A big crowd at Precious Moments Friday evening as Timmy the Angel counted down to the Christmas Lights on the Chapel Grounds.

Former President George W. Bush, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), former Assistant Defense Secretary Pete Williams, the vice ...

Precious Moments is a collection of teardrop-eyed figurines launched in 1978 to convey biblical messages and remains popular today. They have new arrivals launching frequently, with the latest ...

The 2024 Paris Games kicked off with a rainy boat ride down the (sorta-safe?) Seine River and an emotional performance by Celine Dion—her first since being diagnosed with stiff person syndrome. And it ...

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 ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. — A unique fixture in the Carthage community is marking a milestone. Representatives with “Precious Moments Chapel and Gardens” cut the ribbon this morning, in celebration of its 35th ...

Sam Butcher sometimes struggled to explain why Precious Moments figurines, his signature artistic creation, became such a cultural phenomenon. Half a million people joined special collectors’ clubs to ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. — Sam Butcher, the artist who created the Precious Moments figurines depicting angelic teardrop-eyed children, has died. He was 85. The company said in a Facebook post that he died early ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. — Sam Butcher, the artist who created the Precious Moments figurines depicting angelic teardrop-eyed children, has died. He was 85. The company said in a Facebook post that he died early ...