A worship service, Come and Find a Quiet Center, returns on Sept. 9 and will continue on Thursdays in Memorial Chapel from 11:30 a.m. to noon. Learn more.
For many years, sufferers of mental illness have been stigmatized in our society, and education, awareness and openness regarding the subject have been almost non-existent.
Mental Health resources
To fight this stigma, FPC established a Mental Health Ministry Team to provide education, awareness, resources and support for the congregation in general, and in particular, for people struggling with mental issues personally or in their families.
The team sponsors Mental Health Sunday each year, newsletter articles reflecting “Mental Health Matters,” recognition of May as Mental Health Month and is working to provide our church library with resource materials on mental health issues and related subjects.
The ministry team hopes anyone at FPC suffering from a mental illness will feel connected, loved and appreciated.
We are a church family, and when any one of us needs attention, assistance or affection, we must believe that efforts are being made to educate our membership, sensitize our membership and support our fellow church members who may be experiencing difficulties because of mental illness.
None of us are exempt. Any one of us may have an experience with a mental illness. All of us need to know that our church is proactively working to ensure mental health among its membership.
