Council for Health and Human Service Ministries

Council for Health and Human Service Ministries

CHHSM—it rhymes with prism—is the Council of Health and Human Service Ministries of the United Church of Christ. We are 75 corporate members, all affiliated with the United Church of Christ, that operate 357 facilities and programs providing health care, services to children, services to people with disabilities, and services to the aging. More...

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Farewell to Shirley Nelson

Toward a Community of Leaders: a working paper by Bryan Sickbert and Daniel Pryfogle

CHHSM Helps Emmaus Homes Connect Spirit and Work

Donate to RHF's Haiti Fund

Annual Meeting Registration

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Member Relations

CHHSM Job Board
For a list of current job opportunities with CHHSM Member Ministries, visit the Job Opportunities section of this web site.

CHHSM Annual Meeting 2010

CHHSM Storybank


Regional Networks
CHHSM has always provided its members the opportunity to develop substantive, long-term relationships with other professionals in faith-based ministries. Now CHHSM members work closely together in regional networks for mutual support and to share common concerns.

Advocacy
We are called to be faithful advocates for those whom we serve; at CHHSM, we provide advocacy resources on federal legislative issues that affect our ministries and our mission.

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Leadership Development

Faith-based leadership training
Strong organizations identify, train, and nurture leaders at all levels. CHHSM provides its members with consistent, effective faith-based leadership training that helps leaders implement best business practices that are supported and inspired by our faith and our UCC community. Our programs include:

  • the Diakonal Minister credential, a year-long course of study for senior managers in CHHSM organizations, and
  • Governance education resources, including the Vocation of the Trustee program, for boards of CHHSM ministries, and
  • Walking the Talk, a consultative program in which CHHSM works with member ministries over time to identify its existing spiritual and organizational strengths and integrate its faith-based values with business strategy.
Business Services

Innovative business services
CHHSM provides its members with innovative, responsive business services that offer competitive pricing as well as sustainable vendor relationships developed in the spirit of our common UCC values. CHHSM members in good standing can now take part in: