By the Rev. Canon Bobbe Fitzhugh, Episcopal Church in Wyoming
Serving St. James’ Encampment, Chapel on the Plains Medicine Bow, St. Thomas’ Rawlins
“6% of adults and 17% of adolescents are thinking about suicide at any given time and 50% of any congregation is impacted by suicide in some form. These statistics make this an issue that the church cannot avoid. Communities of faith have both a theological obligation and a call by God to face this challenge head-on, equipping members to do the same,” says Michelle Snyder, Executive Director of Soul Shop™, the leading provider of faith-based suicid...
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