Established in 2000, Dorcas Medical Mission was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) organization in August 2007, with corporate offices in Brooklyn, New York.
[1] Dorcas Medical Mission, Inc. was co-founded by president and chief executive officer, Lorna Mullings, a registered nurse and an ordained minister, and her husband Rev.
[2] Lorna Mullings, whose strong faith and belief in God "called her to serve mankind through missionary work", combined her love for ministry and her skills as a registered nurse in creating DMMI.
The organization was named after the biblical figure Dorcas[3] (also called Tabitha), mentioned in the ninth chapter of the Book of Acts, verses 36 to 42.
In addition to providing health care services, DMMI also affects the lives of the disenfranchised through education, food and clothing programs.