Celebrating 25 Years of Service:
1993-2018 and Counting!
We are grateful to God for our amazing community, including our clients, church partners, and community Barnabas donors. Special thanks to the following businesses and foundations for their generous support for our Barnabas Program:

*IBM Community Grant
*Psychological Assessment Resources (PAR), Inc., Community Grant
*National Christian Foundation (NCF, Outdoors)
*Kaiya Designs: Women's Maternal Mental Health

2018's Highlights include:

  • New Fundraising Record: $18,000 raised for our unique Barnabas Program (co-pay/ scholarship program for motivated clients in financial hardship; application required)

  • Over 190 Barnabas Program clients served since its launch in 2013, which in turn, strengthens our local community. All Glory to God!

  • Our Mission Verse is Galatians 6:10 (25th Anniversary Art by Etsy & Florida artist, Mrs. Mary White; see below)

Next up in 2019:

Stay tuned for our Educational Workshops (free) coming Spring & Fall 2019, hosted at Bay Hope Church, Lutz (Prayer & Care Ministry)
10/6/2018: Our 6th Annual Barnabas Banquet at Oakwood Community Church. Gratitude to our host, donors, and guests! Photo features Dr. & Mrs. Reed and our entire team together.
Rev. Dr. Jenkins-Hall gave a strong presentation on the clinical understanding between mind, body, and spirit regarding mental illness and mental health care.
12/2/18: St. Timothy Catholic Church: Parent & Teen Night: "Coping w/ Anxiety & Depression," by Dr. Ashley Schmid & Mr. Alan Alonso, LMHC (above & far right).
12/16/18: We annually participate in the Night of Hope (Grief Recovery) at Bay Hope Church, Lutz-- an evening of worship, prayer, & guided reflection.
8/12/18: 3rd Annual St. Paul Catholic Church Business Expo --We enjoy meeting other local professionals and connecting with the St. Paul parish community.
5/16/18: Visit with Jillian, Rogers Behavioral Health, Tampa-- a great outpatient South Tampa resource for our clients needing more intensive day treatment options and skill building. We are blessed to have the specialized care of Rogers nearby.

Above Right: After hearing (anonymous) testimonies of positive change, "Encouragement Cards" for Barnabas clients are hand-written by our guests during the Barnabas Banquet. Later the cards are prayed over individually at LCCC before mailing.
1/4/19: Dr. McKinney meets at Tampa Community Hospital with Behavioral Health Directors, Kelly & Mark, to see the new inpatient & detox services (to expand our local resources for clients).