present “The Christmas Post,” a musical set in the 1940s that features people in search of the meaning of Christmas.

The theme, said church member and director Cheryl Montgomery “is perseverance of faith.”

The play features more than 45 cast members ranging in age from second grade to some who actually lived during the 1940s, Montgomery said. The characters — all with their own beliefs about Christmas — are street corner newspaper vendors, carolers from a small church, the owner and manager of a prestigious department store and main characters Alice Garfield and daughter Katie. Alice, a widow, is struggling to make ends meet — and provide her family with a memorable Christmas.