Hughlene Anthony has been a busy woman. For the last 35 years she's been running a gift shop and a beauty salon.
Anthony says, "Years and years and I would never think about taking time off to go to the doctor."
It had been more than fifteen, that's why when Marsha Ball began volunteering at
"She said Hughlene just go and get one physical. I said it hurts and I am not going to do that and I do not like doctors."
Hughlene reluctantly went and now she has peace of mind. Marsha says that's her job to raise awareness and to be available to people for whatever they need. She can help whether they need resources, CPR classes, help with injections or maybe just a shoulder to lean on. She won't give out medical advice, but can certainly point someone in the right direction.
"My goals are to be a liaison to the community resources that are available that people in the church just don't realize are out there in the community."
Marsha is part of a growing trend. A recent survey by Congregational Health Ministry shows that 70 percent of churches in the
Anthony says, "It was just overwhelming to me that this many people were so sick and some of the things they were talking about and I thought well all day long I am teaching this to home health patients why don't I teach it to my congregation that I love like my family."
Now the congregation, including Hughlene Anthony, has a friend they can trust not just with their faith but with their health as well.
58 churches in
There are hundreds of churches developing this trend throughout the Upstate. If you would like to have a nursing ministry at your church, talk to the pastor of your church.
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