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The Presbyterian Health Network includes parish nurse ministry, presbytery and congregational health ministries and advocacy for health, healing and wholeness and welcomes your participation.
Join PHEWA and take part in this ministry. |
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The Wellness Connection
Congregational Directory of Health-Related Ministries
We are building a directory of congregations who are working
to live out, sustain and promote health within their own lives and within the
wider human community. If your congregation participates in health-related ministries
please register with the directory.
October 1, 2007
by Joanne Kenen
The Baltimore Sun/ Reuters
Distributed by Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON — Mel Bamel, 81, has been in the coronary
unit of the hospital for just over a week. He's feeling a little better today.
He was able enjoy the artichokes his daughter Liz brought over for dinner last
night.
But he’s worried about his pacemaker, his nausea and his slurred speech.
He’s worried that the doctors who know him best are scattered at several
hospitals around Washington and its suburbs, and that the physicians who are
caring for him here can’t quite agree on what’s wrong with him or
how to fix it. [Read more]
Sept. 18,
2007
Seventy percent of participating churches provide direct health services
A groundbreaking survey of more than 6,000 American congregations reveals
that churches spend a significant amount of time, energy and money in the ministries
of health care.
The Congregational Health Ministry Survey, conducted by the
National Council of Churches USA (NCC) with support from the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation, shows that a majority of churches are ministering to their communities
by providing health care ministries. As the number of uninsured Americans reaches
47 million people, congregations are supplying health education and direct health
care services. Many are advocating on behalf of public policy issues related
to health care. [Read more] |
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Parish nursing stories
Joanie Friend, Parish Nurse Regional Coordinator
In a perfect blend of activities concerning both the Presbyterians for Disability Concerns (PDC) and the Presbyterian Health Network (PHN), Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church (BHPC), in Bethesda, Maryland, celebrated Access Sunday on September 18, 2005. The theme of the day was “Open Doors, Open Hearts” where the emphasis was on celebrating the abilities of all God’s children and especially those who are disabled in some way.
Read more about this celebration.
Lois Bazhaw, RN
 Lois Bazhaw, RN, Parish Nurse "As a Parish Nurse my work is varied and always laced with the unexpected. Whether it’s counseling a member of the congregation, doing routine monthly screenings, or doing community outreach, the stories of our ministry show the value of health ministry to those we serve."
A potential stroke averted and the greatest gifts the church and Lois could give; read stories of people helped and supported through the parish nursing program.
Deborah Carney, RN
 Deborah Carney, RN, Parish Nurse "During my six years as parish nurse at Burnt Store Presbyterian Church, I had the opportunity to 'stand on holy ground' and touch many lives. Parish nursing and health ministries change lives of our congregation, one person at a time. This was evident with our program, 'Diabetes in the New Millennium.'"
Diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Read about “Diabetes in the New Millennium,” a monthly teaching program about diabetes that evolved into a support/education program.
Blue Christmas
A Service of Wholeness and Healing
Every year at First Presbyterian Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the parish nurses provide a “Blue Christmas” — a service of wholeness and healing in early December. This year we explained it in our newsletter this way:
“Comfort, comfort my people, says God” [Read more.] |
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Parish Nurse Regional Coordinators reach out to neighboring presbyteries
During the summer of 2005 the four Parish Nurse Regional Coordinators of the Presbyterian Health Network (PHN) continued to reach out with information and encouragement about the significance of health ministry and parish nursing within presbyteries and their constituent churches. The coordinators, who were already at work in their own presbyteries, extended their outreach to a neighboring presbytery. [Read more.] |
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Are you interested in knowing more about a Health Ministry or a Parish Nurse Ministry within your presbytery or church? The Parish Nurse Regional Coordinators are available by email.
Lois Bazhaw
Deborah Carney
Donna Coffman
Joanie Friend
Beverly Taylor
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Presbyterian Parish Nursing |
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Prepared by the Presbyterian Health Network's Parish Nurses
"Parish Nursing is a unique, specialized practice
of professional nursing that focuses on the promotion of
health
within the context of the values, beliefs, and practices of
a faith community ... and its mission and ministry to its
members
(families and individuals), and the community it serves." |
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(Scope and Standards of Parish
Nursing Practice, p.1)(1.) |
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The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) set forth the challenge for
"congregations, governing bodies, and agencies of the Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.) to become vigorous and conscious promoters of
health in all its aspects in the life of the church, active
advocates of health and agents of health in social order, and
responsible stewards of both health and health resources ..."
(Life Abundant: Values, Choices, and Health Care: The Responsibility
and Role of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), 1988).
Parish nursing is one avenue whereby congregations can experience
the ministry of healing and wholeness God has promised to people
through life in Jesus Christ. Jesus' words of promise, "I
am come that they may have life, and have it abundantly "
(John 10:10) give impetus to the ministry of parish nursing
and begin to fulfill the challenge set forth by the Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.). [Read more.] |
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