In the United Methodist Church, Parish Nursing is under the umbrella of Health & Welfare, General Board of Global Ministries. Patricia Magyar RN, MPH is the Executive Secretary for the General Board. Sharon Hinton, RN, MSN is the Parish Nurse Consultant for the denomination.
Current Projects
Current projects at the denomination level include:
- Seeking out current UMC Parish Nurses and congregations with Parish Nurse Ministries.
- Getting the word spread about the new UMC Parish Nurse Listserve. (Join on our Mailing List page)
- One-day jurisdictional meetings across the country
- Development of new informational materials available from General Board of Global Ministries
- Development of Jurisdictional and Conference Level Parish Nurse Representatives to form a support network
Sharon T. Hinton
Sharon T. Hinton (RN, MSN) has more than 20 years experience in nursing. She is the Executive Director and lead instructor for Rural Nurse Resource. Sharon trained as a parish nurse in 1999, and is the parish nurse for this ministry. She is also the Parish Nurse Consultant for the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church, and the Northwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church Golden Cross/Parish Nurse Coordinator.
Sharon is a certified parish nurse educator through the International Parish Nurse Resource Center, has a Masters Certificate in Pastoral Studies from St Joseph's College of Maine and graduated in May, 2008 with her MSN in parish nursing. She is a published writer and speaks nationally on a wide variety of subjects.
Sharon lives on the family farm in with her husband James, her children Katie and Matthew, and a very spoiled menagerie of dogs, cats, and cows.
Contact Sharon
2750 County Road 260
Floydada, TX 79235
(806)983-8096
coordinator@ruralnurseresource.com
www.sharonthinton.com
Patricia Magyar
Patricia Magyar is a BSN graduate of Indiana University, and worked for many years as nurse case manager. More recently, she worked in pastoral care with parish nurses of a church in Arizona. Patricia has been a liscensed local pastor of the United Methodst Church for two years. She graduated with a MPH from University of Arizona and started with GBGM in September of 2006.
Contact Patricia
475 Riverside Drive, Room 330
New York, NY, 10115
(212)870-3683
pmagyar@gbgm-umc.org
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