NEW MOUNT ROSE: The Digital Front Door for 76104. A Watershed Partnership Between Faith and Health in Morningside.

 

NEW MOUNT ROSE: The Digital Front Door for 76104. A Watershed Partnership Between Faith and Health in Morningside. 

In the heart of Fort Worth’s Morningside community—ZIP code 76104, where the challenges are real and the stakes are high—a powerful partnership has emerged with the potential to change not just outcomes, but life expectancy itself.

Today, New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church and Cook Children’s Health Plan have come together in a historic collaboration—uniting faith, healthcare, and community leadership to confront one of the most urgent realities in Texas: disparities in health outcomes for children and families in underserved communities.

This is more than a partnership.

This is a movement of restoration.

A WATERSHED MOMENT

“This is a watershed moment for our church and our community,” said Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr., a member of the Community Advisory Committee for Cook Children’s.

“We are honored and excited that together we can help change the trajectory of life expectancy in Morningside.”

For decades, 76104 has stood as a community of resilience—yet it has also faced persistent systemic barriers:

• Limited access to healthcare

• Digital inequity

• Economic instability

• Life expectancy rates among the lowest in Texas

But today, something is shifting.

The dots are being connected.

FAITH MEETS HEALTH. COMMUNITY MEETS CARE.

Through this formal collaboration, New Mount Rose will serve as a trusted community access point, enabling Cook Children’s Health Plan to engage directly with families—especially those often overlooked, including children of immigrant and working families navigating complex healthcare systems.

This agreement is not symbolic—it is strategic.

It establishes a boots-on-the-ground model of care, where:

• The church becomes the bridge

• The health system becomes accessible

• The community becomes empowered

THE GAME-CHANGER:

The Morningside Community Technology Center

At the center of this collaboration is a bold, forward-thinking initiative:

A Community Computer Lab at New Mount Rose

This is not just about computers.

This is about access.

Access to:

• Jobs

• Education

• Healthcare enrollment

• Digital literacy

• Opportunity

With a proposed investment in:

• 10 desktop computer workstations

• 2 printers

• Reliable internet infrastructure

• Secure software systems

• A functional, welcoming learning environment

New Mount Rose is emerging as the digital front door for 76104.

WHY THIS MATTERS

In a community where life expectancy hovers around 67 years, the barriers are not just medical—they are rooted in the social determinants of health:

• Lack of internet access limits healthcare enrollment

• Limited digital skills restrict employment opportunities

• Educational gaps impact generational stability

This initiative directly confronts those realities.

It declares:

You cannot improve health without improving access.

You cannot extend life without expanding opportunity.

A COMMUNITY OF LIFELONG LEARNING

New Mount Rose is not simply responding to crisis—it is building a culture of transformation.

A culture where:

• Children are equipped early

• Youth develop skills and purpose

• Adults access opportunity and advancement

• Seniors remain connected and engaged

A culture where learning is not seasonal—but lifelong.

Through initiatives like Skills City, USA Resilience Responders and strategic partnerships in workforce and healthcare, the church is becoming a hub of holistic transformation.

THE IMPACT

This collaboration will:

• Expand healthcare enrollment and access

• Strengthen workforce readiness

• Increase digital literacy

• Support family stability

• Address root causes of low life expectancy

But beyond the data, it will accomplish something deeper:

It will restore dignity.

FROM A ZIP CODE TO A MOVEMENT

What is happening in 76104 is not just local—it is a model for the nation.

A model where:

• Churches are not only places of worship—but centers of wellness

• Healthcare systems are not distant—but embedded in the community

• Neighborhoods are not overlooked—but fully engaged and empowered

THE DECLARATION

This is what it looks like to live out:

“He restoreth my soul…” — Psalm 23:3

Not just spiritually—

but physically, economically, and digitally.

FINAL WORD

In Morningside 76104,

New Mount Rose and Cook Children’s are not just forming a partnership—

They are changing the trajectory of a community.

One child.

One family.

One opportunity at a time.

To donate via Zelle: newmtrosembc@gmail.com

For more information:

Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr.

817-966-7625

kptatum1@gmail.com

www.newmountrose.comQ