MARION - The Christmas season is always filled with celebrations, with different churches observing the birth of Jesus Christ in a variety of ways. At First Presbyterian Church in Marion, the ...

Over the years, the Christmas tree has become a symbol of Christ as the "tree of life." Through the birth of Jesus, believers have been given God's gifts of life, light and wisdom. The use of ...

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 ...

The Darning Ladies are a small, close-knit group whose purpose when organized 20 or 30 years ago was to teach the younger generation knitting, crocheting, needlepoint and embroidery. With those ...

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, ...

This past year, I took the opportunity to write a book on one of my favorite religious holiday traditions — Chrismons and the Chrismon tree. We had a tree with these special religious ornaments on it ...

No holiday or event is more packed with symbols than Christmas. The reindeer and sleigh, Santa, Frosty the Snowman, the gifts …. But the true meaning of Christmas and the man who stated it all are ...

Barbara Rufty, center left, guides a group of Chrismon builders through the process. Clockwise from left are Sarah Waldrop of Gastonia; Rufty; Dell McLendon of Phenix City, Alabama; Ila VanMilligan of ...

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 ...

GENESEO -- Instead of following the star of Bethlehem to see the Christ child, believers at Grace United Methodist Church in Geneseo get guided by brightly colored Chrismons. Chrismons, derived from ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The chrismon, the symbol based on the early Christian chi-rho monogram of Christ, is among the most intriguing yet poorly understood and ...