The Church Health Center of Memphis, Tennessee

Rose Whelan

by George Tipton Wilson

Volunteer dentist Rose Whelan at work


One local church can do a lot on its own, but it can do even more when it partners with other churches in the area.

Betty Carson (below) is the director
of the Church Health Center's walk-in clinic

Betty Carson

Read the story of the Church Health Center-- from its humble beginnings as a project of St. John's United Methodist Church and of Dr. G. Scott Morris to the multimillion dollar operation it is today, providing affordable health care, dentistry, optometry, pastoral counseling, and health education to those who need these services in Memphis.



New World Outlook, July-August 1998

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Courtesy Church Health Center. Unless otherwise noted, all photographs are copyright © The General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church and courtesy, New World Outlook magazine.

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