From old-style Christmas cards to ugly-Christmas-sweater parties to the retro-chic look of... Chrismons – vintage ornaments with meaning Houston Chronicle Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

The use of Chrismons to decorate Christmas trees is popular in many churches today. Chrismons were first developed in 1957 by Frances Kipps Spencer of Ascension Lutheran Church in Danville, Va.

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 Luther… ...

First Presbyterian Church in Marion is home to a unique expression of faith for the Christmas season, the Chrismon tree. ... In 1989, every Sunday school class was asked to make new Chrismons, ...

Chrismons, or “Christ monograms” are all hung on an evergreen tree, the Chrismon tree. The book is entitled "25 Symbols of Christmas," and has devotionals for each day of December leading up ...

ST. ANSGAR | For almost 50 years, members of Immanuel Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar have been decorating the church’s Christmas tree with Chrismons.

Rohlfer, now 90, helps put the tree up and hang the Chrismon ornaments every year, Coleman said. In addition to the assembly, Rohlfer also examines each ornament and repairs them as needed.

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 ...

The beaded Chrismons, which appear in the shape of crowns, crosses, doves, fish, chalices, angels and stars, currently adorn the 14-foot tree at The Church at Stone River in Southwest Decatur.

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 ...

Chrismons are white and gold Christmas ornaments or symbols that represent Christ and the Christian faith. On Dec. 1, the church celebrated one of the women who organized the Chrismon effort and ...