Our History

Clinic with a Heart (CWAH) is the story of a medical mission to Mexico turning into a medical mission at home. In 2002, a team from St. Mark's United Methodist church went on a mission trip to Reynosa, Mexico, providing temporary medical care to the poor at a Mexican dump sight. The trip planted a seed with the team -- if we can do this in Mexico, why can’t we do this in our own backyard? One year later Dr. Rob Rhodes, the physician on the trip, along with community volunteers opened the first “Clinic with a Heart” clinic night. That first night in May of 2003 they cared for 19 patients in collaboration with Lincoln Action Program. The free walk-in clinic is staffed by medical and non-medical volunteers and paid for with community donations.

Today, each clinic is sponsored by a local church which provides a portion of the financial and volunteer support. The sponsoring church's clinic night becomes their mission. We now have seven clinics a month, in four locations, sponsored by seven different churches. The clinics provide medical, dental, physical therapy, vision services, chiropractic care and mental health referral.