“Equipping people of faith to serve with an informed, compassionate response
to the risk and prevalence of addiction and related mental health issues.”
Areas of Ministry & Service
Service Delivery Models
What's New?
Faith Partners Shares New Video
Faith Partners in a nonprofit organization located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Our mission is to equip people of faith to serve others with an informed, compassionate response to addiction and related mental health issues. Faith Partners works with hundreds of congregations of all faith traditions across the nation. Is your faith community experiencing challenges related to these problems? You are not alone. Start your journey of healing today and visit our website at faith-partners.org.
Recently Published Paper
Faith Partners, in partnership with South Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (SSWATTC), co-authored the original paper Faith Communities’ Improvements in Readiness to Engage in Addictions Resilience and Recovery Support Programming.
Training of Trainers Workshops
G.O.A.L. Project hosted a Faith Partners Training of Trainers workshop. Seven trainers were trained in Lancaster, PA on April 22-24…
“No resource is more important than the religious community to the transformation necessary to bring about recovery from addiction. We must bring together the resources of health care providers and the resources of a supportive, knowledgeable faith community.”
Trish Merrill, Founder
Faith Partners
Upcoming Events
| Date | Location | Training | Contact Person |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 24-25, 2025 | Omaha, NE | Team Training |
Rev. Eulish Moore
FP Omaha Area Coordinator eulishmoore@yahoo.com |
| January 27, 2025 | State of Oklahoma | Moving Forward with Faith (MFWF) Statewide Advisory Council (SAC) |
Emily Morrow
ODMHSAS Senior Prevention Program Manager Emily.Morrow@odmhsas.org |
| February 8, 2025 | Roberts, WI | Cross Lutheran Church Modified Team Training |
Pastor John Sutherland
Cross Lutheran Senior Pastor pastor@robertscrosslutheran.com |
| February 19, 2025 | State of Nebraska | Nebraska Faith Partners (FP) Area Coordinator Team (ACT) Meeting |
Julie Taylor-Costello
Community Outreach Trng. Coor. LFS of Nebraska julie.taylor-costello@onelfs.org |
| February 20, 2025 | Tulsa, OK | Tulsa Congregational Teams Quarterly Network Meeting |
Aliye Shimi
Tulsa Metropolitan Ministries aliye@tmmtulsa.org |
| February 24, 2025 | State of Oklahoma | Moving Forward with Faith (MFWF) Statewide Advisory Council (SAC) |
Emily Morrow
ODMHSAS Senior Prevention Program Manager Emily.Morrow@odmhsas.org |
| February 25, 2025 | Nationwide | National Faith-based Prevention Alliance (NFBPA) Spotlight Presentation |
Rev. Walter Jones
NFBPA Alliance Chair westsidecommunitystakeholders@gmail.com |
| March 4, 2025 | Minneapolis, MN | Pillars and Beams Podcast |
Barry Baer
Recovery Support Network barry@recoverysupportnetwork.org |
| March 10, 2025 | State of Nebraska | Nebraska Faith Partners ACT Meeting |
Rev. Eulish Moore
FP Omaha Area Coordinator eulishmoore@yahoo.com |
| March 27, 2025 | State of Oklahoma | Moving Forward with Faith (MFWF) Statewide Advisory Council (SAC) Summit |
Emily Morrow
ODMHSAS Senior Prevention Program Manager Emily.Morrow@odmhsas.org |
| April 5, 2025 | New Orleans, LA | Skills Training |
Kelli Bertrand,
Program Manager Metropolitan Human Services District Kelli.bertrand@mhsdla.org |
| April 21, 2025 | State of Oklahoma | Moving Forward with Faith (MFWF) Statewide Advisory Council (SAC) |
Emily Morrow
ODMHSAS Senior Prevention Program Manager Emily.Morrow@odmhsas.org |
| April 25-26, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA | Faith Partners Team Training |
Christian Thrasher
CEO, SUD and Recovery Division The Clinton Foundation cthrasher@clintonfoundation.org |
| April 29-30, 2025 | Austin, TX | South Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center Advisory Council |
Maureen Nichols
SSWATTC Director mnichols@austin.utexas.edu |
| May 1-3, 2025 | Oklahoma City, OK | Faith Partners Training of Trainers |
Stephanie Montes
Field Rep. Prevention Services Stephanie.Montes@odmhsas.org |
| May 8, 2025 | Milwaukee, WI | Gathering of Concerned Congregations |
Pastor Molly Doreza, Chair
The Healing Network mdoreza@twc.com |
| May 10, 2025 | Tulsa, OK | Skills Training |
Stephanie Montes
Field Rep. Prevention Services Stephanie.Montes@odmhsas.org |
| May 2025 | San Francisco, CA | Team Training |
Christian Thrasher
CEO, SUD and Recovery Division The Clinton Foundation cthrasher@clintonfoundation.org |
| May 17, 2025 | Oklahoma City, OK | FP Leadership Training |
Stephanie Montes
Field Rep. Prevention Services Stephanie.Montes@odmhsas.org |
| May 19, 2025 | State of Oklahoma | Moving Forward with Faith (MFWF) Statewide Advisory Council (SAC) |
Emily Morrow
ODMHSAS Senior Prevention Program Manager Emily.Morrow@odmhsas.org |
| June 2025 | Los Angeles, CA | Skills Training |
Christian Thrasher
CEO, SUD and Recovery Division The Clinton Foundation cthrasher@clintonfoundation.org |
| June 2025 | San Francisco, CA | Skills Training |
Christian Thrasher
CEO, SUD and Recovery Division The Clinton Foundation cthrasher@clintonfoundation.org |