Faith Community Health Partnership

The Faith Community Health Partnership program is composed of Faith Community Nurses who work in collaboration with church health ministry teams to strengthen their faith-based health ministry program.The Faith Community Health Partnership program is composed of a Faith Community Caregiver who works in collaboration with church/synagogue health ministry teams to strengthen their faith-based health ministry program.

Health ministry is founded on the holistic concept of health—acknowledging the close connection between mind, body and spirit and emphasizing that faith, beliefs and values are at the root of health.

Through technical assistance provided by Providence’s Faith Community staff, a church or synagogue’s health ministry team creates a vision for their ministry and is empowered to improve the health and well-being of their community through education, referrals, health fairs, medical screenings and support groups.