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Learn who we are and the vision and mission that makes us passionate about what we do.
Our Vision
Every church member a medical missionary.
Our Mission
To promote the loving ministry of Jesus and support the Seventh-day Adventist mission by equipping members with the basic, practical skills necessary to prevent and treat disease and other conditions through hydrothermal therapy and simple treatments.
Our Story
Hydrotherapy Hub meets the present day need of sharing the knowledge and practical skills of giving simple treatments for those with infectious respiratory diseases and other conditions. During the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the Lord led a group of committed Seventh-day Adventist physicians and other health care and ministry professionals to volunteer their time and talents to design an on-line, virtual, live forum to share practical information on giving hydrotherapy treatments and spiritual care. Our vision: Every church member a medical missionary.


Executive Committee
Kimberly Azelton, MD

Kimberly Azelton, MD

Kimberly is a family and lifestyle medicine physician in South Bend, IN. She will be completing her fellowship in Health Services Management as well as Masters in Public Affairs (MPA) in June 2021. She is spearheading the Lansing Family & Lifestyle Medicine clinic with Pastor Phil and Lindsey Mills in the Lansing SDA Church. She has trained hydrotherapists in the US and India. She is our chair for Hydrotherapy Hub.

Pastor Phil Mills, BA, MPH, MBA

Pastor Phil Mills, BA, MPH, MBA

Phil, is the senior pastor of the Lansing SDA Church, in Lansing MI. Over the last 12 years of ministry, Pastor Mills has served on a number of boards and ministries focused on health and evangelism. He and his wife have dedicated their ministry to hastening the Lord’s coming through establishing and fostering gospel medical missionary work. He is our Pastoral Director for Hydrotherapy Hub.

John Kelly, MD, MPH

John Kelly, MD, MPH

John was the founding president for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the specialty society for physicians and professionals who specialize in Lifestyle Medicine (LM). Dr. Kelly was trained in Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, and specializes in Lifestyle Medicine to treat and reverse chronic disease. He was the former medical director at Black Hills Health and Education Center (BHHEC) where treatment included hydrotherapy with intensive lifestyle medicine. At BHHEC he established an ALBUM-recognized Lifestyle Medicine fellowship program. He also served at the Oak Haven / Country Life Natural Foods in Pullman, MI, where he directed a residential Lifestyle Immersion training program that combined hydrotherapy with lifestyle medicine modalities. He is acting as an adviser for the Hydrotherapy Hub Board of Directors.

Staci Schefka, BA

Staci Schefka, BA

Staci is a pastor’s wife in the Michigan Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, where she served 17 years as a Bible instructor, personal evangelism trainer, and Bible Work Coordinator. She was a member of the Training Center Churches Committee which developed the Grow Your Church Total Member Involvement (TMI) strategy for the local church, an initiative of the the General Conference Sabbath School & Personal Ministries Department.

She is a contributing author of the Discipleship Handbook and Fundamentals of Faith produced by the same department. Staci received her B.A. in Communications from Andrews University and has returned several times as an adjunct teacher. She currently serves as the health ministries leader at her church and is passionate about connecting health ministries with personal and public evangelism. She is our Registrar for Hydrotherapy Hub.

Josephine Kelley, MS, APRN, CNS

Josephine Kelley, MS, APRN, CNS

Josephine has over 30 years of experience in clinical practice, quality improvement, accreditation, program development and education with a focus in critical and acute care advanced practice nursing. She has taught nursing and other courses at public and Seventh-day Adventist colleges and community classes on hydrotherapy. Publications include articles in several nursing journals. She is our Secretary for Hydrotherapy Hub.

Ronda Smith, RN, BS

Ronda Smith, RN, BS

Ronda was the program director at NEWSTART Lifestyle Program, Black Hills Health and Education Center as well as Nursing Director at Oakhaven Lifestyle Immersion Program. After having taught many classes, Ronda and her husband Rich, have produced a hydrotherapy training video called, “Hydrotherapy---Water Treatments Made Simple.” She develops our curriculum and is an instructor for Hydrotherapy Hub.

Susan Pellandini, RDH, CMT

Susan Pellandini, RDH, CMT

Susan has practiced and taught hydrotherapy for 19 years. She advanced and directed the Massage & Hydrotherapy Program at Weimar Institute. Susan developed a Hydrotherapy Video Course, which is available through Life & Health Network. In addition to providing many hydrotherapy classes, Susan is currently working as a Dental Hygienist in Paw Paw, MI. She is our Curriculum Director for Hydrotherapy Hub.