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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 For 2009, the Recognition program has been superseded by the new Healthy Congregations Covenant program, with a simplified, new approach to foster greater participation and results.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 Asbury UMC, Prairie Village:
HC = Healthy Congregation; HCY = Healthy Congregation of the Year
| Congregation | Location | '96 | '97 | '98 | '99 | '00 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 |
| Asbury UMC, Prairie Village | Prairie Village | HC | HC | HC | HC | HCY | HC | HC | HC |
Highlighted Activities for Asbury UMC, Prairie Village (3):
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 |
| 1998 | Asbury UMC, Prairie Village, offered a course on Parenting with Love and Logic which became a Sunday School class called Roots and Wings. A single parents support group is also growing from the class. |
| 2003 | Asbury UMC, Prairie Village, began The Dance, a monthly event for area middle-school youth to have fun in a safe environment. It has been enormously successful with each dance filled to capacity with 275 children. The community event is staffed by an intergenerational volunteer force with ages ranging between 15 and 80. Proceeds provide food and comfort for the homeless and support other mission work. A Fall Festival provided health screenings and information, flu shots; the congregation was also a pilot group for an American Cancer Society education series. |
| 2005 | Asbury UMC, Prairie Village, started "Living with Alzheimer's" study and support groups for the patients and their caregivers. The study group for patients, led by the parish nurse, is based on research which shows continuous stimulation of the mind can slow or stall progression of the disease. Bible discussions, exercise, dance, and art projects help patients keep mental processes engaged. The caregiver support group, led by an individual with Alzheimer's care experience, provides mutual support, understanding, and a place to share feelings and concerns. |