NewHope Clinic

"Bringing Hope and Care, one patient at a time"

NewHope Clinic is Celebrating 25 years of Service

25th Anniversary of NewHope Clinic

In the year 2000 Julia Maness, Bill Grimes and David Daniels started a conversation about the hardship that many people have when they do not have health insurance or access to medical care. As all three of us were working in the health care field, we realized that there was something that we could do about this. Why not open a free clinic to take care of the needs of the uninsured and under-insured people of Bath and surrounding counties. We looked into the necessary steps we needed to take to do this. There was a lot of paperwork and red tape. We also needed a place to house a clinic. We were determined to do it despite the hardships involved. The Salt Lick Bank had just built a new facility on Slate Ave. and S. Court Street. They also owned a building adjacent to the bank which was unused at the time. John Hughes, the bank president offered us the empty storefront at no cost. He also agreed to pay all of our utility bills. Two subsequent owners of the Bank (Central Bank and Peoples Bank of Kentucky) also honored John's commitment and continued to charge no rent and pay for our utilities. What a blessing! The entire community assisted us in emptying out the space and rebuilding to accommodate a clinic. New floors and walls, new electric, new HVAC, new plumbing, etc. When the building was finally ready and we got the equipment that we needed - we opend the doors. On October 19th, 2000, we saw our first patient at the new NewHope Clinic. Since then we have accumulated over 4000 patients and have rendered over 40,000 patient visits.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

On October 4th we had our annual Fish Fry at the Owingsville First Church of God. This fund raiser was a phenomenol success! We raised $10,000. Much thanks is due to the Womens Club of the Church of God, who did so much to prepare and serve this excellent fish dinner. Also those who worked for hours and hours to fry the fish. We did not run out of fish and we were able to serve more people than ever. This is our biggest event of the year and helps us to run NewHope Free Clinic. Thank you all for helping and fortifying our Mission of caring for the medical needs in our communiy.
Bro. Lowell Rice, pastor of the Owingsville First Church of God presents NewHope Clinic personnel with a check for $10,000. Shown above from left to right: Julia Maness, Tony Weaver, Bill Grimes and Brother Rice.
The men and woman who gave their all to prepare the fish dinners. A lot of sweat and tears went into this project. Our thanks to each one who helped.
A few of the many people who helped serve the food and drinks at the dinner. Thanks so much for your dedication.
Thank you, Bro. Lowell Rice for all the work you do for NewHope and for the community of Owingsville, Bath County and beyond. Lowell serves on the Board of Directors for NewHope Ministries, inc.
Our Mission Statement: NewHope Clinic seeks to minister to the health care needs of the medically uninsured and under- insured people of Eastern Kentucky by bringing competent and compassionate health care to them as a sign of God's infinite love, tender care, and healing touch.

(Above) NewHope Clinic Co-founder Bill Grimes (Shown above with two Medical Students) won the 2023 Kentucky Rural Health Association's annual "Dan Martin Award" in recognition for Lifetime Contributions to the Health of Rural Kentuckians. Along with this award came a Dulcimer, hand made by Warren A. May who creates them in his Dulcimer Shop in Berea, KY. (Below) Linda Carpenter, RN, watching two children while their mother is being seen by a clinician. (Or is she playing with them...?)

Have Insurance? Deductible too high? Can't afford to get care?

Maybe we can help. We are now seeing patients who have insurance but cannot use it because they can't afford the co-pay and/or deductible. Come and see us any Thursday at NewHope Clinic, 41 S. Court Street, in Owingsville, and we will discuss your situation and help you out if we can. We are here and are eager to serve the health care needs of the local people who simply cannot afford it.

NewHope Clinic has become a Partner and has endorsed the Charter for Compassion.

Please consider going to their webpage and signing this pledge. https://charterforcompassion.org/ WORDS TO LIVE BY "We can do no great things...Only small things with great love." Mother Teresa


A Special Thank You!!


NewHope Ministries would like to offer a special thanks to all those organizations that have given grants to NewHope Clinic to enable us to continue our work among the uninsured in this area:


Dominican Sisters of Adrian Michigan

Bath County Health Department

Blue Grass Foundation

Capital Compassion Fund

Carlson Family Foundation

Catholic Diocese of Lexington

Christian Appalachian Project

Samaritan Foundation

Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati

Sisters of Charity of Nazareth

Sisters of Notre Dame

St. Walburg Benedictine Sisters

Steele-Reese Foundation

Anonymous Donor

Salt Lick Deposit Bank (Central Bank)

Peoples Bank of Kentucky

Kentucky Center for Orthodontics (Drs. Durbin, Huang and Garner)

Health Kentucky


We would also like to thank all those donors whose generous donations help to continue our ministry. They are too numerous to mention. MEDICAL PROVIDERS:


Anthony Weaver, MD, Medical Director

Ann Colbert, MD Carolyn Moore, MD

Bill Grimes, APRN, PA

Julia Maness, APRN

Lucy Mays, APRN

Michele Walters, APRN Mary Caric, APRN Susan Sloan, APRN Sonata Bohen, APRN



OFFICE STAFF:

Teresa Judd, BSW


NURSING STAFF:

Linda Carpenter, RN


BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Donald Lloyd II, Chair

Lowell Rice

Gary Hunt

Kim Hunt Price

Jessica Lykins Marcelle Doggett Lucy Mays All donations are tax deductible - we have a 501(c) 3 Designation


NewHope Ministries, Inc.

NewHope Clinic

41 S. Court Street P.O. Box 1088

Owingsville, KY 40360-1088 newhopeministries@mail.com (606) 674-8822