Churches

Learning Together

Well Community Members Charles and Connie Donna grew up going to church. It is the place she finds companionship when she is lonely and the place where she can be with friends on the weekends. ...

Thursday Night Life: A Favorite Outreach for The Branch

The Well Community opens its doors every Thursday night for dinner, worship and fellowship. For members of The Well, who live daily with the challenges of severe mental illnesses, Thursday Night Life is the highlight ...

Your Church and Mental Health

By Carol Dowsett Nearly 20% of Americans are impacted by mental health difficulties each year. And many are sitting in the pews of your church. Did you know that? While churches typically stand at "high ...

 The Right Questions

By Carol Dowsett The air was full of compassion that afternoon as the visitor unfolded her story to the women's small group Bible study. Her daughter had been recently hospitalized, again, for a chronic illness ...

Mental Illness and the Church

Excerpt from the Internet Monk (November 28, 2012). "The mentally and emotionally ill are part of every church. They make up part of the body of Christ. They are persons baptized, professing faith, participating in ...
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