In this episode of Going the MILE: Stories of Calling and Ministry in the Greater Northwest, Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth talks with Maggie Mann, District Director at Southeastern Idaho Public Health, whose call centers on offering love in both everyday interactions and her long career in public health. Maggie sees health as a foundation for human dignity and believes access to wellness should never depend on income or circumstance. Her work meets people where systems often fail them, and she names this as part of the love she feels called to reflect.

Maggie’s story threads naturally through the MILE themes: Ministry that Matters in her commitment to health equity, Itineration & Location in her work within local systems of care, Lay Ministry Enhancement in her church’s hands-on approach to service, and Eliminating Racism in her belief that wellness should never depend on income or status. Her call is simple and steady: love people, and help them thrive.

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