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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 For 2009, the Recognition program has been superseded by the new Healthy Congregations Covenant program, with a simplified, new approach to foster greater participation and results.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 Chapel Hill UM Fellowship, Wichita:
HC = Healthy Congregation; HCY = Healthy Congregation of the Year
| Congregation | Location | '96 | '97 | '98 | '99 | '00 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 |
| Chapel Hill UM Fellowship, Wichita | Wichita | HC | HC | HC | HCY | HC | HC | HC | HCY |
Highlighted Activities for Chapel Hill UM Fellowship, Wichita (4):
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 |
| 2000 | Chapel Hill UM Fellowship, Wichita, sponsored a Celebrate Recovery program after a sermon series on addictions. This is a Christ-centered twelve-step program that tied in with Oxford House involvement. Following this mission, prayer teams were available at the close of Sunday services each week. |
| 2003 | Chapel Hill UM Fellowship, Wichita, provided support through a Gentle Exercise class to help seniors and other interested persons improve their posture, strength, flexibility, hand/eye coordination, and balance. It included education about ways to avoid falls, how to fall-proof a home, and methods of dealing with stress through physical activity and proper rest. The church also raised $900 for Wichita's Pregnancy Crisis Center through the sale of hand-made quilts and other items provided by the church's Women's Ministry. |
| 2005 | Chapel Hill UM Fellowship, Wichita, designed "Financial Peace University" to help people realize the importance of getting out of debt and remaining debt-free. It encourages participants to build savings and to become generous givers as wealth begins to build. The program, which includes scripture as an important component, teaches participants useful financial management techniques to help them take charge of their financial lives. |
| 2006 | Chapel Hill UMC, Wichita: Madeline's Ministry is a joint effort between Chapel Hill and ROCKO (Respite Outreach Care for Kansans Organization Inc.). The ministry allows families with developmentally disabled children to have a safe place to leave their children while they have an evening out. During the Christmas season, two 6-hour respite events were held so that families would have time for Christmas shopping. Another aspect of the program is that a developmentally disabled child attends church. One of three trained volunteers sits with her in Sunday School to help with her needs, allowing her to be mainstreamed with other children. |