Deaconess Parish Nurse Ministries

Deaconess Parish Nurse Ministries is a St. Louis-based parish nurse program with parish nurses serving over 40 congregations and faith-based organizations.

It also provides organizational support for the International Parish Nurse Resource Center.

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Read comments about our 2009 keynote speakers:

"Bring your Kleenex - Julie will make you laugh and Julie will make you cry. She dramatizes realistic portrayals of people in the healthcare system from the patient and caregiver to the professional staff. As an RN Julie has been there, done that so she speaks the language and has experienced the joys and sorrows of nursing. She'll touch your heart and you'll never be the same after experiencing her performance."
JoVeta Wescott, Exec. Dir. Kansas Parish Nurse Ministry, Inc.

"I was privileged to hear Dr. Low Dog speak at a women's health event presented by a local hospital. Her presentation material and style completely drew in the audience. Imagine my amazement when everything she said related to the wholeness that parish nurses promote. She spoke of body, mind, and spirit in a way that brought the idea of wholeness home to the entire audience that included women of all ages."
Nancy Merila RN, Parish Nurse, St. Louis

Rev. Philip Gulley Publishes New Book – bring your copies for autographing!
I Love You, Miss Huddleston, and Other Inappropriate Longings of my Indiana Childhood by Philip Gulley is now available in bookstores and on-line vendors. Rev. Gulley, will be delivering the topic: "A Quaker Pastor's Adventure in Hypochondria." A book signing will take place prior to his Sunday morning keynote. 


Both new and seasoned parish nurses, faith community nurses, congregational nurses, and others interested in health ministries find the annual Westberg Symposium, now in its 23rd year, to be renewing, inspiring, and challenging.  Click here to find out more about this year’s event.

 

Mission Statement

Deaconess Parish Nurse Ministries and the International Parish Nurse Resource Center foster physical, emotional, spiritual, and social harmony leading to healthy and healing relationships with God, family, faith communities, culture and creation.

The mission is accomplished in two ways:

• In the St. Louis Metropolitan area, through support of quality parish nurse ministries, and



• In the United States and abroad, through education, consultation, and research to support the growth and development of parish nursing.

Root Assumption of Parish Nursing

Parish nursing is rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition, and is consistent with the basic assumptions of many faiths that we care for self and others as an expression of God's love.


What's New

Resources for your faith community, visit the Resources tab.


FAQ

Fact Sheet on Parish Nursing.  This document is in a pdf format, you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader loaded to view it. Click here to download it.