Council for Health and Human Service Ministries

CHHSM News

Save the Date for the 2011 Annual Meeting
CHHSM's 73rd annual meeting will be March 3-6, 2011, at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Details here.


CHHSM Leadership Retreat
On September 13-14, CHHSM members in Missouri Mid-South and Illinois South Conferences will come together for a retreat on "Leadership In Between," led by Daniel Pryfogle and Jeanne Gladden. Learn more here.


Welcome CHHSM's Newest Member
CHHSM's board of directors has approved Settegast Heights Village in Houston, Texas, for provisional membership. Founded in 1972, Settegast Heights Village is a ministry of the United Church of Christ Foundation of Houston and the Houston Association UCC and is recognized by the South Central Conference UCC. The final vote to approve Settegast's CHHSM membership will take place at CHHSM's annual business meeting during the 2011 annual meeting in Kansas City.

Settegast Heights Village includes 200 Section 8 multi-family garden apartments and townhouses with 1-5 bedrooms. The apartments are managed by the J. Allen Management Company, and Yvette W. Scales is president of the board of directors of the UCC Foundation of Houston. Talk with Vice President for Member Relations Bill Johnson via email or at 216-736-2256 to learn more.