PRAYERS AND SQUARESChapter 540

First Assembly of GodGillette, Wyoming

Prayer Quilts

• What is a prayer quilt?• Can you touch a prayer?• Can you pull it close and feel its

comfort?

You can if it’s a Prayer Quilt.

• If you are sick, troubled, seriously/terminally ill, or just need HOPE.

• These quilts are a PHYSICAL/VISUAL REMINDER you are not alone.

• Prayers and Squares is an interfaith outreach that began in 1992 at Hope United Methodist Church in San Diego, California.

• Since its beginning the ministry has expanded to include 914 chapters in many different denominations across the world.

• Prayers and Squares Chapter 540 was established by an alliance of women at First Assembly of God.

• It is an outreach ministry that combines the gift of prayer with the gift of a hand-tied quilt.

• We have incorporated the use of 39 red ties in our quilts representing the 39 stripes Christ took for our healing.

• The ends of the ties are left free to be tied in a knot.

• As each knot is tied, a prayer is offered for the intended recipient.

• The recipient is someone who has a special need and a request for a quilt has been made.

• Prayers are offered, knots are tied, the quilt is then given to that special person.

• Our quilts are special not because of the pattern, color or workmanship, but that prayer is offered for each knot.

• These quilts are a statement of faith, a belief in a healing God and a confidence in the power of prayer.

• If you know someone in need of HOPE and PRAYER

• Call or contact First Assembly of God

• 307-682-3308 • Fill out a Prayer Quilt request

form.

• Beryl (Burgandy) Geer• I was given the prayer

quilt when I had major lung surgery in 2007. It was (and still is) such a wonderful visual reminder of the “prayer and caring” the ladies of First Assembly emanate. I keep this quilt on my recliner at all times.