10700 Brandywine Road, Clinton, MD 20735

301-868-1281      cumcmd@verizon.net

Rev. Dorothea Belt Stroman, Pastor      

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HEALTH AWARENESS/MENTAL HEALTH

Health Awareness:  This sub-committee strives to bring awareness of various health concerns such as heart disease, diabetes, prostate cancer, breast cancer, etc.  Articles concerning these illnesses are written for The Spotlight and pamphlets are placed on the table in the hallway across from the office.  Blood pressure readings are taken on the fourth Sunday of every month after the second service. 

Mental Health: This sub-committee works to bring awareness of various mental illnesses to the church and local community.  We have presented several seminars and church services since 2005 that have highlighted these mental illnesses:  Schizophrenia, Depression, Bipolar, Teenage Depression, Adult Attention Deficit Disorder, Hoarding, and Alzheimer's.  We participated in NAMI Walks and raised over $1800 for NAMI Maryland.  Our programs address the impact on persons with mental illness, their families and caregivers, the church, and the community and the importance of eliminating the stigma of mental illness.  Clinton United Methodist Church signed a covenant in March 2005 as a commitment to persons struggling with mental illness and their families.  The General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church designated Clinton United Methodist Church as a Caring Community Church in honor of our faithful ministry to the mentally ill. 

Articles concerning mental illness are written for The Spotlight and pamphlets are placed on the table in the hallway across from the church office.  Programs on other mental illnesses are being planned for fall 2007.