Cheryl Wallen, Director of LifeMinistries, has announced that she will be retiring at the end of April 2025. Cheryl became the Director of Givens LifeMinistries in 2006, stepping in when the founder of this outreach ministry moved away. Cheryl took this position because she felt she was being called to build on her passion for faith community nursing and developing health and wellness outreach partnerships that address the wellness needs of underserved and marginalized populations in their communities. After 18 years, she feels that she has fulfilled this calling and that she is now being called to focus on her family and spending time with her husband, Randy.

Cheryl leads Givens Affordable Communities Housing with Supportive Services Team which includes three professional social workers and a full-time community nurse who collaborate to address the needs of our residents at Givens Gerber Park in Asheville and Givens Great Laurels in Waynesville. She has worked tirelessly through LifeMinistries to facilitate collaborative community and church partnerships that that deliver free health screenings, outreach programs that address social determinants of health, address food insecurity, social isolation and spiritual wellness through Welcome Tables, Baby Equipment and Resource Closet ministries, medical equipment loan closets and health and wellness programming at many affordable senior housing communities. We are grateful for Cheryl’s commitment and leadership, and we will work closely with her over the coming months to ensure a smooth transition for continuing the impactful work of Givens LifeMinistries.

Please join us in congratulating Cheryl on her upcoming retirement!