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United Church Homes faced opposition and concern from some Glenwood Community residents when the nonprofit organization sought to acquire the community from Memorial Health System. But Roger and Sally Roberts, who have lived at Glenwood for seven years and have been leaders on the residents’ council, helped to convince others the purchase would bring about positive…
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Bethany Children’s Home has launched their 2nd annual fundraising and marketing campaign in partnership with VA Productions, Shillington PA called Over the Edge to create awareness of the services they provide for local youth who have experienced trauma in their lives. Over the Edge is known for its signature rappelling fundraising events all over the…
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How does a local United Church of Christ congregation answer the needs of older adults and live into the UCC’s Great Love of Neighbor? The UCC’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries has an answer. Age-Friendly Congregations is a new curriculum that helps local churches developing meaningful programming for their members. “Age-Friendly Congregations ……
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Most people might not associate “servant leadership” with financial institutions. But Chuck Hollingsworth would beg to differ. Hollingsworth, who is chief lending officer for the United Church of Christ’s Cornerstone Fund, participated in the Council for Health and Human Service Ministries’ Nollau Leadership Institute last year, and came away with new perspectives on implementing the…
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Simmering summer greetings Friends! Hopefully you are enjoying the season with some family time, some vacation time and some time to get ready for the seasons ahead. Here at CHHSM, we are pleased to announce the return of the Rev. Loey Powell as Executive Associate to the President/CEO. As Loey reprises her role (remember she…
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The United Church of Christ’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries today (Aug. 11) released a report on the number of affordable housing units among CHHSM members. Across the United States, CHHSM-member ministries provide more than 20,000 affordable housing apartments. “We are proud that our CHHSM members fight for and provide low-income housing for…
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The United Church of Christ’s Brewster Place, a 54-year-old community for older adults in Topeka, Kan., has one basic philosophy: a holistic approach to providing the programming and services needed for its residents to thrive. To that end, the community is in the middle of a $21-million, three-year project to modernize and renovate the 30-acre…
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When staffers at United Church of Christ-related Patriot Ridge Community, a senior living community in Fairborn, Ohio, were challenged to create innovative programming for the residents, one of the activities they created was guaranteed to turn ageism on its ear: Camp Ageless, a one-day, intergenerational event. The third annual camp took place Aug. 4 on…
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The United Church of Christ’s Archway Housing and Services, Inc., a key mission affiliate of the Rocky Mountain Conference-UCC, is making noteworthy progress in in its efforts to construct and manage affordable housing units in Colorado. Established in 1995, by 2014 Archway had created and was operating six apartment communities containing 361 units in Metro…
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Starting in April, Faith Community Nurses Jill Randall, R.N., and Stacey Lovelace began new ventures in their careers by working with children and teenagers at Every Child’s Hope (ECH). Their work began when Deaconess Nurse Ministry (DNM) developed a partnership with ECH, a nonprofit caring ministry for more than 1,000 vulnerable children throughout Missouri, to…
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