My name is Arlene Jacobsen. I am a co-chair, along with Kim Vogt, of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Quilter Ministry.
I’ve been a member for 10 years. When I joined, there were five women, most of whom were winter visitors. At that time, we quilted from October through April. Now we have nine members, and we quilt year-round! We meet every Tuesday from nine in the morning until noon.
Our women provide names of needy families they have adopted for Christmas. We provide a quilt for each family member. We also donate quilts to Sunshine Acres Children’s Home, Lutheran Social Services, and the Child Crisis Center.
In order to make the quilts, we depend on private donations and proceeds from our twice-per-year quilt sales. This helps us buy batting, thread, and other materials. Quilting, for us, is a labor of love, which allows us to provide much needed help to as many as possible. Blessings.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church is located at 2745 N. 32nd St. in Mesa. For more information, call (480) 599-4147, visit blcmesa.org, or email pastorbrian@blcmesa.org. “We are a home to share God’s love and grace.”