Healthy Congregations Covenant Program
Participating Churches
This page lists churches participating in the Health Fund's Healthy Congregations Covenant program. If your church isn't listed, we encourage you to learn more about the program and consider signing up!
Level 1 - Covenant of Participation
If your church is not listed below, but is interested in participating, it's a simple 1-2-3 process!
- Identify a "Health Ministry Coordinator" to serve as the leader for health ministries in the church
- Sign and mail a Level 1 Covenant agreement
- Receive $100 award following completion of a 2009 Healthy Congregations Report by the March 1, 2010 deadline.
Churches with Level 1 Covenants: If your church is listed below, it is eligible to receive a $100 award following completion of a 2009 Healthy Congregations Report by March 1, 2010. The award may be used to purchase health ministry resources or to support your church's health ministries in any way needed. |
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| Name | Conference | District | 2009 HC Report Status |
| Abilene First UMC | KS West | Salina | Submitted |
| Augusta UMC | KS West | Wichita East | Submitted |
| Corbin UMC | KS West | Wichita West | Submitted |
| Howard UMC | KS East | Parsons | Submitted |
| Hutchinson Trinity UMC | KS West | Hutchinson | Submitted |
| Prairie Village Asbury UMC | KS East | Kansas City | Submitted |
| Pratt UMC | KS West | Wichita West | Submitted |
| Seneca UMC | KS East | Topeka | Submitted |
| Stull UMC | KS East | Topeka | |
| Swede Creek UMC | KS East | Flint Hills | Submitted |
| Topeka Countryside UMC | KS East | Topeka | Submitted |
| Wichita Aldersgate UMC | KS West | Wichita West | Submitted |
| Wichita Asbury UMC | KS West | Wichita West | |
Level 2 - Covenant of Action:
If your church is interested in participating in the Level 2 Covenant program, here's how to get started:
- Identify a "Health Ministry Coordinator" who will serve as point of contact and lead a health ministry team of at least three congregations members (not including the pastor)
- Sign and mail a Level 2 Covenant agreement, committing to complete 7 core training courses
- Receive $1,000 "signing bonus" for training and program support
- Team must complete core training courses within 24 months to become "certified"
- While training, eligible for $100 award annually by reaffirming Covenant and submitting HC Report by the March 1 deadline.
- Once certified, eligible for $1,000 award annually by reaffirming the Covenant and submitting a Healthy Congregations Report and Healthy Congregations Plan by March 1.
Churches with Level 2 Covenants (Certified): Certified (training completed) Level 2 churches are eligible to receive a $1000 award by submitting a Healthy Congregations Report and Healthy Congregations Plan by March 1, 2010. |
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| Name | Conf. | 2010 Plan | 2009 Report |
| Emporia Grace UMC | KS East | Submitted | Submitted |
| Fairway Old Mission UMC | KS East | ||
| Florence UMC | KS West | Submitted | Submitted |
| Fredonia UMC | KS East | Submitted | Submitted |
| Hoisington First UMC | KS West | Submitted | Submitted |
| Hutchinson First UMC | KS West | Submitted | Submitted |
| Jerusalem Road Parish | KS East | Submitted | Submitted |
| Kechi UMC | KS West | Submitted | Submitted |
| Kingman UMC | KS West | Started | Submitted |
| Ottawa First UMC | KS East | Submitted | Submitted |
| Rose Hill UMC | KS West | ||
| Salina Trinity UMC | KS West | Submitted | Submitted |
| Salina University UMC | KS West | Submitted | Submitted |
| Tecumseh UMC | KS East | Submitted | Submitted |
| Wichita Chapel Hill Fellowship UMC | KS West | Submitted | Submitted |
Churches with Level 2 Covenants (In Training): Level 2 churches "In Training" receive an initial $1000 "signing bonus" to support training and development of health ministries. While "in training," Level 2 churches are eligible for a $100 award by submitting a Healthy Congregations Report by March 1, 2010. Once training is complete, rules for "Certified" churches apply (see above). Healthy Congregations Plans are not required during training, but may be submitted if desired. |
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| Name | Conf. | 2009 Report |
| Agenda UMC | KS West | Submitted |
| Beloit UMC | KS West | Submitted |
| Bennington UMC | KS West | Submitted |
| Burden UMC | KS West | |
| Canton UMC | KS West | Submitted |
| Colby UMC | KS West | |
| Columbus UMC | KS East | Submitted |
| Concordia First UMC | KS West | In progress |
| Emporia First UMC | KS East | |
| Garnett UMC | KS East | |
| Goodland UMC | KS West | |
| Kincaid/Selma UMC | KS East | |
| Kirwin UMC | KS West | |
| Lawrence First UMC | KS East | |
| Lenexa UMC | KS East | Submitted |
| Mount Hope UMC | KS West | Submitted |
| Ogden Friendship House | KS East | |
| Overland Park Valley View UMC | KS East | Submitted |
| Richter UMC | KS East | Submitted |
| Salina First UMC | KS West | Submitted |
| Topeka Grace UMC | KS East | |
| Topeka Highland Park UMC | KS East | Submitted |
| Wamego UMC | KS East | |
| Wichita Christ Community UMC | KS West | Submitted |
| Wilson UMC | KS West | |
| Winfield First UMC | KS West | Submitted |