Council for Health and Human Service Ministries
Phoebe Ministries put pen to paper Nov. 1, 2018, and then today (Nov. 2) finalized the purchase of the previous Rodale property on 10th and Arch streets in Emmaus Borough, part of the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. Since spring, Phoebe has been in the due diligence phase of the commercial property deal, working with…
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The National Low Income Housing Coalition, based in Washington, D.C., is encouraging people to sign on to a letter to Congress endorsing the National Housing Trust Fund. In legislation introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), the fund would receive $40 billion annually. To show support for the program, the Coalition has reinvigorated its National Housing…
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United Church Funds has released the newest installment of its ongoing Planned Giving 101 series. This third webinar, featuring Howard Hawkins, director of business development, and Don Hill, president of Don Hill Consulting, is on Using Technology To Promote Planned Giving. United Church Funds continues to ask for questions and feedback on the series. Email…
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Earlier this year, some angels descended from the attic and smiled on UCC-related Orion Family Services in Madison, Wis. The Attic Angel Association — begun in 1889 by two Wisconsin sisters who brought armloads of goods from their attic to share with children from families who lived in poverty — awarded Orion a partial Community…
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For United Church of Christ-related Phoebe Ministries, based in Allentown, Pa., celebrating history and looking towards the future has never been more enjoyable. As part of the CHHSM ministry’s 115th anniversary of serving older adults, Phoebe is re-creating iconic photographs from its past in a year-long series of “then and now” creations. Each photo marks…
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Farewells are rarely easy. My journey here at CHHSM, as a staff member, began with much anticipation and expectation. I was excited to work with our member agencies as we continued learning how to become a collective voice, as we moved towards establishing key partnerships that allow us to be better stewards of resources, as…
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United Church Funds is developing a “Planned Giving 101” webinar series to introduce various aspects of planned giving to UCC members and agencies. The most recent webinar “Five Steps to a Successful Planned Giving Program” was released this week. It follows the successful “Why Your Church Needs a Planned Giving Program.” The series is available…
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Marilyn G. Olm, 93, wife of Fairhaven Senior Services Founding Director the Rev. Carroll Olm, died Wednesday (Oct. 9) at the age of 93. The Whitewater, Wis., resident was born May 19, 1925, in Menno, S.D., to Frederick and Mabel (Christopherson) Rittershaus. In 1947, she graduated from Lakeland College with a B.A. in Music and…
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The UCC Council for Health and Human Service Ministries has announced that Mary Paxton, associate for engagement and executive administration, will resign effective this Friday, Oct. 12. Paxton will return to her calling as a development professional as the director of development for New Directions, a nonprofit outpatient and residential treatment facility for adolescents. She…
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New residents in senior communities often can feel a sense of losing the personal touches in their previous homes. Residents of Fairhaven Senior Services in Whitewater, Wis., helped solve part of this dilemma by bringing their gardens with them. “The Gardens at Fairhaven go back to its beginning in the early 1960s,” says Paul Kuenning,…
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