April 11, 2018

Students Find New Career Paths through Technology Project with UCC’s EHM Senior Solutions — and Make Unexpected Friends Along the Way

Denise Rabidoux had a dream. “I wanted to integrate senior high school students with individuals with dementia,” says Rabidoux, president and chief executive officer of the United Church of Christ’s EHM Senior Solutions, headquartered in Saline, Mich. “I wanted to show students that there was this ability for people with memory loss to still connect and participate in something unique and different and innovative in a very personalized way.”

April 9, 2018

At UCC’s Embrace Living Communities, it’s All About Living Life to the Fullest

At United Church of Christ-related Embrace Living Communities, headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., the most important thing to its faith-based housing communities that serve older adults and adults with physical challenges is helping residents continue to live rich, rewarding lives. And one of the ways Embrace Living does that is through its Service Coordinator Program. […]

April 5, 2018

Answering God’s call, Illinois UCC Church Grows Ministry for Caregivers and their Loved Ones

What do you do when you feel God’s call? At St. John Evangelical United Church of Christ in Collinsville, Ill., church members acted. Called to serve people who were home bound, they created St. John’s Community Care in 1985 to help not only home-bound individuals, but their families as well. On April 28, St. John’s […]

March 22, 2018

United Church of Christ’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries Creates Gun Violence Advocacy Tool Kit

The UCC’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries today (March 22) released an advocacy communique on the effects of gun violence. The communique, sent to CHHSM member ministers, includes a Gun Violence Advocacy Toolkit. “This Saturday, March 24, 2018, hundreds of thousands of people across the country are expected to take part in the […]

March 21, 2018

Senior Vice President of Operations and Corporate Secretary, Pension Fund of the Christian Church

Join our Executive Team to Ensure the Growth of $3.25 Billion in Assets and Serve our 14,000+ Members who Serve Others The Pension Fund of the Christian Church is seeking an Executive Team Member who will become our Senior Vice President of Operations and Corporate Secretary. For the right candidate, this is an exceptional opportunity […]

March 12, 2018

Botanical Garden Adds Joy to Residents of United Church of Christ’s Arcadia

A waterfall and koi pond — complete with taro, a myriad of trees, paths to stroll through and places to sit and reflect. These are just some of the features of the botanical garden that serves residents of the United Church of Christ’s Arcadia in Honolulu. The site originally was home to Walter and Mary […]

March 5, 2018

MHA Nation Grant Signals Renewed Partnership for UCC’s Charles Hall Youth Services

Each year, the United Church of Christ’s Charles Hall Youth Services (CHYS) serves approximately 60 North Dakota youth in crisis, of which about half are Native American from five tribal nations in the region. In recognition of the tribally-appropriate work done to help at-risk foster care youth, the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation (MHA Nation) […]

March 1, 2018

Immanuel UCC Pre-Easter Run to Benefit Bethany Children’s Home and Local Community

Pennsylvania residents looking to keep their resolutions to stay fit — and help a great cause at the same time — need look no further than the United Church of Christ’s Bethany Children’s Home in Womelsdorf, Pa., and its local ministry partner Immanuel UCC in nearby Shillington, Pa. Immanuel is hosting its fifth annual RISE […]

February 5, 2018

From Foster Child to Ministry: DiPina to Bring Powerful Message to CHHSM Opening Worship and Consecration of UCC’s Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being in St. Louis

When the Rev. Toni DiPina begins her sermon during the service consecrating the United Church of Christ-related Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being in St. Louis, she will be — in one sense — coming full circle. But, as she often stresses, it will be the beginning of a new important phase, not only for her, […]

February 5, 2018

United Church of Christ’s Deaconess Nurse Ministry Making a Difference in Lives of Marginalized Seniors in Jefferson County, Mo.

Simple blood pressure checks by Deaconess Faith Community Nurses can save lives.

A small group of health professionals in the United Church of Christ’s Deaconess Nurse Ministry are changing life for the better for senior citizens in Jefferson County, Mo. Through its Community Outreach Program, Deaconess Nurse Ministry is able to offer innovative programs at area food pantries that help seniors stay healthy. Thanks to a grant […]