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The first recipients of Cedar Community’s Carl Ziegler Endowed Scholarship Fund have been awarded. The award honors Professor Carl Ziegler (1940-2021), a devoted and celebrated educator serving generations of students during his tenure at Indiana University-Bloomington. He also had deep roots in the West Bend, Wis. — home of Cedar Community — and Washington County…
Read MoreMy name is Sarah and I am a domestic violence survivor. I was married to my abuser for 15 years. I spent many of those years being physically, emotionally, and financially abused. One day, I couldn’t take the mental and physical abuse anymore. When my abuser left for work, I left the house with my…
Read MoreAdvocate Health seeks a strategic, dynamic, and distinguished executive to serve as its next Group Vice President/Region Chief Mission & Spiritual Care. Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The organization has a footprint across six states — Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, South…
Read MoreThe UCC Council for Health and Human Service Ministries (CHHSM) has announced that the Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia A. Thompson, the UCC’s general minister and president and CEO, will preach at the opening worship service of its 87th Annual Gathering, to be held March 11-13, 2025, in Boston and Cambridge, Mass. “We are thrilled to…
Read MoreOnce again, the Pension Boards UCC (PB) and the UCC Council for Health and Human Service Ministries (CHHSM) have partnered to bring churches and related agencies this year’s Christmas Fund Advent resources, including the four weeks of Advent, plus Christmas Eve. The 2024 set of resources, which will be available soon from the Pension Boards,…
Read MoreClergy, local church lay leaders, and members of various Council for Health and Human Service Ministries (CHHSM) agencies came together Aug. 7, 2024, for a special UCC Heartland Conference/CHHSM retreat on harm reduction. The day featured discussion, workshop activities, worship, ritual, and reflection as attendees learned how to take action in ending the overdose crisis…
Read MoreAs part of the United Church of Christ, CHHSM partners with many UCC-related organizations, to further national CHHSM efforts and the efforts of our CHHSM member organizations. The wisdom, services, and resources of such UCC organizations as Cornerstone Fund, Church Building & Loan Fund, United Church Funds, the Pension Boards, and others are available to…
Read MoreAs part of ongoing efforts to enhance connections and partnerships with the local community, staff from Orion Family Services in Madison, Wis., attended the First Annual Block Party hosted by the Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness. Held Aug. 13, 2024, the block party took place at Brittingham Park and was intended to be a space…
Read MoreUnited Church Homes (UCH), based in Marion, Ohio, has become the first organization of its kind to receive the W.I.S.E. Certification for Mental Health through the United Church of Christ (UCC), a significant milestone in its commitment to mental health advocacy. WISE, which stands for Welcoming, Inclusive, Supportive, and Engaged for mental health, is a…
Read MoreArchway Communities (Archway), based in Lakewood, Colo., has received a $50,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation for the development of two affordable housing communities in Pueblo, Colo. The grant will create more housing for local residents through a total of 120 units of affordable housing located on two sites: one in Pueblo’s Northside neighborhood…
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Uplands Invites CHHSM's Berry to Lead Enneagram Workshop - CHHSM
Leadership Team members from Uplands Village in Pleasant Hill, Tenn., participated in a unique workshop in October that offered resources and insights into team relationships. “Introduction to the E...