Who We Are
The Faith-Based Health Collaborative has been working together with the Highmark Foundation and is made up of community church congregations. We have eight persons who make up our Advisory Committee. They are professional nurses in addition to clergy, health ministries, and others who are interested in health ministry.
Eric Cofield
Co-Chair FBHC
Rev. Dr. Brenda Gregg
Co-Chair FBHC
Dear Faith-Based Health Collaborative Members, Clergy, Church Health Teams, Partners and Friends,
It is such a joy to welcome you to our brand new Faith Based Health Collaborative Website. We pray this website will be a safe and easy place to find encouragement, prayer, health education, testimonials of how others have made it through difficult health challenges. When you need it the most, we hope this site will assist you in accessing resources needed to live healthier lives.
It has been a blessing to collaborate and partner with the pastors, church officers and congregational health teams. Our churches are doing exceptional work and oftentimes this work goes unnoticed. We want to highlight and share, in this website, the faith-based health events you are doing along with how you have met your goals and your outcomes. Your work is helping people to access needed healthcare information and we want to share your stories and encourage others to continue their work or start new health initiatives tailored to your church community’s needs.
Our special thanks to our advisory committee for the support you are giving not only your health team but the other church ministry teams you support.
This work could not be done without your hard work. Our special thanks.
Rev. Dr. Brenda J. Gregg
Eric Cofield
Staff
Rhonda Jennings – FBHC, Administrative Support
Advisory Board Members
Jerry Ann Allen, RN., BSN., MPM., Metropolitan Baptist Church
Ruth Bass, Gate of Heaven C.O.G.I.C.
Mario C. Browne, Mt. Ararat Baptist Church
Barbara Crosby, RN, Ebenezer Baptist Church
Anne Germany, RN, Mt. Ararat Baptist Church
Mary Ann Hvizdos, Ph.D., Blessed Be Educators
Linda Fleming-Heath, RN, Saint Mary Magdalene Parish
Rev. June Jeffries, New Life Baptist Church
Minister Elaine Jenkins, RN, Jubilee International Ministry
George Moses, Destiny of Faith
Mattie Woods, Petra International Ministries