Welcome to the website of Friends of the Creche — dedicated to furthering the tradition of the creche. Friends of the Creche is a nonsectarian, nonpolitical, and nonprofit organization for those who collect, exhibit, study, create, or simply treasure Christmas Nativity scenes.

Whether you call the Christmas Nativity scene belen, creche, crib, jeslicky, manger, nacimiento, pesebre, presepio, putz, or szopka - you're speaking our language!

 

New on the web site:

2007 Convention photos and awards

A new article, Helpful Hints for Creche Collectors, with plenty of suggestions for your creches.

 


Put it in your calendar:

2008 Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Creche

In Ann Arbor, Michigan

November 8, 2008

Mr. Garrick Hyde of South Jordan, Utah will be our featured speaker who will talk on his family project of importing natvities from developing countries and selling them here and returning the profits to the artists in the form of "trade" not aid. He will also focus on this project as a family project involving all.

Meeting will be held at the Kensington-Court Hotel in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Rooms have been set aside for Friday and Saturday nights, Nov. 7 and 8, 2008 at the rate of $109.00 plus tax.Room block will only be held until Oct.10, 2008. For reservations please call either 800-344-7829 or 734-761-7800 and be sure to say, "Friends of the Creche room block."

Watch the Creche Herald and Crib Sheet for more details regarding the meeting.