Becoming WISE: Breaking the Silence about Mental Illness in our Churches and Communities
Becoming WISE: Breaking the Silence about Mental Illness in our Churches and Communities
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Karen Methot

For the next installment of the Lunch and Learn Justice Series, Minister for Disabilities & Mental Health Justice United Church of Christ, National Ministries, Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund, DMin, MSW, MDiv (she/her) will talk about the need to reduce stigma and shame in order to care for one another with love and compassion.
Participants will learn what it means to be a W.I.S.E. congregation and ways to engage in the conversation.
This is a program of SNEUCC Health & Wellness Ministry, the Center for Transformational Leadership, and the W.I.S.E. Task Force.
More about the presenter: The Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund’s mission is to partner with others to share hope, healing, and joy. She is an ordained minister in both the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ. Sarah has served as pastor to churches in Brooklyn, NY, Minneapolis, MN, and New Smyrna Beach, FL.
Rev. Dr. Lund served as Regional Minister in the Florida Conference of the United Church of Christ and as a Vice President for Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, IN. She holds degrees from Trinity University (BA), Princeton Theological Seminary (MDiv), Rutgers University (MSW), and McCormick Theological Seminary (DMin).
Rev. Dr. Lund received the Dell Award for Mental Health Education at the 30th General Synod of the UCC. She currently serves as Minister for Disabilities and Mental Health Justice on the national staff of the UCC where she is a liaison to the UCC Mental Health Network and the UCC Disabilities Ministries Board.