We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
Larry Wisch, a longtime member of the American Lutheran Church in Chinook, holds a cross-shaped Chrismon from the tree in the church sanctuary. Chrismons were created in 1957 by Frances Spencer, a Lutheran lay person in Danville, Virginia. Most local believe Chrismons first came to north central Montana in the mid-1970's.
Reporter's note: Each year the Presbyterian Church in Chinook decorates a Christmas tree with white and gold handmade ornaments. The ornaments are known as Chrismons. I'd seen these ornaments on trees in other parts of the country, mostly in churches, but didn't know the history and origins of the unique three-dimensional decorations. Readers familiar with Chrismons will recall they are always white and gold (with a couple of rare exceptions). Chrismon is a combination of 'Christ' and 'monogram' and describes the ornaments as symbols representing Christ and Christian themes.
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