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Early Bird Registration Opens for CHHSM’s 87th Annual Gathering

By Barb Powell | January 15, 2025

Registration for CHHSM’s 87th Annual Gathering, which takes place March 11-13, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge in Massachusetts, is now open. The hotel sports views of the Boston skyline and the Charles River, and is close to Harvard University, MIT, and many shopping and eating venues. The theme of this year’s Annual Gathering is “Into the Deep:…

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In Times of Trial, the Work of Justice Prevails

By Jamar Doyle | January 15, 2025

As we welcome a new year, the challenges we face as a society remind us of the critical importance of our work in health and human services. From devastating natural disasters like the relentless wildfires in California to broader social and economic divisions, these events expose systemic inequities and human need. Our CHHSM family’s mission…

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Storytelling and Faith-based Communication: CHHSM Nollau To You Retreat Brings Spiritual Narrative to Life for United Church Homes Team

By Barb Powell | January 13, 2025

Most weeks, the diverse Communications, Advancement, Marketing, and Parker Center (CAMP) Team of United Church Homes (UCH) is busy with their work highlighting the ministries of UCH. The team meets virtually each month, and in-person on a retreat each December. In 2024, CHHSM’s Nollau To You workshop engaged the CAMP Team in a special one-day…

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Advocate Health Home to 24 of U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Hospitals for Maternity Care’ 

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | January 13, 2025

Twenty-four Advocate Health hospitals are being recognized by U.S. News & World Report in its annual listing of the “Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.” The hospitals are classified as “high performing” and considered the best maternity hospitals in the nation. “This recognition underscores our unwavering dedication to providing exceptional maternity care,” said Dr. Scott Rissmiller, executive…

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Breona Hawkins Named CHHSM’s Rev. Jerry Paul Scholar

By Barb Powell | January 13, 2025

The UCC’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries (CHHSM) announced today (Jan. 6) that  the Rev. Breona Hawkins, a D.Min. seminary student at Eden Theological Seminary in Webster Groves, Mo., is CHHSM’s newest Rev. Jerry Paul Scholar. Hawkins, who will receive her D.Min. degree in 2026, currently is an ordained social worker. She serves as the…

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CHHSM Resources for Health and Human Service Sunday Offer Support and Healing in Times of Stress and Fear

By Barb Powell | January 13, 2025

The UCC Council for Health and Human Service Ministries (CHHSM) recently released resources for Health and Human Service Sunday, which takes place Jan. 26, 2025, the Third Sunday after Epiphany. The resources provide a means for UCC churches, CHHSM members, and friends to bring the message of serving leadership and support for all health and human service workers to their…

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Carrying on a Long Tradition, Plymouth Place Deepens its Commitment to Local Community

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | January 13, 2025

Plymouth Place, a vibrant continuing care retirement community in LaGrange Park, Ill., expanded its outreach to the local community in 2024. The senior living community provided more than $160,000 in financial support, time, space and meals to partners in the community. Plymouth Place is focused on long-term sustainability through its philanthropy. Anchored by a spirit…

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United Church Homes’ Daniel to Retire; Organization Taps Young to Lead

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | January 13, 2025

United Church Homes (UCH), CHHSM member and one of the nation’s leading nonprofit senior living organizations, has announced a key leadership transition set for February 2025. On Feb. 7, 2025, the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Daniel will formally step down as chief executive officer of United Church Homes and Radiant Alliance. Ken Young, who has served…

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Embrace Living Partners with Chicago-area Universities to offer Health-related Scholarships

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | January 13, 2025

In 2024, Embrace Living Communities (ELC) — based in Oak Brooke, Ill. — started partnering with local Chicago universities like Loyola University to offer college internship opportunities to students pursuing various degrees and interests. “The impact that ELC is making in several communities across the Chicagoland area is admirable,” said Omega Cruz, assistant director of…

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Brudzynski Named CEO of Archway Communities

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | January 13, 2025

Laura Brudzynski has been named new chief executive officer of Archway Communities (Archway), based in Lakewood, Colo. She began her new duties Jan. 1, 2025. Brudzynski succeeds Sebastian Corradino, who has led the organization since 2020. “Housing stability is one of the most pressing challenges facing Coloradans, and I am honored to lead an organization…

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