SEDGWICK COUNTY — A Kansas church is celebrating after a baby Jesus statue  stolen from an outdoor nativity scene was returned Wednesday.

The Church of the Blessed Sacrament wrote on social media “Hallelujah! The Baby Jesus is back! It was found in a yard in College Hill and brought to the parish office.”

Authorities believed the baby Jesus was taken the night of Jan. 3, or early morning on Jan. 4. The manger also was destroyed because Baby Jesus had been chained to it. The theft came just a few days before the Epiphany, which is the day Christians observe the visit the Three Kings made to the baby Jesus.

A sign staked outside the nativity read: “Baby Jesus was STOLEN! Please pray for his return.” The church said it “can’t have nice things” in smaller letters. Over the years, other statues have gone missing, including a camel.