Helping people share their vulnerability and their story By Les Gura Of all the stories Rev. Ginny Tobiassen has heard in the hospital, there is one opening sentence she remembers best: “The day I was diagnosed, it snowed all day.’’ To Tobiassen, associate...
How pastoral care heals ‘body and soul’ By Les Gura As a student at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Rabbi Mark Strauss-Cohn spent many hours in a hospital for a required clinical pastoral education, CPE, course. He and five fellow students...
FaithHealth invites you to join us for a presentation and dialogue with a pioneer in the field... hope you will be able to attend. Thursday, November 5, 2015 10:30am – Noon Comprehensive Cancer Center 1st Floor Conference Room A&B Health—A...
Friday, October 30, 2015 · 9:00 am-10:00 am Hubbard Learning Center, Paul Sticht Center, Ground Floor Clergy are warmly invited to conversation and Continental breakfast. Two Topics from the Division of FaithHealth Ministries of Wake Forest Baptist Health:...
Ministry, Resiliency, & the Inner Life: Voices from the Field Friday, October 23, 2015 2:00p.m. Our Panel Members: Rev. Peggy Haymes, M.Div., Haymes Counseling, Winston-Salem, NC. Peggy is a graduate of Furman University, Southeastern Seminary and Wake Forest...
5th Annual School & Community Walk to Stop Bullying Begin a chain reaction of kindness by joining us on Saturday, Oct. 10, 8 a.m. at BB&T Ballpark (Home of the Dash). In recognition of National Bully Awareness Month...
An article in The Chronicle features the new clinic that opened September 19 in Winston-Salem. Located in the New Light Missionary Baptist Church where Rev. Sam Hickerson is pastor, the clinic will be open every third Saturday. The article...
An article in the Gaston Gazette highlights the recent efforts of Charlotte Lynch (left) and Lisa Marisiddaiah (right) as they reach out to a neighbor. Eighty-four-year-old Roger Minges suffers from Parkinson’s disease, and when his wife, and...
By Lisa Marisiddaiah Did you know that there are almost 800 faith communities in Gaston County filled with compassionate members? Imagine if even a small percentage of those were willing to partner with a community initiative. Not only to strengthen...
This just in from Jeremy Moseley: The North Carolina Dental Society announced the next two NC Missions of Mercy Clinic Dates. September 25-26th, 2015 / Gastonia, NC (L) Bethlehem Church 3100 Bethlehem Church St. Gastonia, NC 28056 October 16-17th, 2015...