The only one in our group with any “quilting skills” was our current pastor, Veronica Gonsior. With great concern and prayers, our willing group, with limited skills ,decided to take on this project. After picking out a “fool proof” pattern it was decided that we might hone our skills by making a love gift of a going away/ retirement quilt for Pastor Bob and Judy. Literally, blood, sweat, tears, and prayers went into that first quilt yet it encouraged us to take on and finish our second quilt project for the Prince Edward Island family.

With finishing that quilt, one of the more skeptical quilters in our group was amazed at what we could do with prayer and God’s help and inquired if the group would be willing to help make a quilt for her sister, who was out of state and going through a 3-year heart-wrenching journey of betrayal, disillusionment and pain. Thus, our compassionate Quilting Ministry truly began. We stitched that quilt with our love, support and prayers that The Comforter of all would sustain her, warm her, and wrap her in His loving embrace. Since then we have made several for the elderly, grieving, sick, or those in need of encouragement.

Offering encouragement and support opened the door for a new leg of our quilting ministry when several of our young women in the community were expecting babies. The church wanted to show love and concern for these women and then was born our baby quilting ministry where we have since welcomed many new additions to families, congratulating them on the joy and new beginnings a baby brings.

Congratulations and new beginnings gave us a vision of our next wing of our quilting ministry when we began making quilts to congratulate and show our pride for the accomplishments of our graduating high school seniors. Our quilts were intended to be taken with them to college, the military or wherever God’s hand led them to new beginnings and as with our compassionate ministry quilting they were sewn with love, prayers for protection, guidance and the knowledge that their family and friends back home were supporting them.

Other quilts will continue, some will be made to raise funds for the quilting ministry itself , and others in support of local charities, but always sewn with love, prayers and support for the recipient.

If you would like to be a part of our Quilting Ministry please contact us; there is room for those who iron, those who rip seams, those who sew, those who provide fabric or donations and most of all, those who pray.