Wrapped in love

Our local UMC crafters wrapping you in love through their handiwork!

"My life changed when a doctor told me that I needed a mechanical device to assist my failing heart. The next day, I was transported by ambulance to the Mayo Clinic for an evaluation. Before I left the local hospital, the chaplain held a prayer-shawl blessing.  One of the quilts consisted of threads knotted as the person who made it prayed. In Matthew 9:20-22, a woman who had been ill for years broke through the crowd and touched Jesus’ cloak.  In a way, a prayer shawl is like the cloak of Christ. As a recipient, I felt a connection through Christ with the individuals who had made it, prayed over it, and given it to me. Clutching the prayer shawl as I rode in the ambulance, I felt a quiet peace that assured me of God’s love and presence. I felt that I was covered and surrounded by God’s love".

-Excerpted from The Upper Room   October 17, 2013

Image from the Lansing United Methodist Church

Our prayer shawl ministry is for members of our church as well as for our extended community.  If you know of someone who would like a prayer shawl, please contact the church office at 641-732-4850.  

 As part of our offering on April 19th, we dedicated 13 prayer shawls. 



We give shawls to various members of our church as they go through difficult times and people in our community who are facing challenges.  We liase with both the local hospital and the Osage police department.

To all of our crafters who have crocheted and knitted prayer shawls. Shawls are blessed prior to individual distribution.

THANK YOU!