Healthy Congregations Toolkit
Participating in the Healthy Congregations program takes time and commitment and shows dedication to your congregation and community’s help.
Our toolkit was designed to help you promote your involvement with this valuable program. Helping others learn and understand can also spark interest in joining your team.
LOGOS
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Healthy Congregations member logo:
Healthy Congregations special program logos
Did your church participate in or complete one of these special program opportunities? If so, help showcase it to your congregation with these special logos!
SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
General program
Post 1:
Did you know? Our church is a member of the Healthy Congregations program by the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund! This program provides funding to create projects that will help improve the health of our congregation or community. Want to learn more or join the project team? Let us know!
Post 2:
Local churches play a major role in shaping a community’s culture, values and sense of place. That’s why our church participates in the Healthy Congregations program by the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund. Through this program, we receive funding to work on projects that will improve the spiritual, physical, social, and emotional health in our congregation and community.
Post 3:
Our church is a proud member of the Healthy Congregations program by the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund. This program focuses on creating and participating in projects that will help improve the physical, spiritual, social and emotional health of our congregation and even community. Our church is doing (insert your project info here) as part of this effort. Want to learn more or join the project team? Let us know!
Special program posts
Bike Share in a Box program:
Image ideas:
- Share a photo of the site where the bikes will be stationed
- Take a photo of someone riding one of the bikes
- Share the Healthy Congregations Bike Share in a Box program logo
Post 1:
We are partnering with (insert local organization here) to create a free bike share program in our community! Thanks to our participation in the Healthy Congregations program through the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, we are able to participate in this program and provide free bikes to support active living AND transportation!
Post 2:
Riding a bike is not only FUN, but it supports another option for transportation in town! That’s why we’ve decided to participate in the Bike Share in a Box Program through our Healthy Congregations membership. This program will provide free bikes that our community can use to get around town and get some exercise!
Faith in Democracy:
Image ideas:
- Share a selfie of the team members involved
- Share a photo of someone making a call to encourage them to vote
- Share the Healthy Congregations Faith in Democracy program logo
Post 1:
One of the strongest ways to ensure healthy communities is for each person to be engaged and have a voice — and voting is core to both. That’s why our congregation participates in the Faith in Democracy program through our Healthy Congregations membership. This nonpartisan initiative provides us with tools to help ensure our members can get registered to vote, access their polls and know what is on that election’s ballot.
Post 2:
Did you know? Communities with higher levels of voter turnout tend to be healthier! That’s why we’re participating in the Faith in Democracy program through our Healthy Congregations membership. This nonpartisan program gives us access to information and tools to help ensure our church and/or community members know how to get registered, where to find their polling location and what will be on the election ballot.
Good Neighbor Experiment and Faith-Based Animator Network
Image ideas:
- Share a selfie of team members at training
- Share the Healthy Congregations program logo for either Good Neighbor Experiment or Faith-Based Animator Network
- Include a link to The Neighboring Movement: https://neighboringmovement.org/good-neighbor-experiment/
Post 1:
Everyone has gifts to share, and by discovering our neighbors’ gifts, we can help our community! That’s why we’re participating in the Good Neighbor Experiment/Faith-Based Animator Network through our Healthy Congregations membership. Through this program, we get out into the community to get to know our neighbors better and the strengths they possess. By learning what strengths our community already possesses, we can help solve problems by maximizing our existing talents!
Post 2:
By focusing on the strengths, talents and resources we already have in our neighbors, we can improve our community! We are proud to be participating in the Good Neighbor Experiment and/or Faith-Based Animator Network program through our Healthy Congregations membership.
This program believes that by leveraging the resources we already have in our community, we can use those to address local challenges and improve the quality of life. Let’s get neighboring!
Mental Health First Aid
Image ideas:
- Share a selfie of the team members that completed the training
- Share the Healthy Congregations Mental Health First Aid program logo
Post 1:
Nearly 1 in 5 Americans has a mental illness or substance use disorder, yet many are reluctant to seek help or simply don’t know where to turn for care. Recognizing mental health and substance use challenges can be difficult, which is why it’s so important to understand the warning signs and risk factors. That’s why members of our church participated in Mental Health First Aid training through the Healthy Congregations program. We learned about risk factors, warning signs, strategies to help and where to turn for help. Others can participate in this program, as well. If you or someone you know is interested, please let us know! This training program is available to anyone in our community.
Post 2:
Just like other first-aid measures, mental health first aid can help save lives. That’s why members of our congregation participated in Mental Health First Aid for Adults and/or Youth Mental Health First Aid training as part of our Healthy Congregations membership. Through this training, they learned about risk factors, warning signs, strategies to help and where to turn for help. This training is free and available for others to take, as well. If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about how to help someone facing a mental health or substance use challenge, please let us know.
Summer Food Service Program
Image ideas:
- Share a photo of the team working on prepping the site
- Share a photo of the team working at the food distribution site
- Share a photo of the location where the site will be
- Share the Healthy Congregations Summer Food Service Program logo
Post 1:
During the school year, most children have access to school meals. However, summer can be a crucial time where additional support, locations and volunteerism can make the difference and help ensure children don’t go hungry. That’s why our church is participating in the Summer Food Service Program through our Healthy Congregations membership. Through this program, we’re able to help more families gain access to meals during the summer months. Our church will be (insert here whether you will be creating a site and where or if you will be helping expand an existing site and where). If you’d like to join this effort, please contact (insert contact here).
Post 2:
We’re proud to announce we’re participating in the Summer Food Service Program this year! This program provides free meals to help children get the nutrition they need to learn, play and grow throughout the summer months while they’re out of school. We received a grant through our Healthy Congregations membership to (insert information about your specific program/efforts here) to help provide this service to our community this year. We look forward to seeing our community’s kids and to playing a role in keeping them fueled this summer!