First Methodist Church
Who We Are
The vision of the First United Methodist Church of Santa Barbara is to
provide a welcoming place where the congregation encompasses
multiple generations, diversity is respected and celebrated, and
commitments of faith lead to acts of mercy, social justice, and compassion.
We encourage and support each person on their Christian journey of faith and offer a variety of ways of connecting with God through:
- Fellowship and Caring Ministries
- Understanding through Teaching and Learning
- Mission and Outreach
- Creative expressions of Christian Faith
From the confusion of Medicare and Medigap choices there arises a champion: Yvonne DeBrazil. Yvonne is caring and understanding about one’s health and financial resources. She monitors your policy, the claims, the payments or non-payments and is totally available to assist with the health bureaucracies. I am proud to be her client and recommend Yvonne to all my 65+ friends.Janice Chelini
Blog
Lifestyle Beats Genes in the Longevity Race
An article published in the Journal of Internal Medicine reveals that our own actions may be more important than inherited factors in dictating how long we live. The study was conducted on 855 men, beginning at age 50. The information collected by the researchers included details about the family history
Hospital Food So Fresh, Even the Healthy Come to Dine
When was the last time you heard that hospital food was good? Well, it is at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton, Virginia. Their meals are $4.50 per plate, and predictably, they don't make a profit. This restaurant sounds so enticing that to hear it described, you'd think you were reading Fine Dining Magazine. But you're not.
Over 90 and Loving It!
If ever you wondered if we were in the midst of a Longevity Revolution, watch this short video Over 90 and Loving it! by Susan Polis Schulz. The film demonstrates that age is only a mindset, and when one sets their mind to ignore it then life is continually full and fresh.
Working Later by Choice, or not.
Now here’s one that will surprise you: It’s all over the news about job growth being weak, but guess which sector of the population where employment is ‘growing’? If you guess older Americans, you’re right!
The Medicare Effect Longevity with Joy
Much of what we hear in the news is about how to care for our aging elders, but that isn’t what I see in my business, which is exclusively comprised of older Americans on Medicare. What I see most of the time is older adults living VERY productive lives well into an advanced age.