Welcome to the Faith Community Nurse Network of the Greater Twin Cities!

Founded in 2003, the Faith Community Nurse Network exists to provide professional development and networking to faith community nurses in the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area. Its primary aim is to advance the practice, research, and promotion of faith community nursing. FCNN is an ecumenical, non-profit, 501 (c)(3) organization run by a board of directors, a majority of whom are faith community nurses.

FCNN’s activities are funded by grants from the public and private sectors, as well as individual contributions. We invite you to browse this site to learn more about faith community nursing.

We hope you will become involved by attending an FCNN education program or event, participating in or leading a research project, volunteering on the education committee, applying for a programming grant, making a donation, or simply adding yourself to the mailing list.

Thank you for your interest in faith community nursing and please feel free contact us and let us know how this site can be more helpful to you.

FCNN provides a free yahoogroup where nurses can share best practices, helpful tips, and request help. Join the group by emailing faithcommunitynursenetwork-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

Detailed description of FCNN's Basic Preparation Course

FCNN's Basic Preparation Course Faith Community Nursing Registration Form (pdf form)

Faith Community Nurse Network is excited to bring a first offering of the Faith Community Nursing Basic Preparation Course, beginning Tuesday evening, February 2, 2010. Our lead faculty, Delores Huanca and Louise Nesdahl, are experienced Twin Cities Faith Community Nurses and they have completed faculty training at the International Parish Nurse Resource Center in St. Louis. Louise and Dee, assisted by Shelly Rock, will be leading a faculty of seasoned faith community nurses from a variety of faith traditions around the Twin Cities in presenting this new, revised curriculum.

One of FCNN's primary missions is to grow faith community nursing in the Twin Cities area. To that end, we are particularly excited to offer a limited number of scholarships to this course for RNs who reside in the 13-county metro area. With a scholarship, the RN will pay just $300 for this $550 course. To qualify, she or he must provide documentation from their congregation (the priest, rabbi, pastor or leader of the congregation body) confirming the congregation's intent to pursue faith community nursing and their support of this nurse candidate PLUS evidence of financial need.

Save the Date for FCNN Workshops:

January 13th, Frail Elderly
March 10, Anxiety Disorders
June 23rd, Legal Aspects of FCN Practice
October 27th, Youth Issues

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Faith Community Nurse Network
2009 Mental Health Grant Award Winners

Each congregation received a $1000 grant from FCNN to implement MH services, designed, implemented and evaluated by the congregation’s faith community nurse. This program is made possible by a grant from Hennepin County’s Human Services & Public Health Department

Bloomington Covenant, 10150 Xerxes Ave S, Bloomington MN 55431
Sherrill Nelson, RN, FCN

Church of St. Michael, 611 So 3rd St, Stillwater, MN 55082
Leann Kaufenberg, RN, FCN

First Evangelical Free Church, Mpls, MN 55417
Maureen Juarez, RN, FCN

Riverdale Church, 1650 124th Ave NE, Blaine MN 55449
Joann Wessman, RN, FCN

St Charles Borromeo, 2739 Stinson Blvd, Mpls, MN 55418
MaryAnne Frank, RN, FCN

St. John’s Lutheran Church, 300 4th St E, Chaska, MN 55318
Jean Rollins, RN, FCN

St. Mary of the Lake, 4960 Bald Eagle Ave, White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Bonnie Wek, RN, FCN

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 2119 Stillwater Ave, St Paul, MN 55119
Carol McKenna, RN, FCN

Trinity Lutheran Church, 2060 Co Rd 6, Long Lake, MN 55356
Jeanne Tempero, RN, FCN