The Story Behind Grace Chapel's Gravity-Defying, Upside Down Christmas Tree

Local church joins the Advent Conspiracy, flips the script on Christmas tradition.

Christmas trees in high traffic areas are always a bit of a spectacle. At malls and city commons, where they’re sometimes known as “Holiday Trees,” they’re big, bold and brightly lit. At churches and office buildings decorations often carry a theme of some kind. At Grace Chapel, they’re on the ceilings. That’s right: Christmas trees defy gravity to hang from ceilings at Grace Chapel’s Lexington and Wilmington locations. And, yes, they are meant to make people stop and stare. “People can’t get past that this icon of Christmas is upside down,” said Jared Willey, a church spokesman. “Our hope is that when folks walk in and see the tree they think that maybe their idea of Christmas has been upside down all along.” Each year, Grace Chapel …

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