What began as a small tree displayed in a youth Sunday school class decades ago has grown into a 15-foot tall tree that brings the entire church together to decoarate. Bethel United Church of Christ ...

For almost 40 years, Tuckston United Methodist Church in Athens has placed a "Chrismon tree" in its sanctuary. Since last year, the tree has sparkled a little brighter, because church members made all ...

Dec. 2—Using thousands of white and gold beads and 82 patterns, 14 women spent hundreds of hours creating more than 240 Chrismon ornaments. The beaded Chrismons, which appear in the shape of crowns, ...

LITTLE ROCK — When Jane McCain looks at the crown atop the Chrismon tree at Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock she sees a reminder of her late husband, Lloyd. He made the tree topper, along ...

Every Christmas for more than half a century, many churches have decorated trees with symbols from the birth and life of Jesus, instead of secular Santas and snowmen. It’s a good bet that many of ...

This year is the year of the "vintage Christmas." From old-style Christmas cards to ugly-Christmas-sweater parties to the retro-chic look of a "winter" (or Advent) beard, this year's festal season is ...

Dec 10, 2024 Dec 10, 2024 Updated Jan 16, 2025 LEXINGTON — In 1974, the ladies of Guild Circle No. 3 at Beulah United Church of Christ wanted to add some “oomph” to the Christmas decor in the church’s ...

The white-lighted, green Christmas tree stands tall, bedecked with about 140 decorative gold, pearl and crystal-beaded ornaments, glittering below a shining star within the sanctuary of Zion Lutheran ...

When Joan Wilson and Carol Hurdle decided to replace their church’s Chrismon collection, they quickly discovered they’d stepped into a job that would be no quick fix. More than a year after the first ...

Just like the biblical story of the boy with the fish and the loaves, Frances Kipps Spencer’s ministry began with just a few scraps. As was customary in Danville, Va. in the 1940s, domestic servants ...