What does it do? How does it go about it?
Bryan Crousore, Editor
Rev. Bryan Crousore is the new Chair of the Mental Illness Network. www.min-ucc.org.
The Mental Illness Network (MIN) is all in the UCC who care about persons with the serious brain illness (SBI) (commonly called mental illnesses) of:
Anxiety disorders
Bipolar disorder (Manic-Depression disorder)
Depression
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Schizophrenia.
A network […]
The Reverend Doctor Hugh V. Nash has served Zion UCC in Perry Hall, Maryland, for the past 17 years. Prior to coming to Zion UCC, he served in other denominations as a pastor for a grand total of 25 years of service.
Robert Brooks, Licensed Minister at Zion, described Hugh as “a softhearted loving man who […]
General Synod XXIV Minneapolis was a joyous celebration of ministry for the UCC Disabilities Ministries and for the Mental Illness Network. From that first resolution passed by General Synod in 1977 to today, we celebrate the emergence of leaders with disabilities.
During the last six years, the UCC DM has been blessed by the presence and […]
One of the more devastating aspects of mental illness is the social stigma that attaches to having a brain illness. While other illnesses elicit responses of concern and offers of assistance, too often mental illnesses are used to ridicule. For instance, a recent article in a news magazine touted over priced shaving soaps. The piece […]
Rita Fiero, RN, is immediate past co chair of the UCCDM board.
For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. Jeremiah 29:11
People with difficult speech, twisted bodies, or damaged brains have an authentic voice much of […]