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Parish Nurse Team: Faith Community Nurses

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Keeping our congregation healthy - mind, body and soul

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And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal, and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant, Jesus. Acts 4:29-30.

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​Parish Nurses are trained in faith community nursing and are committed to meeting the physical, mental, and spiritual needs of the whole person, and to promoting wellness through a healing ministry of the parish. They are volunteer members of the church staff who develop health and wellness programs benefiting the congregational body and surrounding community and a lay leader who assists the congregation to identify, interpret, rediscover, and reclaim its historic role in the area of health/wellness. The Parish Nurse Team serves as health educators and counselors and as a referral source and liaison to community resources and services.

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Susan Francis, Rosalie Lewis, and Helen Zebarth are our parish nurse team. They have an office in the Smith Building, but they do not have regular office hours. They assist the clergy in visiting those who are ill or infirm. The nurses are available for counsel as well.

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The parish nurses maintain a closet of durable medical equipment that they can lend to individuals upon request.

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The parish nurse office can be contacted at 540-662-5843, Ext. 3.

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Mental Health Resources:

  • 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline - call or text 988 or chat here

  • Dementia Matters - support group and training for caregivers. Contact Jayne at jseymour@dementiamatters.org or 540-535-9775.

  • Northwestern Service Board - call 540-667-5663

  • Center for Counseling and Growth, PLC. Email contact@ccg-va.com

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Substance Abuse Disorder

Al-Anon meetings are held at Christ Church's Baden Center at 11 N. Washington Street. Please see the brochure for more information.

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Sex Trafficking Hotline

Call 888-373-7888 or text 233733 or chat here

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Adult Resources

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Grief Resources

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Women's Resources

  • New Eve Maternity Home - two homes in Winchester for homeless pregnant women. They provide free-of-charge housing, mentoring, and instruction in life skills toward building a better future as mothers! New Eve is financed solely by donations. They have a part-time director and assistant that are volunteers. Anyone interested in sharing your wisdom, skills and knowledge with these mothers? Contact the coordinator: Frances Moyer (francesmoyer@hoptmail.com or call 571-992-5848).

  • The Laurel Center seeks volunteers to provide support to survivors of sexual violence when they need it the most. Free training is provided to support victims of sexual violence during forensic examinations. Contact Nicole at 540-667-6160, Ext 118 to learn more about the program.

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Children's Resources

  • Foster Families of Clarke, Frederick, Winchester has sessions monthly to share information about supporting local youth and families by becoming a foster parent. Contact Alycia.Kleckner@fcva.us or 540-665-5688, Ext. 117.

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