Barb Powell

Together We Learn Group to Discuss Stevenson’s Critically-Acclaimed Book, ‘Just Mercy’

By Barb Powell | August 11, 2023

Registration is now open for the next “Together We Learn” virtual, Zoom-based discussion group sponsored by CHHSM, which will concentrate on Just Mercy, the best-selling book by Bryan Stevenson, noted lawyer and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) based in Montgomery, Ala. For the fifth “Together We Learn” offering, the group will meet in…

CHHSM Accepting Applications for Enrollment in the 2024-2025 Nollau Leadership Institute

By Barb Powell | August 11, 2023

The UCC’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries has opened applications for enrollment for the 2024-2025 class of its Nollau Leadership Institute. The Institute’s year-long leadership formation program helps class members discern their call as Diakonal Ministers. A special vocation for health and human service leaders within CHHSM members and the wider United Church…

UCC Cornerstone Fund — A Proud Partner to CHHSM and its Member Organizations

By Barb Powell | August 11, 2023

One of the many ways the UCC Council for Health and Human Service Ministries works to create additional resources for CHHSM members is through its UCC partnerships, and one of the best examples is the UCC Cornerstone Fund. And, as two CHHSM organizations recently discovered, a relationship with Cornerstone means expanded ministry in their communities.…

CHHSM’s Impact at UCC General Synod Helps Make All Things New

By Barb Powell | July 13, 2023

The United Church of Christ’s 34th General Synod, held June 30-July 4 in Indianapolis, brought church members together from across the country to celebrate the call of God — based on Isaiah 43 — to make all things new. And the UCC Council for Health and Human Service Ministries was integral to the entire event.…

Doyle’s Opening Sermon at General Synod Fills Attendees with Power of Hope

By Barb Powell | July 13, 2023

The United Church of Christ’s 34th General Synod opened Friday, June 30, in Indianapolis with worship, and key to the service was the sermon delivered by Jamar Doyle, president and CEO of the UCC Council for Health and Human Service Ministries. In keeping with the theme of General Synod, “Making All Things New,” based on…

Flag’s Closing Sermon at General Synod: Transformation is the Work of Revolution

By Barb Powell | July 13, 2023

Taking the UCC General Synod theme “Making All Things New” to a deeper level, CHHSM Board Member the Rev. Dr. JJ Flag delivered the sermon at the closing worship of the June 30-July 4 event in Indianapolis by exploring the concept of transformation as revolution. The sermon, delivered the evening of July 4, was preceded…

United Church Homes, Metta Health, CareSource Form New Nonprofit Partnership

By Barb Powell | June 28, 2023

United Church Homes, based in Marion, Ohio, announced June 22 the signing of a definitive agreement between CareSource, a nationally recognized nonprofit health plan, and Radiant Alliance — which includes Metta Health (the parent company of Ohio’s Hospice and Pure Healthcare) and United Church Homes — to form a groundbreaking partnership. Metta Health and United…

New Location, New Class Bring Renewed Energy to Nollau Leadership Institute

By Barb Powell | June 13, 2023

With much enthusiasm, the members of the 2023-2024 Nollau Leadership Institute met May 22-26 at Bellwether Farm in Wakeman, Ohio, for their first retreat of the year-long program. To say that people came away refreshed and grounded would be an understatement. “The biggest thing is we had to work on ourselves first,” said Melinda Love,…

CHHSM Brings Multitude of Gifts to UCC General Synod this Summer

By Barb Powell | June 13, 2023

Beginning with the opening worship and concluding with closing worship, the UCC’s General Synod — which takes place June 30-July 4 in Indianapolis — will feature many of the gifts of the Council for Health and Human Service Ministries (CHHSM) and its members. The theme of this year’s Synod is “Making All Things New,” based…

CHHSM Creates Special Emerging Leadership Cohort for Rev. Jerry Paul Scholar Finalists

By Barb Powell | June 13, 2023

A rare juxtaposition of events has created an innovative blessing for the UCC’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries and the finalists for its Rev. Jerry Paul Scholar Program, or CHHSM Scholar Program. Beginning this summer, and through the 2023-2024 academic year, the three finalists for the CHHSM Scholar Program will form a one-year…

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