Faith Community Health Network graduates 11 from the 2025 Foundations of Faith Community Nursing and Health Ministry Course!
The Faith Community Health Network was honored to graduate 10 new faith community nurses and one health minister in our 2025 Westberg Institute Foundations of Faith Community Nursing and Health Ministry Course that wrapped up on November 24, 2025 with a Blessing of the Hands, Pinning, & Dedication Ceremony at Santiam Place in Lebanon, OR on November 30, 2025. Out-of-area graduates and family were able to join on Zoom.
Students were from all over the country, including Billings, MT, northern California, and Memphis, TN, but we also had six local graduates who will engage in ministry here in Oregon. Because we offer our classes on Zoom, we can accommodate attendees from anywhere.
We tried a new format for our 2025 course, with shorter class days (8a-1p Pacific) but more of them (11 sessions) over six weeks on Mondays and Tuesdays. We have hosted the class on six days over six weeks in the past, from 8a-5p, on Zoom, also on Mondays and Tuesdays. The students appreciated the shorter days so we will likely adopt this same format for 2026.
The entire Faith Community Health Network Board of Directors was involved in hosting the November 30, 2025 celebration and we had wonderful attendance from family, friends, and local community members.
Watch for information on our 2026 Foundations of Faith Community Nursing and Health Ministry Course which will be posted soon!
