Barb Powell

‘Hotel of the Stars’ Finds New Purpose as United Church of Christ Affordable Housing Community

By Barb Powell | May 10, 2018

It’s not every day that residents of an older adult community can say they live in a building once frequented by the rich and famous. But then, LaFontaine Center in Huntington, Ind., isn’t your everyday place. Built in 1925, the former LaFontaine Hotel was a hot destination spot for movie stars and jet set clientele,…

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United Church of Christ Ministries and Partners Learn Servant Leadership through CHHSM Programs

By Barb Powell | May 9, 2018

For CHHSM and its ministries, the key is servant leadership. To that end, CHHSM provides two different types of programming for its member organizations and other United Church of Christ ministries, the year-long Nollau Institute and the Nollau To You one-day seminar experience. Recently, participants in the 2018-2019 Nollau Institute held the first of three…

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Walking the Talk: United Church Homes earns Platinum Certification in SAGECare, Competency Training for Serving Older LGBTQ Community

By Barb Powell | May 7, 2018

For United Church Homes, its recent Platinum Certification in SAGECare — a cultural competency training program for organizations serving older adults — is all part of its larger vision and mission of creating abundant life in community. In 2012, the UCH Board of Directors voted to become Open and Affirming, a designation within the United…

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Despite Obstacles, UCC’s Retirement Housing Foundation Makes Green Affordable Housing a Priority

By Barb Powell | May 1, 2018

The United Church of Christ’s Retirement Housing Foundation, based in Long Beach, Calif., takes seriously its dual commitments to affordable housing and being good stewards of creation. Its Sonata at Riverpark is just one example of RHF’s ministry at work. Opened in 2016, Sonata at Riverpark is a 52-unit, tax credit community for low-income families…

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United Church of Christ’s Deaconess Foundation Brings Summer Freedom Schools to St. Louis

By Barb Powell | April 27, 2018

The Child Advocacy Movement of the Children’s Defense Fund has taken root across the United States. And, thanks to the United Church of Christ’s Deaconess Foundation, that movement is helping St. Louis-area children close achievement gaps through a seven-week CDF program inspired by the Freedom Schools of the Civil Rights Movement. The Rev. Starsky Wilson,…

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

By Barb Powell | April 11, 2018

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.”

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

By Barb Powell | April 9, 2018

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.…

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

By Barb Powell | April 5, 2018

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…

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

By Barb Powell | March 22, 2018

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…

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

By Barb Powell | March 12, 2018

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…

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