500 Kitchen Street, Jonesboro, AR 72401
500 Kitchen Street, Jonesboro, AR 72401
Your health is our priority. At our clinic, we provide compassionate care and expert services to help you and your family thrive. With a focus on quality and community well-being, we’re here to support your journey to better health.
Jonesboro Church Health Center opened in January 1992 when a group of committed medical professionals, ministers and civic-minded community members recognized a pressing need: many working individuals in northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri were uninsured and lacked access to basic care.
Our mission is rooted in compassion: to provide low-cost, high-quality medical care to the underserved, while treating each person with dignity, respect and kindness.
The Jonesboro Church Health Center provides low cost, high quality medical care to the low income, uninsured individuals of Jonesboro and its surrounding areas through the generosity of donors and volunteers.
Access first — We believe in care before barriers.
Affordability — Minimal fees with sliding-scale support; no one turned away for lack of funds.
Community-based — Volunteers, donors and local partnerships help us keep our promise.
Continuity of care — We support patients not only when they are ill but in managing long-term health.
Shepherding hope — For many this is more than healthcare: it’s a second chance at health and wellness.
We provide comprehensive healthcare services to underserved, low-income, and uninsured individuals in northeast Arkansas, focusing on adult primary care, preventive services, and management of chronic conditions.
Patient visit data consistently demonstrates the critical need for accessible, low-cost healthcare services in the area, and JCHC is committed to meeting this need by providing care at a low cost to patients.
On average we see 25 patients a day from the medically underserved community.
Your support ensures the Jonesboro Church Health Center is able to continue serving as a Christian Ministry of healing, help and hope.
As the only charitable clinic in northeast Arkansas, JCHC is uniquely positioned to serve a population facing significant barriers to healthcare, including financial hardship, lack of insurance, and limited access to transportation.
By providing our primary medical services to individuals in need, the Jonesboro Church Health Center, helps reduce unnecessary emergency room visits which lowers overall healthcare costs and improve overall community health.
Meet the dedicated team behind Jonesboro Church Health Center — a group of compassionate professionals committed to providing quality, affordable care. Their passion for service drives the mission to support and uplift every patient who walks through the doors.
At our clinic, we prioritize the well-being of our community. Our mission is to provide accessible and quality healthcare to every individual. We believe in fostering a healthier community through education, support, and proactive wellness measures.
Ready to prioritize your health? We’re here to help you get started. Booking your appointment with our caring professionals is easy and quick. Let us support your wellness journey today.
Dr. Weldon Rainwater dedicated his life to serving others.
For 45 years, he cared for children as a pediatrician, offering not only medical expertise but compassion, reassurance, and a steady presence to generations of families. His commitment to healing extended beyond the exam room. As a veteran of the U.S. Army, a man of deep faith, and an active member of his church and community, Dr. Rainwater lived a life rooted in service.
He believed that caring for others was not just a profession—it was a calling.
That calling helped shape the foundation of what we now know as the Jonesboro Church Health Center. Dr. Rainwater was among those who believed that access to healthcare should never depend on a person’s ability to pay. He gave his time, his leadership, and his heart to building something that would care for people long after his own years of practice had ended.
Today, that legacy lives on in a powerful and tangible way.
Under the leadership of Medical Director Dr. Rick Tate, and through the generous service of volunteer physicians Dr. Kevin Ganong, Dr. Douglas Maglothin, Dr. James Maxwell, Dr. James Nahmias, and Dr. Mark Sifford, that same calling continues to be answered.
These doctors give their time to care for patients who might otherwise go without. They show up not for recognition, but because they believe in compassionate, accessible healthcare for all.
Because of founders’ vision, and because of the physicians who carry it forward today, lives are being changed every single day.
This National Doctor’s Day, we honor a legacy of service that continues to grow—one patient, one visit, one act of compassion at a time.
