The concept was developed in 1957 by Frances Kipps Spencer, a member of the Ascension Lutheran Church in Danville, Virginia, when she set out to create decorations appropriate for a church's Christmas celebrations.
The concept was developed in 1957 by Frances Kipps Spencer in Danville, Virginia. Frances Kipps Spencer were a member of the Ascension Lutheran Church. She set out to create decorations appropriate for a church's Christmas celebrations.