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Health Ministries

Phone:
(443) 391-7238
Location:
9705 Patuxent Woods Drive
Columbia, MD 21046-1565, USA
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Adventist Health Global Mission Supports Relief Efforts after Rowena Wildfire
July 28, 2025
Healing Hands, Missional Hearts: Adventist Healthcare Systems Unite at GC Session 2025
July 12, 2025

Sharing Hope and Wholeness

We share hope and wholeness through the healing power of Christ by promoting whole-person health principles that demonstrate God’s love. We maintain liaison with Adventist health professional organizations, promote health seminars and workshops, host the NAD Health Summit for training, develop resource materials for health education, provide training for health directors and professionals, and foster partnerships with health institutions. Our ministry shows that health evangelism is the gospel of Christ illustrated.

News
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Adventist Health Global Mission Supports Relief Efforts after Rowena Wildfire
In the wake of the June 11 wildfire that swept through Rowena, Oregon, Adventist Health Global Mission partnered with the Adventist Health Columbia Gorge team, organizing relief efforts to support affected community members and Adventist Health employees.
Dalles, Ore.
AdventHealth exhibit
Healing Hands, Missional Hearts: Adventist Healthcare Systems Unite at GC Session 2025
At the heart of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s mission lies a deep commitment to healing — not just of the body, but of the whole person. That commitment was on display at the 2025 General Conference (GC) Session in St. Louis, Missouri, where the five healthcare systems in the North American Division (NAD) united to present a compelling witness to medical ministry as an extension of gospel work.
St. Louis, Mo.
Outdoor sign of Bread and Better Life Cafe
Bread and Better Life Café to Launch Summer 2025
In late March, the Southwestern Union hosted preview events in anticipation of the launch of a new community outreach initiative, the Bread and Better Life Café. The development of Bread and Better Life Café has been spearheaded by Southwestern Union Health Ministries director Randall Phillips, along with leaders from the union and a partnership with the North American Division.
Fort Worth, Texas
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Our mission

The mission of the NAD Health Ministries department is to share hope and wholeness through the healing power of Christ.

By promoting whole-person health principles, we demonstrate the love of God, whose desire is “that all is well with you and that you enjoy good health in the same way that you prosper spiritually” (3 John 2, CEB). By linking biblical spirituality with practical health principles, we help each other find healing for our afflictions and hope for our future.

Health ministry is the gospel of Christ illustrated, the message of God practiced. Without it, the gospel witness is muted; it is merely a theory, an idea.

By connecting together, we can be more effective in promoting the health, healing, and wholeness of the community. We can bring healing to individuals in our own churches, our schools, and our homes. Together, we can fulfill God’s plan to restore hope in Christ to a world that is hurting in body, mind, and soul.

How we serve

  • Serves as a resource for information and counsel on health and temperance affairs, and advises the church and its departments and agencies, in the development and administration of health and/or temperance policies and programs
  • Promotes a healthful lifestyle among church members through literature, programs, and Sabbath services
  • Provides, through publications, services, and programs, an ongoing witness to the world concerning the physical, mental, and soul-destroying effects of tobacco, alcohol, and other harmful substances
  • Sponsors and/or organizes societies to effectively involve church and non-church organizations in united endeavors to promote the non-use of tobacco, alcohol, and other harmful substances
  • Encourages involvement in the evangelistic thrust of the church by developing resources that support renewal of mission
  • Provides support for Seventh-day Adventist® healthcare institutions, clinics, and health/temperance programs
  • Maintains liaison with Seventh-day Adventist® health professional organizations, such as dentists, dietitians, nurses, optometrists, and physicians
  • Promotes and/or sponsors health seminars and workshops aimed at equipping health ministry leaders for service
  • Plans and hosts the NAD Health Summit for training and networking of health professionals, health ministry leaders, church administrators, pastors, and health enthusiasts
  • Develops and/or catalogs resource material for health education and programs
  • Provides training for health directors, lay health leaders, pastors, faith community nurses, and other health professionals
  • Fosters partnerships with other ministries, health institutions, and organizations with similar goals

Resources

Seminars/workshops