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The Healthy Congregations Recognition program, recognized Kansas United Methodist congregations for their efforts to nurture, reach out and educate through ministries of health, healing and wholeness. For 2009, the Recognition program has been superseded by the new Healthy Congregations Covenant program, with a simplified, new approach to foster greater participation and results. The Healthy Congregations Hall of Fame serves as an archive of the historic Recognition program. We hope you'll find it interesting and join us in the new Healthy Congregations Covenant program.
Healthy Congregations Recognition Details for Aldersgate UMC, Wichita:
HC = Healthy Congregation; HCY = Healthy Congregation of the Year
| Congregation | Location | '96 | '97 | '98 | '99 | '00 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 |
| Aldersgate UMC, Wichita | Wichita | HC | HC | HC | HC | HC | HC | HC |
Highlighted Activities for Aldersgate UMC, Wichita (2):
Activities listed below were specially chosen from among all reported activities for the listed year. These highlighted activities were featured in the Healthy Congregations recognition brochure for the listed year.
| Year | Highlighted Activities |
| 2001 | Aldersgate UMC, Wichita, formed a Health and Wellness Committee which initiated monthly "family health nights" at Sedgwick County Park, a year-round exercise class, and a first-time health booth for their all-church Rally Day. |
| 2003 | Aldersgate UMC, Wichita, organized a "Holiday Weigh-In" as a fun way to encourage parishioners to avoid holiday weight gain. Groups of 8 to 15 people weighed in collectively and worked to maintain or reduce the total weight of the group over the holidays. The program was a considered a great success with all groups losing between 3 and 39 pounds. |