The Angel of Hope, also known as The Christmas Box Angel, was first introduced to the world in the book written by Richard Paul Evans entitled, "The Christmas Box". In the book, a woman grieves for the loss of her child at the base of an angel statue.

Although the story is mostly fiction, the statue of the angel at which the woman grieved did actually exist at one time, though sadly, it is now believed to have been destroyed.

In response to thousands of grieving parents who were touched by the story and who wanted to seek solace from the statue for themselves, the author commissioned the first angel statue and it was dedicated on December 6, 1994, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Since that time, over 39 Angel of Hope statues have been placed in communities around the world and have become sites for healing and hope for grieving parents.

The angel design is the creation of a father and son from Salt Lake City and was created according to the description of the angel in Evans' book. The face of the angel is that of the author's second daughter, Allyson-Danica and on the angel's right wing is inscribed the word "hope".