Council for Health and Human Service Ministries

Retirement Housing Foundation Partners with UCC Hurricane Harvey Relief to Match Donations Up to $50,000

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | September 2, 2017

The Rev. Laverne Joseph, president and CEO of the United Church of Christ’s Retirement Housing Foundation, today announced a special partnership with the UCC’s Emergency USA Fund for Hurricane Harvey Relief, which is designated specifically to help the communities and residents impacted by the storm. “For those who choose to respond with a tax-deductible gift…

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Uplands Village Announces Affiliation with United Church Homes

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | August 31, 2017

Uplands Village announces its new affiliation with United Church Homes (UCH), a national provider of senior living services, and the engagement of UCH’s management services company United Church Homes Management (UCHM) to operate its retirement community in Pleasant Hill, Tenn. The Uplands Village Board of Directors approved a three-year management agreement with UCHM on Aug.…

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UCC Disaster Ministries Offers Ways Respond to Harvey

By Guest Contributor | August 31, 2017

Donate PRINT & USE THE BULLETIN INSERT: NOW AVAILABLE! Harvey made landfall near Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday, August 25 as a Category 4 hurricane with 130 mile per hour winds. The storm is causing widespread flooding and significant damage across southern Texas and Louisiana as the slow moving storm drops several feet of water throughout the region.…

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United Church of Christ’s Hoyleton Youth and Family Services Program Builds ‘Bridges of Hope’ in Southern Illinois

By Barb Powell | August 30, 2017

The United Church of Christ’s Hoyleton Youth and Family Services has a long history of helping to create a better world for the children and families it serves. But with increased violence and prejudice against communities of color, one of its programs — Puentes de Esperanza (Bridges of Hope) — has taken on heightened significance, especially among the swiftly-growing Latinx population in southwest Illinois.

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Methodist Health & Welfare Ministries to Hold Violence Prevention Training in St. Louis

By Guest Contributor | August 30, 2017

The United Methodist Association of Health & Welfare Ministries is holding a “Workplace Violence and Prevention Training” seminar Oct. 18, 2017, at Salem United Methodist Church, Lindbergh Blvd. in St. Louis, Mo. The threat of a hostile, armed active shooter on or near your campus is a real, documented threat to staff, patients, residents, visitors,…

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United Church Homes to add 20 new jobs in $18M Trinity Community expansion

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | August 30, 2017

United Church Homes (UCH) will add up to 20 new jobs as part of a planned $18 million expansion project at Trinity Community, a full-service retirement community offering independent living, assisted living, rehabilitation and long-term care services. UCH, a national nonprofit, faith-based senior living provider based in Marion, will add two new two-story buildings, each…

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Grand Opening Ceremony held for Abernethy Laurels Health and Rehabilitation Center

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | August 29, 2017

United Church Homes and Services (UCHS) has a rich history of caring for senior adults in North Carolina and Virginia. Abernethy Laurels, a UCHS continuing care retirement community in Newton, N.C., held the ribbon cutting and grand opening of a new Health and Rehabilitation Center on their 120-acre campus, which will be marketed as North…

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Cedar Community Resident has a Passion for Life

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | August 28, 2017

Edith Schultz’s love for swimming began when she was just 10 years old, when she taught herself how to swim. In fact, the number one reason she chose to move to Cedar Community’s independent living apartments was because of the heated, indoor swimming pool. The first independent living facility she visited advertised a pool, and…

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Kiwanis’-Sponsored Back-to-School Bingo Night Provides School Supplies for Children, Youth at Bethany Children’s Home

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | August 24, 2017

As they get ready to step into their second century of service to children, members of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Reading-Berks County (Pa.) donated backpacks and school supplies to the kids at the Bethany Children’s Home in a unique fashion. On Wednesday evening, Aug. 23, the Kiwanis Club hosted a Back-to-School Bingo for the…

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Couple Played Key Role in United Church Homes Acquisition

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | August 24, 2017

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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