Vienna Church Serves Hundreds With Free Health Care

Story by Richard Castillo

The Vienna (Va.) church recently hosted its second annual health fair, providing free medical services to uninsured and underinsured community members.

With more than 37 agencies and vendors involved, the fair offered a wide range of vital services, including free primary care, Narcan training, eye exams with referrals for glasses, minor dental care, vaccinations, and screenings for blood pressure, glucose, HIV, Hepatitis C, cholesterol and more. The event served more than 227 registered guests and numerous unregistered attendees.

Dignitaries included Vienna Mayor Linda J. Colbert; Fairfax County’s Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter L. Alcorn; Congressman Don Beyer’s Community Relations Coordinator Richard Cerros; and Congressman Gerry Connolly’s Community Engagement Representative Ronell Chatmon.

Reflecting on the day’s success, Vinnie MacIsaac, Vienna’s senior pastor, remarked, “When we finished worship, over an hour before registration opened, people were already lined up down the hallways. And the crowd didn’t stop all afternoon.”

Special thanks were extended to Marvin Qinterio, a Vienna member and the event’s organizer, who helped unite the church, agencies, vendors and community members for this impactful event.

Many expressed that the health fair was the church’s most significant community outreach since the COVID-19 pandemic, with an overwhelmingly positive response from community leaders and vendors.