According to a release, he was surrounded by his loved ones. He, of course, created the Precious Moments characters in the 70’s and, in 1989, brought the Precious Moments Chapel to life as a way to ...

There was a certain era when every birthday or gift-giving holiday gained you some type of collectible, no matter if you actually asked for the item or if you just knew you'd be unwrapping one from ...

Sam Butcher, the soft-spoken artist whose doe-eyed, pastel-hued porcelain Precious Moments figurines ignited a global collecting frenzy and made him a wealthy man, and whose Christian faith spurred ...

This 2,000 acre park was the dream of one man and a vision from God. More than 30 years ago, Sam Butcher began creating precious moments, those innocent looking children with tear-drop shaped eyes.

Sam Butcher, the soft-spoken artist whose doe-eyed, pastel-hued porcelain Precious Moments figurines ignited a global collecting frenzy and made him a wealthy man, and whose Christian faith spurred ...