United Church of Christ
On July 19, 2024, more than 70 community members, city officials, and project stakeholders gathered to break ground for Retirement Housing Foundation’s (RHF) Central Metro Place, a new mixed-income community designed to serve older adults ages 62 and older in Baldwin Park, Calif. Stuart Hartman, president and CEO, and Don Hart, chair of RHF national…
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Two years after forming the nation’s third-largest not-for-profit integrated health system, Advocate Health is demonstrating its commitment to not only improve, but also transform care for patients and communities. Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health came together in December 2022, forming Advocate Health, with the goal of establishing clinical preeminence and safety, advancing learning and…
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Registration for CHHSM’s 87th Annual Gathering, which takes place March 11-13, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge in Massachusetts, is now open. The hotel sports views of the Boston skyline and the Charles River, and is close to Harvard University, MIT, and many shopping and eating venues. The theme of this year’s Annual Gathering is “Into the Deep:…
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As we welcome a new year, the challenges we face as a society remind us of the critical importance of our work in health and human services. From devastating natural disasters like the relentless wildfires in California to broader social and economic divisions, these events expose systemic inequities and human need. Our CHHSM family’s mission…
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Most weeks, the diverse Communications, Advancement, Marketing, and Parker Center (CAMP) Team of United Church Homes (UCH) is busy with their work highlighting the ministries of UCH. The team meets virtually each month, and in-person on a retreat each December. In 2024, CHHSM’s Nollau To You workshop engaged the CAMP Team in a special one-day…
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Twenty-four Advocate Health hospitals are being recognized by U.S. News & World Report in its annual listing of the “Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.” The hospitals are classified as “high performing” and considered the best maternity hospitals in the nation. “This recognition underscores our unwavering dedication to providing exceptional maternity care,” said Dr. Scott Rissmiller, executive…
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The UCC’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries (CHHSM) announced today (Jan. 6) that the Rev. Breona Hawkins, a D.Min. seminary student at Eden Theological Seminary in Webster Groves, Mo., is CHHSM’s newest Rev. Jerry Paul Scholar. Hawkins, who will receive her D.Min. degree in 2026, currently is an ordained social worker. She serves as the…
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The UCC Council for Health and Human Service Ministries (CHHSM) recently released resources for Health and Human Service Sunday, which takes place Jan. 26, 2025, the Third Sunday after Epiphany. The resources provide a means for UCC churches, CHHSM members, and friends to bring the message of serving leadership and support for all health and human service workers to their…
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Plymouth Place, a vibrant continuing care retirement community in LaGrange Park, Ill., expanded its outreach to the local community in 2024. The senior living community provided more than $160,000 in financial support, time, space and meals to partners in the community. Plymouth Place is focused on long-term sustainability through its philanthropy. Anchored by a spirit…
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United Church Homes (UCH), CHHSM member and one of the nation’s leading nonprofit senior living organizations, has announced a key leadership transition set for February 2025. On Feb. 7, 2025, the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Daniel will formally step down as chief executive officer of United Church Homes and Radiant Alliance. Ken Young, who has served…
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Deaconess Nurse Ministry: One Nurse's Story at Main Street Church in St. Charles, Mo. - CHHSM
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“Our congregants do not always face the same challenges as others in the metro area,” says Nurse Darla Speck, an R.N. with Deaconess Nurse Ministry in St. Louis. “They have income and housing st...