CANCER QUILT MINISTRY
CANCER QUILT MINISTRY
Prayers & Squares, our Prayer Quilt Ministry, makes quilts for cancer patients who are connected to members of our church. However, the primary mission of our Prayers & Squares Ministry is not to make and distribute quilts, but to promote prayer through the use of quilts. This is God’s prayer quilt ministry. The glory belongs to Him.
Our motto is “It’s not about the quilt; it’s all about the prayers.”
“I want to thank you for the handmade quilt given to my Dad at the Louisville VA hospital. It’s a beautiful quilt and a beautiful gesture. Thank you!”
Each Knot Represents a Prayer
The idea behind these prayer quilts is simple. A heavy thread is used to take stitches through the quilt layers, and the ends are left free to be tied with a square knot. As each knot is tied, a silent prayer is said for someone with cancer, who then receives the finished quilt. Cards with information about the cancer patients are available so that people can continue to remember these patients in their prayers. When the person receives their quilt, they have a visible reminder of the prayers being said on their behalf.
Request a Prayer Quilt
Through Prayers & Squares, more than 2,000 quilts have been distributed, each a special gift of prayer and love. Since the recipient’s name and condition is given out on our prayer cards, we require that permission is granted by the cancer patient for us to tie a quilt for them. There is no fee involved. Due to our limited resources, our ministry provides prayer quilts for people connected to our community of faith at Crestwood Baptist Church. Once the quilt has been tied & prayed over, we will return it to the Welcome Center at our church for you to pick up and deliver to the recipient. If you are a member/regular attender of Crestwood Baptist Church and would like to request a Prayer Quilt for a friend or loved one, please fill out the form below and click submit.
For more information regarding prayer quilts, please email us.
If you have not heard from someone in the Prayer Quilt group in two weeks from requesting a quilt, please contact Amy Burd at 241-8534 or [email protected]