Back in 2019, the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Georgia saw a need in its community for a medical clinic. Last Saturday, the church responded by opening a multi-specialty health facility, right on its own campus.
“We will be the very first church in the entire state of Georgia to have a full health clinic on our church campus,” New Birth’s Senior Pastor Jamal Bryant told WSB-TV in an interview. “You know the African American community was inequitably impacted during the Pandemic from pre-existing conditions, so this clinic wants to hit it head-on.”
New Birth partnered with Community Healthcare of America to expand medical and preventative health services in South DeKalb County. The grand opening of the new medical clinic, named in Bryant’s honor, was held on Nov. 11.
The new Jamal Bryant Center will offer a range of medical services, including, primary care, urgent care, and disease prevention, the outlet reported.
Bryant told WBS the clinic was for the entire community.
“It’s for the entire community targeted to South DeKalb. We’ll be able to do screenings, examinations, and X-rays. You won’t have to go to other places, you can do it right there,” he said.
According to Bryant,
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