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August 18, 2026

‘Threads of Community’: Quilting and the Black church

Producer Brianna Jackson, foreground, talks with Carla Wilkins, Barbara Blackburn and Velma Boyd-Lawson, who are quilters and members of the sewing ministry at Wilson Temple United Methodist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. 

Photo by Sally Hicks

Members of a sewing ministry and an artist share the way in which quilting honors tradition while also serving as a form of self-expression.

In a joint project with a historically white church, members of Wilson Temple United Methodist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, created quilted portraits of Black women from the community.

Producer Brianna Jackson sat down with members of the Wilson Temple sewing ministry and artist Sauda Zahra to talk about the way that quilting reflects their faith, family and tradition.

 

Faith & Leadership

This was first published in Faith & Leadership, the online learning resource for Christian leaders and their institutions from the Forum for Congregational Life.

The Thriving in Ministry Coordination Program is a service of the Forum.