Pastoral Care

The mission of Pastoral Care at Community Church is to build a caring Christian community that enhances and supports the lives of the congregation and the wider community. It seeks to provide high-quality, spiritually based care and supportive resources and programs for times of trial, celebration, and rites of passage. Community Church attempts to offer easy access to ordained clergy, trained lay people, and other support professionals, as needed.

Rev. Carol Trax is the Minister of Pastoral Care.  Carol works with our Pastoral Care Coordinator, Concessa Bowman, to coordinate calling by the clergy staff on those hospitalized, homebound, or experiencing life crises. They also oversee able teams of lay ministers who serve the congregation in numerous ways.

Emergency Response

Our pastoral team seeks to be responsive to church members’ needs at all times. Church members are encouraged to call the Pastoral Care phone line (772-469-2305) for help in such matters as:

• Hospitalization and requests for hospital visits

• Death of a family member

• Personal or family crisis

• Referral to a counselor or support group

• Request for prayer chain support

• Other personal concerns

If the call is received after church hours, a minister’s cell phone number will be given on the phone message which may be reached day or night.

Every Day Situations

To achieve this goal, we have created Shepherd Contacts.  Each week the Shepherd Contacts will call different members simply to connect and see how things are going.

Shut-Ins

For those shut-ins who are unable to attend worship services, we have made arrangements for the Deacons to bring communion to you – usually following worship.  This canoccur on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. If you are a shut-in and would like to receive communion, please contact the church office or Rev. Carol Trax.

Prayer and Anointing

Prayer and Anointing are available following worship on the first and third Sundays of the month.