Baptist Nursing Fellowship: Called to Care

Called To Care is their heartbeat. The Baptist Nursing Fellowship (BNF) of WMU exists to “empower, educate and encourage nurses and medical workers to be on mission for Christ.”  Marilyn Graves, a retired IMB missionary to Chile, serves as the executive director/treasurer of the National BNF and the president of BNF of Virginia.  

WMUV has a rich history in Parish Nurse education. BNF continues in this tradition, bringing great joy to Gerri McDaniel, former WMUV Parish Nurse Coordinator. Offering continuing education and mission and prayer opportunities, BNF is growing in Virginia! Most recently, the Faith Community Nursing Course and Retreat held at CrossRoads Camp and Conference Center, in collaboration with Shenandoah University, witnessed the coming together of nurses for Christian missions.

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Army Nursing Corp and BNF member, Karen Stokes, says, “I took the class because my church, New Zion Baptist Church in Williamsburg, is organizing a healthcare ministry to serve our members and the larger community.” Recruiting different kinds of healthcare professionals, New Zion has created a holistic model to include the physical, mental, environmental, and spiritual aspects of life. Your gifts to the Alma Hunt offering equip nurses and medical workers Be Light as they respond to God’s call to care for others.