Open House & Home Tours

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Franklin United Methodist Community is a neighborhood that includes nearly 200 independent homes that are available to persons "retired" or 62 and older, who want to enjoy a lifestyle of no home maintenance and guaranteed availability of future care.

An Open House and Tour of available homes will be held on Saturday, April 13th from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m.  No advance registration is necessary and all tours will start from the Clubhouse in Brookside, our gated community for active adults.

Join us - and be amazed at all our Community offers!  We continue to be not-for-profit, faith-based,
and quality-oriented.  This is our prescription for helping you control your health care future! 

For more information contact Diane Amari, Sales Director, at 317-736-1156 or call us toll-free at
1-87-RETIRING.

Chaplain Wins State Award

Friday, March 15, 2013

Reverend David Mark Owens at Podium

The 2013 Recipient of the Wilbert A. Cunningham Award is Chaplain David Mark Owens, of the JohnsonCounty Sheriffs Office. Chaplain Owens serves in full-time ministry with the Franklin United Methodist Retirement Community as Lead Chaplain.

In 1995, Indiana Law Enforcement Chaplains, established the Wilbert A. Cunningham Award for "Excellence in Law Enforcement Chaplaincy." The Cunningham Award gives recognition to law enforcement Chaplains within the State of Indiana who are doing an outstanding job in their agency and community.


The Award was presented at the International Conference of Police Chaplains Region 4 Conference Banquet night on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at Dublin, Ohio.  The Johnson County Sherriff, Doug Cox, was present for the presentation (far left).

Franklin United is proud of the volunteer efforts undertaken by our staff and Chaplain Owens is a role model in the various ways he serves our County, State, and Country.

Franklin United Helps Children

Thursday, March 14, 2013


The 4th annual Greenwood Rotary Magic Show, which took place on Wed. Feb 13th at Greenwood Community High School, entertained hundreds of area residents and their children and helped feed the hungry. This year was the first in which the club partnered with the local nonprofit organization, Kids Against Hunger. The proceeds from the show by Las Vegas magician Garry Carson will provide more than 30,000 nutritious meals locally and abroad.




The event was conducted with support from Southland Community Church, Wilson St Pierre,
Franklin United Methodist Community, Greenwood Orthopedics and Capstone Investment Partners.



Franklin United Methodist Community serves more than 600 senior residents and Rehab guests each day who are provided a variety of nutrious meals from 15 different menus, according to their dietary needs. We know how important an adequate food supply and healthy diet is to one's quality of life.