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United Church Homes (UCH) and Ohio’s Hospice are teaming up to form a new nonprofit joint venture, Medicare-certified hospice program. United Church Homes residents needing hospice and palliative care soon can receive services provided by Ohio’s Hospice at United Church Homes while remaining in the comfort of their community. The new partnership aims to expand…
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United Church Homes and Services knows an opportunity to celebrate its faith-based ministries when it sees it. In this case, the opportunity is the UCC’s Health and Human Service Sunday — honoring the work of CHHSM members — which will be recognized Jan. 27 in local churches across the country. Comprised of 11 communities that…
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The United Church Funds Board of Directors today (Jan. 18) announced the election of the Rev. Charles Buck as the new president and CEO of the United Church Funds (UCF), the institutional investment ministry of the United Church of Christ (UCC). Buck will succeed Donald G. Hart, who announced his retirement in January 2018. Buck’s…
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I was thinking about Auld Lang Syne, so I read all the lyrics for the first time in my life. While there are a few parts of the song that are more celebratory than nostalgic, I really feel connected to the parts about being present with each other in the past. The song makes me…
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CHHSM announced today (Jan. 10) that the second annual Diakonal Ministers Reunion Retreat will be held March 4, 2019, at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago. The reunion is a one-day event prior to the opening of CHHSM’s Annual Gathering. The retreat is designed to reconnect past participants of the Transformational Leadership Program, the Faith Based…
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The white flag was out again last night (Jan. 9). In Evansville, Ind., the white flag flying outside the day shelter at United Caring Services indicates that the shelter will provide respite from the winter weather for the night. Begun in 2010, United Caring Services’ White Flag program fills a much-needed gap in caring for…
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In today’s changing landscape, UCC health and human service ministries often find that their work is complicated, regardless of the size of the organization or the populations served. As a response, the Council for Health and Human Service Ministries’ Annual Gathering in March will focus on the ways in which such ministries can learn and…
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The UCC’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries announced today (Jan. 4) that enrollment for the 2019-2020 Nollau Leadership Institute is now open. The Nollau Institute is a year-long program that focuses on spiritual formation and preparation for servant leadership. During the year, class members discern their call as Diakonal Ministers. A special vocation…
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The Council for Health and Human Service Ministries, United Church of Christ will hold its 81st Annual Membership Business Meeting in Chicago Wednesday, March 9, from 12 to 1:30 p.m. The Rev. Ken Daniel, CHHSM board chair, will lead the meeting. Highlights will reports on the work of the board of directors and an update…
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Residents of UCC-related Cedar Community in West Bend, Wis., work hard to give back to their local community. Spearheaded by the CHHSM ministry’s Cedar Ridge Resident Council — a volunteer group at Cedar Community that serves as a governing board for the independent living apartments — efforts include working together to make monthly donations to…
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