Precious Moments Chapel has reopened after a two-month remodeling project, featuring expanded guided tours, free community events, and a Christmas lighting ceremony.

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 ...

"If I went here, I'd cry. I used to LOVE these as a child," a TikTok user wrote of the Precious Moments Chapel and Gardens mel garcia/Instagram A Minnesota woman is sharing an up-close and personal ...

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 Monday ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. - Samuel "Sam" Butcher, the artist and creator of the iconic collectibles company Precious Moments, has died. He was 85 years old. The company said in a Facebook post that he died early ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. — Call it a precious donation to a Joplin nonprofit. 100 of these. They’re called, “Cutie Pet-tudies.” And they came from Precious Moments in Carthage. The stuffed animals are ...