and in 1978 the first Precious Moments figurines were unveiled,” the website says. In 1989, Butcher opened the Precious Moments Chapel in Carthage, Missouri as a way of honoring his faith.

Mel Garcia's TikTok video of the Precious Moments Chapel and Gardens in Carthage, Missouri, has gone viral, with thousands sharing and commenting their own memories of the collectible figurines ...

They celebrate rites such as baptism and ... famous for his tiny figurines, his artwork found perhaps its grandest expression in a towering structure, the Precious Moments Chapel, that has drawn ...