OUR HISTORY
"The spirit of the Lord God is
upon me; because the Lord has anointed me to bring GOOD NEWS to the afflicted;
He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim freedom to the captives
and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; To
proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.......To grant to
those who mourn...a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of
mourning, the mantle of Praise instead of a faint spirit..." (Isaiah 61:1-3)
Good News Specialized
Ministries, Inc. has been serving our communities since 1982 with a
dedicated
staff and faculty committed to function as a healing community formed to
manifest the stated mission of Jesus the Christ to "heal the
brokenhearted...."(Luke 4:18). This original vision of service based
on the scripture above from Isaiah has been shared by Dr. Mary Johnson, D.Min.
with many others who have joined the mission of Good News, Inc. over the years.
We are grateful to the sacrifice and dedication of
so many wonderful Christians who have made this ministry possible.
Today we are a diverse, non-profit, non-denominational Christian ministry with 3
different divisions including informative services in the areas of: Education,
Counseling, and Worship. For details about the current activities of each
division, please check out the specific web pages listed above. Through the active work of Holy Spirit we believe in the
present reality of the power of the Good News of Christ to transform spirit and soul through education,
counseling, and opportunities for creative Christian worship. While using the
best of modern clinical psychology and medicine, we remain committed to a
holistic approach to healing that addresses body, mind, spirit, and soul in a
balanced approach honoring God and our developing selves.
We are located in the beautiful
Monadnock region of southwestern New Hampshire and have
also had an additional counseling extension site at the First Baptist Church in
Claremont, New Hampshire. We have provided Clinical Christian Counseling to
people from all over New England including those that have traveled from the
Canadian border region. Over the past 20+ years we have counseled
thousands of people in need with a broad variety of situational and emotional
problems. We have been able to provide meaningful and substantial clinical
help to over 90% of those that have contacted us. In
addition,
we have held weekly worship services and maintained strong Educational
Programs while training numerous Christian Counselors and Specialized Ministers.
We have also been instrumental in founding and establishing "Great Beginnings",
a day care center serving many children and their parents that is today
independent of Good News.. In July of 2005 we ceased to provide direct services in Clinical Mental Health
Counseling, but remain firmly committed to the original vision of Good News,
Inc., while continuing today with a strong educational outreach to our
communities emphasizing Mental Health Education from a Christian perspective.
OUR PURPOSE
GOOD NEWS SPECIALIZED MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED is a New Hampshire Non-Profit
501(C)3 Non-Denominational Home Missions Outreach with three divisions established exclusively for the purpose of
serving and providing for the mental health needs of the community by:
1. Providing professional education about Clinical Christian Counseling and
offer Mental Health
Education to the general public (Counseling Division)
and;
2. Providing resources for training, educating and certifying Christian counselors and counseling
ministers and other professional counselors (Education
Division) and;
3. Providing opportunities for and education about Christian Worship (Worship Division).
OUR MISSION
"For the Spirit of the Lord is upon me because God has anointed me to
bring GOOD NEWS to the poor in spirit, to proclaim release to those in bondage,
to bring light to those in darkness, to set free those who are oppressed, to
heal the brokenhearted..…." Jesus (Luke 4:18)
DONATIONS
All donations are
tax-deductible. As a 501-C-3 Non-Profit Home Missions Ministry, Good News is
dependent on the offerings of our committed supporters and friends to provide
service to the community. All fees for services have always been nominal and/or subsidized.
If you would like to support this ministry, please send your donation to the address
below, and a receipt will be sent to you for tax purposes. May God Bless You as
we minister together.
MAILING ADDRESS
GOOD NEWS; PO Box 10059;
Swanzey, NH 03446
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