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Church recognized for health


Art Miller Anderson County health director, Pastor Donna Hester, right, and Joshua Allen, music director
Memorial United Methodist Church in Clinton was recognized by the Governor’s Health and Wellness Foundation and Healthier Tennessee Communities as a healthy place of worship on Dec. 16.

Pictured center is Art Miller, Anderson County health director and member of the Active Anderson committee and Healthier Tennessee Communities State Advisory Committee. He presented the certificate to MUMC Pastor Donna Hester, right, and Joshua Allen, music director.

The church met the criteria of providing healthy food options at church events, a nonsmoking policy and weekly exercises with choir members, along with opportunities for prayer walks with youth and leaders.