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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 For 2009, the Recognition program has been superseded by the new Healthy Congregations Covenant program, with a simplified, new approach to foster greater participation and results.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, Hutchinson:
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, Hutchinson | Hutchinson | HCY | HCY | HC | HC | HC |
Highlighted Activities for First UMC, Hutchinson (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 |
| 2003 | First UMC, Hutchinson, visibly demonstrated God's love to members through the giving of God Loves You hearts designed and painted by the Health and Wellness Team. The wooden hearts were given for Valentine's Day to both those at worship and those no longer able to attend. The hearts grew out of the success of a 2002 program to deliver "Advent Angels" to home-bound church members. The Health and Wellness Team plans to develop other similar tokens for different seasons of the year. Shepherd's Run, in its third year, provides a means for the congregation to express its appreciation of public servants who are working on Christmas Eve Night by delivering gift bags of snacks and other treats to police, sheriff's officers, firefighters, water plant operators, and other city and county personnel on duty. |
| 2004 | First UMC, Hutchinson, conducted an open house of the Health and Wellness Ministry Center at the church on a Sunday morning. Apples for physical health and "apples," fruit of the spirit for spiritual health, were distributed. Five areas of health -- physical, mental, spiritual, social, and emotional -- were highlighted with displays illustrating how these aspects of health were promoted through health and wellness activities. |
| 2006 | First UMC, Hutchinson: The Health and Wellness Ministry Team promoted an All Church Bike/Hike. The goal was to promote fun and fitness and to provide a healthy family activity involving younger and older members. |