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

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 ...

"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 Precious-Moments-Museum-tout-051524.jpg A Minnesota ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. – The founder of the world-renowned Precious Moments figurines and characters passed away Monday, May 20 surrounded by his loved ones, according to a statement by his company. Samuel J.

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 ...