Marble Falls, Spicewood, Horseshoe Bay, Cottonwood Shores, Granite Shoals, Meadowlakes, Smithwick

Spicewood & Highland Lakes 
Lions Club

Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas

Celeste Reid, RN

Faith Community Nurse (aka Wesley Nurse)

Bee Creek United Methodist Church
3000 Bee Creek Rd.
Spicewood, TX 78669

512-264-2225

creid@mhm.org


The following is a summary of what they do – they are extremely passionate about helping the needy with much needed services. 

  • Provide relevant meaningful services:
    • MIND – BODY – SPIRIT
  • Free healthcare classes to anyone in need
    • Diabetes
    • Hypertension
    • Dental (MOST KEY need) – a lot of health problems start at the mouth –
    • Etc.
  • Helping Hand Crisis Ministry – available there on Tuesdays 4-6 pm – they do free BP, Blood sugar screenings and can answer questions and be an advocate
  • Provide an ear for people because there is a lack of understanding of the system and how to get help
  • Their mission is to seek out the unseen needy
  • Available at Spicewood Community Library – 10 am to 12 pm – 2nd and 4th Tuesdays
  • If customers cannot afford meds, food or the lifestyle necessary for their health, they help develop a game plan for the rest of your life
  • Can fill prescriptions (i.e. antibiotics, blood pressure meds, as long as customer applies for MAPS), program pays for the initial prescription, has filled 20 prescriptions since Feb 2014  (COPD, CHF)
  • They can also help by having access to resources, health education (i.e. Lake Travis Library – they do a Balance Class) – can provide ideas for Teens/Youth health and nutrition
  • Can help customers figure out options for skilled nursing, alert monitors, skilled nursing and assisted living
  • Offices at Bee Creek UMC
  • They do advocacy work for customers (make phone calls for them)
  • Can offer Parenting programs, Grief or Divorce Support Groups, Smoking Cessation, Healthy Snacks for school children, Managing Stress, Health/Fitness (walking, chair Zumba)
  • They needs:
    • Referrals – find her people that need help!
    • Donations (i.e. shoes for school kids, adult brief drives, diaper drives)
    • Involvement – invite them to community events, and they would like to be involved in all of the Spicewood community organizations

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