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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 For 2009, the Recognition program has been superseded by the new Healthy Congregations Covenant program, with a simplified, new approach to foster greater participation and results.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 First 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 |
| First UMC, Wichita | Wichita | HC | HC | HCY | HCY | HC | HC | HC | HC |
Highlighted Activities for First UMC, 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 |
| 1999 | First UMC, Wichita, held its first annual Health Fest in cooperation with another event at the church, the Friendship Festival. The highlight was the Children's Corner where a volunteer introduced children to hand washing, dental hygiene, and the effects of smoking (on a pig's lung). |
| 2000 | First UMC, Wichita, held a blood drive on a Sunday morning. The Congregational Health Ministry Cabinet worked with the American Red Cross to organize the drive, and several volunteers from the congregation worked to make the event possible. Donors gave blood from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. |
| 2001 | First UMC, Wichita, continued expansion of their Congregational Health Ministries by initiating the Downtown Health Coalition, composed of other churches and health-related agencies serving the downtown area. Their primary mission for 2001 was to sponsor a Downtown Health and Safety Fair on September 22, only 11 days after our nation's tragic events. Over 125 local community health and safety agencies and vendors provided information and activities. Services included free mammograms and Red Cross blood collection in mobile units. |
| 2005 | First UMC, Wichita, has a Religious Nurture Center as a ministry to the developmentally challenged adults of the community. It serves them and their families with Wednesday night activities and Sunday morning worship. The center provides a safe environment where participants can be challenged spiritually and socially through games, worship, and service projects. Eight participants with food handlers' licenses serve meals at the Lord's Diner on a monthly basis. The center is also a conduit for participant attendance at community activities such as sporting events, swimming parties, church camp, and live theatre performances. |