Hospital Visitation

Our pastors regularly visit Fourth Church members when they are hospitalized. 

If you or someone you know will be, or is already, hospitalized and would welcome a visit from one of our pastors, please call or email Nancy Benson-Nicol, Associate Pastor for Caring Ministries and Spiritual Formation, or caringministries@fourthchurch.org

You might ask what a hospital visit from a pastor would be like. We offer prayer before surgery or prayers with loved ones waiting for another to come out of surgery.

Often we also offer prayers with you in your hospital room as you are recovering or waiting for a diagnosis.

Our visits aren’t long, because we know it’s tiring to be a patient in the hospital. But we see our visits as a sign of God’s care for you during stressful and challenging times. We are also glad to visit during happy moments, and we regularly offer prayers of thanksgiving when a new baby is born.

End of Life Planning

We invite you to share with the church your wishes for the kind of care you hope to receive at the end of life, as well as how you hope to be remembered in a memorial or funeral service.

The attached 4-page document can be printed and returned to the church at your convenience.

We encourage you to discuss it with your nearest and dearest and to plan together. 

Pastor Contacts

Pastors can provide short-term pastoral counseling and referrals for longer-term help. The pastoral staff is available for appointments in our offices, to visit you in your home, or or to visit wherever would be welcome or helpful.

Please call or email the pastoral staff person directly to arrange for an appointment.

For more information about Pastoral Care at Fourth Church, contact Nancy Benson-Nicol, Associate Pastor for Caring Ministries and Spiritual Formation.

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