Nevada “Coming Together” Quilt PHOTO: Stephan Fuelling
Members of 14 faith communities pooled their talents to produce a symbol of unity for Nevada’s 150th anniversary of statehood this year.
The Coming Together quilt is the product of members of the congregations involved in the Nevada Clergy Association. It was unveiled and presented on Tuesday at the association’s annual Nevada Prayer Breakfast at 7 a.m. at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa.
In October, Patricia Meidell, public relations adviser for the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, came up with the idea for the quilt as a way to show culture and diversity in the faith community, and to celebrate Nevada’s sesquicentennial (150th year).
Members of the Nevada Clergy Association were contacted, and 14 quilt blocks were assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, Meidell said. A 15th, center block, is dedicated to the state of Nevada and includes the state flag. Each quilt block represented a local religious organization.
The quilt will be “traveling” to various churches in the community until the end of 2014 when it will be presented to the Governor’s Office to be permanently displayed at the Governor’s Mansion or the Nevada State Museum.
Follow this link to the Reno Gazette-Journal article “Multi-faith community members create Nevada quilt” posted online April28, 2014:
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