Health and Wellness offers many programs and services for Eden members and the community, including:

• Blood Pressure Screenings twice each month (usually the second and fourth Sundays from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM).
• Blood Drives three to four times each year.
• Educational seminars on various health issues (several times each year).

Family Care - Giving support including:

• Assistance to families during life transitions, such as independent living to assisted living, aggressive care to comfort care, and various end-of-life issues.
• Referrals to various health care agencies and organizations in the community as requested or needed.
• Visit members who have health concerns in their homes, hospitals, or extended care facilities.
• Provide information about health promotion and disease prevention in the church newsletter.
• Provide Health information to members and their families as needed or requested.

Support Groups - Health and Wellness offers additional groups that are intended to meet specific needs of the congregation.

• GriefShare is a special weekly seminar and support group for people who are grieving the death of someone close to them. It is offered two-three times per year and meets for 10-12 weeks. We view a video together and there is time for discussion of the video and an opportunity for participants to share personal concerns.
• DivorceCare is a special weekly seminar and support group for people who are separated or divorced. It is offered 2-3 times per year and meets for 10-12 weeks. We will view a video together and there will be time for discussion of the video and an opportunity for participants to share personal concerns.

Surviving the Holidays

Both the GriefShare and DivorceCare support groups will be viewing a special video which will include helpful information about how to survive the holidays without a special loved one. Participant guides will be available which will include devotionals and helpful resources. Whether or not you are currently a member of either group or have been in the past, please feel free to join us.

GriefShare will view the Holiday video Tuesday, November 9th at 7 pm in the Fellowship Lounge. DivorceCare will view the video Monday, November 15th at 7 pm in the Fellowship Lounge.

If you have any questions, please contact Joyce at jgusewelle(at)eden-ucc.org or 656-4330.

The Director of Health and Wellness at Eden Church is a Registered Nurse who is part of the church's ministry team.  This person focuses on the spiritual, emotional, and physical dimensions of persons as they strive to achieve wellness and to manage their illness.

What does the Director of Health and Wellness do at Eden Church?

Here are some of the ways Eden Church is served by our Director:

• Provide up-to-date information about health promotion and disease prevention.
• Make available bulletin board information, pamphlets, and library resources.
• Promote health screenings such as blood pressure testing.
• Arrange classes and support groups about health promotion and disease prevention.
• Provide follow-up care for those who are bereaved.
• Visit members with health concerns in their homes, hospitals, or extended care facilities.
• Train other volunteers to assist with visits dealing with health concerns.
• Council people with personal health concerns.
• Guide people discharged from a hospital in planning and managing recovery at home or in other care institutions.

What is the role of the Director of Health and Wellness?

As a member of the ministry team of Eden Church and an integral part of the area's health community, the role of the Director of health and Wellness includes:

• Health educator
• Personal health counselor
• Liaison with community resources
• Advocate
• Volunteer coordinator
• Support group coordinator

The Director of Health and Wellness is not a hands-on health care nurse.

Jesus’ ministry focused on preaching, teaching, and healing. He commanded His disciples to do the same as they were sent into the community.

The church is a caring community with the focus of making people aware of how to live a happier, healthier life through spiritual enrichment.

We honor God when our own good health enables us to have the energy and vitality to serve others, love others, and to celebrate life.

The healing ministry is the restoration of wholeness. More than 65% of Americans claim church membership and approximately 40% attend some sort of weekly service. The church is the largest population group for health ministry.

Church history documents the church’s continuous involvement in bringing better health to all people.

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