Forum Christian Church, 3900 Forum Blvd., is one of several religious congregations in Columbia that offer a variety of events and activities tailored for the 55-and-up community.

These fitness classes are open to the community. The Prayer Shawl Ministry, for anyone who enjoys knitting or crocheting, is looking for folks who enjoy making prayer shawls and squares ...

While Hokenstad said people who join the prayer shawl ministry won’t be expected to pray aloud while coming together to knit or crochet, she said she will offer a prayer if people ask. “Not everyone ...

Four times for wearing a prayer shawl at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, one of the holiest places in the Jewish faith, and once for smuggling a Torah scroll into the sacred site.