Chrismons are designed from ancient sketches made by early Christians who used the Chrismons to identify themselves to one another and to transmit their faith and beliefs. In years past, people of this congregation sewed thousands of individual sequins by hand on the Chrismon ornaments; each is covered in white or gold sequins or a combination of the two colors. White denotes purity, innocence and the perfection of Christ. Gold is a symbol of the glory and majesty of God and the son of God. Many were hung for the first time in 1974 and survived the 2003 tornado. Read more...
- Chrismons, literally, monograms of Christ, sewed by hand by the people of the church.
- After worshipers hung all of the Chrismons, the house lights went down as the twinkling white lights came on..., Nov. 28, 2010.
