BOB ABERNETHY: We have a Belief and Practice segment this week about a knitting ministry. Knitting has taken off as a trendy hobby in many cities, but knitters around the country are finding it can be ...

Trinity Lutheran Church is a month into its Prayer Shawl Ministry for comforting hurting people by a spiritual and tactile remedy. Their mission statement: "Creating prayer shawls for people needing ...

A dozen women from Wesleyville's Messiah Lutheran Church spent the past year knitting and crocheting blue and pink and red and green and brown and other colors of yarn into prayer shawls. On Thursday, ...

On a blustery, frigid night in January, a group of women gathered around the warm inviting fireplace in the lobby of Valley View Hospital with their knitting. Spilling over their laps from their ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama-- Several congregations in Huntsville and other cities have found tangible ways to wrap people in prayer through making and giving away crocheted shawls and hand-knit blankets. The ...

SAGINAW, MI — Nine years ago, Sue Luxton joined Daughters of the King, a women's group at St. John's Episcopal Church. The group had formed as a ministry group, making "prayer shawls," colorful ...

FARGO – Mildred Hall sits surrounded by skeins of colored yarn, her fingers flying in an intricate dance that produces items of comfort and beauty for people who might be struggling. At 84, Hall has ...

Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora blessed 76 handmade prayer shawls during Sunday worship. On behalf of United Women in Faith, a church women's group, Aurora resident Mari Curless led a group ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — As cold weather continues to stir, one resident at the Good Samaritan Society is getting people warmed up for the season. After moving here four years ago, independent ...