Erlanger Ministry

On the third Tuesday of each month, volunteers from our church go to the waiting room of Erlanger's Intensive Care Unit and serve lunch to the families of the patients.   This idea didn't begin at Middle Valley Baptist Church; however, it was after one of our own church members became critically injured and spent time in the ICU of Erlanger that we began participating with many other community churches in this project.

If you have ever had a loved one in an Intensive Care Unit, you'll understand just how heart-wrenching the situation can be.  You are virtually anchored to the waiting room when you aren't allowed to be in the patient's room itself; leaving the hospital for lunch is not only difficult, but usually not even considered an option.  Funds can easily be low, especially in light of mounting medical bills.

The Erlanger Ministry provides food for those in the waiting room - those that have loved ones in a critical, life-threatening position under the care of the most intense unit of the hospital.  It is a wonderful service to the community, and a strong witness of the ways of Christianity.

If you do not participate in the Erlanger Ministry and would like begin participating, either by going on the group trips to the hospital to serve food, heading up a group, or bringing food to the Fellowship Hall to be transported with the group, please contact one of the committee members.