Food, housing, transportation, learning, meaningful work, belonging, and spiritual life all shape whether a person can thrive. Northern Hills walks alongside neighbors across these social determinants of health with practical support, trusted relationships, and dignity.
Social determinants of health are the everyday conditions that affect a person’s health and quality of life: where people live, learn, work, worship, and build relationships. Medical care matters, but so do reliable food, safe housing, education, transportation, income, community, and hope.
At Northern Hills, this work is centered at our Ministry Center Campus and organized around the vital conditions for health and well-being. You do not need to be a church member to ask for help.
Choose the area that fits. If you are unsure where to begin, call the Ministry Center and a staff member will help you find the right next step.
Neighbors make an appointment, then select groceries for their household from available canned goods, produce, bread, meat, and more. No church membership is required.
Gloria Contreras, RN, helps congregation and community members through health awareness, education, and support for mind, body, and spirit. This ministry supports informed next steps; it does not replace emergency or primary medical care.
ESL sessions pair students with native-English mentors, and citizenship-exam preparation serves the multilingual community of northeast San Antonio.
Stable housing and dependable transportation affect work, school, medical visits, and daily well-being. Northern Hills does not promise direct housing or transportation, but our team can listen and help connect neighbors with available resources.
Prayer, visitation, grief support, recovery ministries, small groups, and bilingual worship create relationships that help people face life with support and hope.
Counseling and family support →Visit 4306 Naco Pass for bilingual worship, classes, community health support, and a team ready to help you identify the right next step.
Explore the Ministry Center →Every person is a neighbor, never a case. We listen to the whole story, offer doors instead of mandates, and honor each person’s choices and pace.
They are the everyday conditions that influence health and well-being, including food access, housing, transportation, education, income, social connection, and the places where people live, learn, work, and worship.
No. The Food Pantry, ESL and citizenship classes, and Wesley Nurse community support are available without church membership.
Call the Northern Hills Ministry Center at 210-236-6810 and choose option 2, or review the Food Pantry appointment information. The pantry is at 4300 Thousand Oaks, Suite 102, separate from the Naco Pass campus.
The Wesley Nurse provides health awareness, education, and supportive connections for mind, body, and spirit. See the Wesley Nurse program details. The ministry does not replace a doctor, primary medical care, or emergency services.
The Ministry Center Campus is at 4306 Naco Pass, San Antonio, Texas 78217. Call 210-236-6810 for current hours and program schedules.
This page currently draws from the Northern Hills Ministry Center 2025 Annual Report, current NHUMC program information, and Methodist Healthcare Ministries program guidance. A named clinical review attribution will be added only after the reviewer has approved the published health content.