Welcome to the website of the Evangelical Lutheran Parish Nurse Association! We seek to be the light of Christ as we integrate faith and health in the ministry of parish nursing. Here you will find information about parish nursing, tools to assist you in your ministry, as well as updates on our progress and activities. May God bless you with peace and joy!
National Board Members from across the US enjoy meeting together
in Chicago for a retreat, September 2019
Nancy Roberts, Nancy Deetz, Andy West, and Carolyn
at our ELPNA Display, Westberg 2019
Coronavirus Information
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http://www.elpna.org/resources/general-resources.php
The 2020 Westberg Symposium at the Caring for the Human Spirit© Conference is now a Virtual Conference!
Please click here for the needed information https://westberginstitute.org/
GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR STARTING A PARISH/FAITH COMMUNITY NURSE MINISTRY!!
Greetings from the Evangelical Lutheran Parish Nurse Association (ELPNA
We have an exciting opportunity for Lutheran congregations who would like to start or develop a parish nurse ministry within their faith community. Members of the ELPNA have long been supportive of new parish nurse ministry start-ups and are acutely aware of the challenging financial situations of congregations. In response to this need, the ELPNA will annually provide start-up funds for a minimum of two (2) Lutheran congregations. Congregations can request up to $750.00 as a start-up grant.
Comments from other congregations that have a parish nursing ministry:
Pastor Cheryl Mathison – St. Philip the Deacon
We are so grateful to have our parish nurse at St. Philip the Deacon. Her creative energy, passion for health and deep faith help us to reach out to more people in new ways. We are so thankful for the grant, which has helped us to meet the needs of this large faith community.
Connie A. Miller, Senior Pastor, Saint Luke Lutheran Church, Silver Spring, Maryland
I have served here at Saint Luke for 20 years and have had an amazing Parish Nurse/Director of Caring Ministries for 18 of those years and cannot imagine being in ministry at Saint Luke without her. What a resource, vital partner in ministry for our entire staff, and a wholistic health adviser and medical professional connection for the wider church and community. I can say first hand that Parish/Faith Community Nurses are sheer gifts from God.
We are asking for your assistance in publicizing the information to Lutheran congregations. Grant applications are due by May 30th, 2020 via an electronic submission process. The awards will be announced by June 26, 2020 with funds issued by July 15, 2020. Application forms are available on the ELPNA.org website.
We are pleased to be able to award these grants to promote and support parish nurse ministry.
Blessings,
The ELPNA Board
Click here for the application
Click Here to download our Brochure!!
The ELPNA National Executive Committee
Carol DeSchepper, Chair (Region 3) cjdeschepper@gmail.com
Marie Wiegert, Co-Chair (Region 3) mariewiegert@hotmail.com
Andrea West, Secretary (Region 2) amwestrn@yahoo.com
June Sand, Treasurer (Region 3) djsand@comcast.net
Updated 4/20