COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) – It’s not uncommon to hear about missionaries and medical volunteers in far-flung corners of the world who deal with health crises every day.
More unusual is news of churches uniting to address the health of their own congregations, clergy and communities at home. Team HOPE and the United Methodist Church (UMC) hope to change that.
Health and wellness are developing into a major focus with the creation of this health care advocacy team that will spread the message throughout the UMC Starkville District, said District Superintendent Dr. Embra Jackson.
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Team enthusiasm is high, especially with a Feb. 28 health fair on the horizon, to be followed soon by the first Community Health Advocate training of local volunteers in how to do basic screenings.
It all shows the power of people from different churches and backgrounds uniting and working side by side, McCaskill said. It is the power of “we.”
“It’s a spark turning into a fire,” Brown said. “The holy spirit is on fire.”
