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The tribute concert to Betty Smoot Dils was organized after she asked the director of a boys choir if they could sing at her funeral. Smoot Theatre Artistic Director Felice Jorgeson responded quickly, saying the Smoot Theatre Boys Ensemble could do better than that: they could perform a concert in her honor at Glenwood Community…
Read MoreEvery Monday at Crossroad Academy, the accredited K-12 school on the campus of the United Church of Christ’s Crossroad Child & Family Services in Fort Wayne, Ind., the last hour of the day is devoted to Co-Curricular groups. The school received its accreditation in 2016. The teachers wanted to offer extra-curricular activities to enhance Crossroad’s…
Read MoreAdapted from a story on America Now News Service, with additions from the Advocate Children’s Hospital Facebook Page. Photos used in the following story are from the Advocate Children’s Hospital Facebook Page. Although Christmas is still more than two months away, one cafeteria worker at the United Church of Christ’s Advocate Trinity Hospital in Chicago…
Read MoreOct. 31, 2017 marks a special date in church history: the 500th anniversary of Catholic monk Martin Luther nailing his 95 theses on the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. The act sparked the Protestant Reformation. CHHSM Associate for Leadership and Advocacy the Rev. Danielle Bartz, recently returned from Wittenberg, where she represented the…
Read MoreThe United Church of Christ’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries works with its member ministries and partners to cultivate and empower servant leaders for health and human service ministry. Its Nollau Leadership Institute, a year-long program focused on spiritual formation and preparation for leadership, helps accomplish that goal. “I enjoyed everything about my…
Read MoreOn Saturday, Oct. 21, more than 100 residents and friends of EdenHill Communities in New Braunfels, Texas, are expected to join in and help celebrate EdenHill’s Altenheim Day 2017. “We couldn’t be more excited to celebrate the rich pioneer heritage and tradition of giving in our community that helps sustain EdenHill,” says Larry Dahl, EdenHill’s…
Read MoreThe National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) board of directors elected new officers and welcomed five new esteemed members during its board meeting Wednesday, September 27, 2017. The Rev. Starsky Wilson, president and CEO of Deaconess Foundation, was elected unanimously as the new chair of NCRP’s board, succeeding Sherece West-Scantlebury. West-Scantlebury, who leads Winthrop Rockefeller…
Read MoreExperts in psychology, longevity and geriatrics will discuss Aging in the 21st Century at the 2017 Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging second annual Symposium from 9:30 to 3 p.m. Oct. 20 in Columbus. Registration is $25 and is available at https://rpcaa2017symposium.eventbrite.com. The registration fee covers the cost of lunch and four CEU’s for…
Read MoreAs the relief work and rebuilding from Hurricane Harvey continues, the United Church of Christ’s EdenHill Communities of New Braunfels, Texas, has volunteered to serve as a collection site for donated items. In Texas since 1910, EdenHill — formerly Eden Home, Inc. — has long had a strong connection to the community. “When we were…
Read MoreNaomi “Deane” Ruppert, long-time UCC Council for Health and Human Service Ministries supporter and former CEO of the United Church of Christ’s Emmaus Homes in Missouri, died Sept. 14, 2017, at her home in the Cambridge Independent Living Center in Springfield, Mo. She was 86. Ruppert spent her career advocating for and helping people with…
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Iredell Adult Day Services Hosts Ribbon-Cutting to Celebrate Adult Day Health Certification - CHHSM
Iredell Adult Day Services (IADS) in Newton, N.C. — a nonprofit organization dedicated to caring for older adults, vulnerable groups, and their families, and part of EveryAge — hosted a ribbon cut...