Union Chapel Prayer Shawl Ministry

Union Chapel Prayer Shawl Ministry We meet 2nd + 4th Tuesdays at 9 AM. Everyone is welcome. We are sharing God’s Love through shawls! Peace in the form of a gift. Mary Lou

Union Chapel United Methodist Church is located at 1212 Union Chapel Road, Union Grove, Alabama. "Peace in a Gift"
I was introduced to the prayer shawl ministry during the recovery of the community after the April tornadoes. After much prayer and a hunger to be a part of such a ministry, I mentioned it to ladies at our church. I discovered that I was not the only one wanting this to happen. Anothe

r lady in our church had been doing this on her own, so together, we spoke to our pastor and he told us to "give it wings" and we did. On August 30, 2011, we and five other ladies of our community came together for our first gathering. Our desire is to be a community of people creating prayer shawls, knitting and crocheting as contemplative prayer, alone and in groups, and gifting the shawls as expressions of God's love to enfold the recipients. The shawl will be filled with prayer, blessings and peace given as a gift of comfort. The ministry is open to everyone and there are numerous ways to participate. Anyone who knows of a need can submit a request. Each shawl is prayed over before given to a recipient...prayer is also offered up as each shawl is made. Each shawl is presented in a gift bag with a personalized card. It is our prayer that as the recipient wraps the shawl around them, they will feel the Lord wrapping his arms around them, comforting, loving, healing and giving peace to them. If you would like to participate, attend a meeting or contact Diane Walthall @ 256-505-1820.

09/01/2026

Don’t forget to be making baby blankets for the pregnancy center. Size is from 30” square up to 36” sq.

Got 165 rolls of yarn from Greg Lackey. Thank you Sir!!!
(Thank you, Diane!)

We had a great meeting today. It was good to have Karen and Jade and littles with us!
08/25/2026

We had a great meeting today. It was good to have Karen and Jade and littles with us!

08/21/2026

Change of date for blessing of shawls - now oct 11.

Good meeting today! Blessing of the prayer shawls on September 27th.
08/11/2026

Good meeting today! Blessing of the prayer shawls on September 27th.

07/28/2026
07/17/2026

From Diane:
“We have requests for about 120-140 pocket prayer shawls by Christmas. “

07/14/2026
We had a good meeting today! There were several beautiful prayer shawls turned in. Diane said over 3,800 have been given...
07/14/2026

We had a good meeting today! There were several beautiful prayer shawls turned in. Diane said over 3,800 have been given out.

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1212 Union Chapel Road
Union Grove, AL
35175

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