Church - Missouri Synod Mental Illness Page provides advice and referral resources. Through these roles and his work as a pastoral counselor in a community mental health center in northeastern Indiana, Christopher has worked with a number of congregations as well as individuals who have felt disconnected from their church. Christopher has bipolar disorder and has had a diversity of experiences related to this in the church. The Mental Illness Network within the UCC offers resources for understanding and support of people who are mentally ill. We are, therefore, a network and not a committee.
Site contains pages for reading and resources .
A resolution before the General Convention addresses several key mental illness issues . An article on the UCC site describes a UCC congregation's support of the Weston family, whose mentally ill son killed two Washington D. C. policemen. United Methodist Church. United Methodist Church Mental Illness Network. The mission to bring all persons into a community of love is central to the teachings of Christ.