The Rev. Pike Wisner (front left), senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Tyler, presents one of 111 quilts to Maj. Doris Lawrence (front right) of The Salvation Army of Tyler for this year’s Angel Tree. On the back row (from left) are Cathi Lafitte, Patty Grado-Carson, Martha Wheat, Doug Pitts and Jerriann Massey. (Jim Bauer/FocusInOn.Me)

Twenty-five quilters from First Baptist Church of Tyler and Southside Baptist of Palestine made 111 quilts for The Salvation Army of Tyler’s Angel Tree this Christmas season.

The quilts, which were made throughout the year, were presented to The Salvation Army on Tuesday night for distribution to children involved in the Angel Tree program. Each quilt represents an average of 12 hours of loving work.

 

– Jim Bauer