Hands-On/Peace United Church of Christ

Hands-On/Peace United Church of Christ  pillow-making ministry has existed for ten years. They make comfort pillows which are bone and rectangle shaped. Their pillows are distributed to seven institutions on a monthly basis. There are 24 members and meet once a month and work at home between the sessions. At their sessions, they stuff and hand close the pillows. Outside of the session, fabric must be bought, cut, sewn, and turned and pressed. Then the pillows must be delivered to the organizations they serve.

 The recipients are:
-Wesley Long Hospital
-Hospice of Greensboro
-Kid’s Path (Children’s arm of Hospice)
-Women’s Hospital
-Piedmont Crossing (UCC Nursing Home)
-Moses Cone Hospital Pediatrics
-Moses Cone Hospital Palliative Care

“Our focus is people who need comfort. When they receive a pillow, they know that it comes from the hearts of Christians who pray for them and wish them recovery and/or comfort as they deal with illness, death or related problems. Our pillows are well made, they are beautiful, they are soft (a la Fairfield), they are flexible, and they are resilient. We have had notes from people who kept the pillows for years (even after losing the recipient) and tossed them into the washing machine with great results. We have heard of children who found solace in “Grandma’s pillow.”
We have even had a church member who notices a cute little pillow below her dying husband’s head. she read the tag, and Hands-On had made the pillow.
This is why we do it.” – Theo Scott