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Jan 01

Residents in Medically Underserved County Receive Free Healthcare

Volunteers from across the country provide free healthcare to nearly 130 residents in Dade County, Ga. Hosted by the New England Church in Trenton, Ga., local partners and AMEN clinic volunteers provided vision, medical, dental, and other care to people who live in Dade County, considered a medically underserved county in the state of Georgia.

Pete O’Connor

Early last November, the Trenton Community Center, located in the northeast corner of Georgia, may have been the busiest location in all of Dade County. Patients were in the parking lot by 5:30 a.m. to register for the AMEN Clinic, hosted by the New England Church.

Dade County, home for the church located just outside the city limits of Trenton, is listed as one of the many medically underserved counties in Georgia.

Church members, along with community partners and the Adventist Medical Evangelism Network (AMEN), joined forces to serve the community free of charge with vision, dental, and medical services.

AMEN partners with dentists, dental hygienists, physicians, optometrists, nurses, massage therapists, and other medical and non-medical volunteers in offering free clinics to uninsured and underinsured individuals across the United States. The church also collaborated with Dade County Emergency Medical Services and other local organizations in planning the event.

Inside the Center, the lobby had been divided to provide space to complete registration and for vision testing and services. Dozens of frames were available for the patients to choose from for their new glasses.

In the auditorium, patients could have their vital signs checked, receive blood glucose testing, and receive other medical care.

Massage chairs were available for those who chose to have a back massage between services.

Additionally, curtained booths provided space where patients received consultation with a medical provider. As one patient was leaving, they expressed their appreciation for the health counseling, and said they would be making changes to improve their health.

When the clinic concluded at 4 p.m., more than 130 dental and vision services, as well as numerous medical consultations and services, had been provided by more than 80 volunteers who travelled from as far away as New York and Idaho, and as close as Trenton.

The commitment of the New England Church to serve the community with spiritual and physical care continues at the Community Lifestyle Center in the heart of downtown Trenton. Weekly classes are being conducted on many topics to assist attendees in achieving the desire of Christ, as expressed in 3 John 2, for them to “prosper and be in health.”

Christine Payne

Georgia-Cumberland | January 2025

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