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!