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History of Parish Nursing and the
Detroit Parish Nurse Network of Southeast Michigan (DPNN)
in Detroit, Michigan

In 1985, the first formal Parish Nurse Programs were established in two Detroit churches.

In 1992, the Greater Detroit Interfaith Roundtable’s “Community Health Connection” invited two Parish Nurses to speak to their group in order to learn more about the model and to promote it to other faith communities.

In 1995, Mercy Health Services offered a training program for Parish Nurses. Out of this gathering, a network of Parish Nurses came together. This was the beginning of the Detroit Parish Nurse Network.

October 2, 2003: Founding of Detroit Parish Nurse Network of Southeast Michigan, Inc. (DPNN).

The Detroit Parish Nurse Network of Southeast Michigan, Inc. was founded as a non-profit organization by Kathleen Ruth, RN, Parish Nurse, Kathleen Lynch, Chaplain, and Evelyn Mann, RN, Parish Nurse.
 
Since that time and to the present, the DPNN Board of Directors and its Advisors have continued to uphold its mission and vision to serve the needs of the poor, elderly, and uninsured and underinsured through our advocacy and support of  Parish Nurse ministries.
 
We thank God for His unfailing grace and love as we work together in this ministry He has entrusted to all of us.