First Church to hold substance abuse seminar

Palm Coast Observer
Neighbors

First Church of Palm Coast will sponsor a one-day educational seminar on substance abuse 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 19, at the church, 91 old Kings Road N.

The seminar will aim to approach a lifestyle of substance abuse in a comfortable setting, beginning a conversation of addiction, and understanding what it does, how the family is affected, and what can be done.

Presenter Theresa Waters, author of "Not My Son, Not on Mother's Day," will lay out a chronological account of treatment, counseling, and spiritual warfare of her youngest son's addiction.

Waters, a retired professor emeritus from Gainesville State College, in Oakwood, Ga., is a minister. She is the former director of the college's minority affairs and a faculty member of the two-year degree program in religious studies.

Waters spent four years at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Her background includes numerous hours of coursework and seminars, which address the issue of drugs. She's also on the board of the pastoral committee at the Southeastern Institute of Substance
Abuse, in Gwinnett County, Ga.

Class materials will include handouts. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. The fee is $15, but scholarships may be awarded to those in need.

To register, call Nellie Chapman Davis at 446-5759.