Around Queens: First Baptist Church Mental Health Program

First Baptist Church on Astoria Boulevard in East Elmhurst launch their new Hope and Grace Mental Health Wellness Center.  The new wellness center will be led by Dr. Edgar Hobbs Jr., a cultural psychologist with over 25 years of experience in the mental health field. As a licensed mental health counselor, he is also trained in crisis intervention and has delivered seminars for the church in the past on topics such as domestic violence. The initiative builds on the church’s mission to serve the East Elmhurst community with free resources and guidance. Members of the First Baptist Church say that it has been a source of respite for the community long before and during the pandemic when people leaned on their community organizations more.