SALT LAKE CITY-Monday evening, 1,000 gathered in West Valley City to celebrate Jesus Christ during a Utah Interfaith Community Concert.

Several denominations in the Salt Lake City suburb gathered to commemorate the Savior’s birth during the “Community Christmas Celebration of Joy.”

This featured Latin American worshipers, choral groups and Polynesian dancers representing Tonga, Samoa and the Marshall Islands.

Narrators shared their message in both English and Spanish.

This is the second year of this concert. It was organized by My Hometown of West Valley City, a local initiative improving neighborhoods through faith and government partnerships.

Local churches supporting the concert include the Mount Calvary Family Worship Center, the Iglesia Ruach de Dios, the Pure River Worship Center, Life Church Utah, Trinity United Methodist Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the West Valley City government and police department.