Quilts of Home

Title: Quilts of Home
Description: Quilted banner made by women of the church, which hangs by the altar at the front of the sanctuary. The imagery represents the journeys of the largely Japanese American congregation to the United States as well as Chicago. Featured on the quilt are both Christian symbols and kanji, or Japanese characters.
Contributor: Haley Carlton, Ashli Lucio, & Ayana Cooper
Date: 2023
Source: Photograph by Ayana Cooper.
Rights: Image courtesy of Ayana Cooper.
Is Part Of: Christ Church of Chicago
Denomination: en United Church of Christ
City: Chicago
Neighborhood: en Rogers Park