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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 Chrismon tree is highly symbolic, conveying the life of Christ and the meaning of Christmas through commonly found items and easily understood symbols borrowed or modified from other sources. 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.

Inside St. Matthew Lutheran Church, there’s a Christmas tree whose decorations hold special meaning. The Chrismons tree symbolizes Christ’s life ministry and believers’ faith in Him, according to an ...

SALISBURY — Linda Fleming has created every single Christian symbol and Chrismon that is offered at Piedmont Floral Galleries, which includes about 300 creations. The Alabama resident recently ...

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 ...

That is a quote from a bouncy Christmas song, but with the last word changed as we intended. The word “Chrismon” is a combination of two words – Christ and monogram – and is intended to symbolize ...

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 ...