CHHSM Staff

CHHSM Members Lead Effort to Go Green

By CHHSM Staff | April 15, 2016

Three years ago, California saw some of its driest days. As lake beds sat empty, animals faced endangerment and water supply dwindled, residents at Pilgrim Place in Claremont, California, took action. “Our driving force is the commitment of residents to live more sustainably with greater environmental consciousness and lower carbon impact because of our shared…

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Phoebe Ministries Individualizes Therapy For Better Healing

By CHHSM Staff | March 16, 2016

After a bad fall left her with a broken hip, Evelyn Smith turned to Phoebe Ministries for rehabilitation. Between the pain and dementia-related challenges, it was often hard for Smith to leave her bed, let alone engage in the therapy she needed to heal. Leaders at Phoebe, a senior housing and health care provider based in…

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Annual Meeting Focuses on Sustainability, Social Action

By CHHSM Staff | March 15, 2016

For the last six months, Beth Wade and Alice Graham have traded emails and phone calls on the challenges of sustainability when resources are scarce. Although they serve at organizations 1,500 miles apart, the two quickly found support in each other through CHHSM. So when Wade crossed paths with Graham during her first CHHSM annual…

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CHHSM Leaders Share Commentary with UCC

By CHHSM Staff | March 10, 2016

In-coming CHHSM Vice President Ben Guess wrote an article entitled “Foolish, Stubborn, Underfunded Christians.” CHHSM President Michael Readinger wrote an article entitled “From Social Justice to Action to Ministry” Read Ben’s full article here. Read Mike’s full article here.

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Rev. J. Bennett Guess Joins CHHSM Team

By CHHSM Staff | February 17, 2016

The CHHSM board and staff are pleased to announce the call of the Rev. J. Bennett Guess to the position of vice president. Guess will assume this role in April following a five-year tenure as executive minister of Local Church Ministries and a UCC national officer. “Ben’s extensive ministry in a variety of UCC settings…

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Faith Heritage Unites Ministries

By CHHSM Staff | February 16, 2016

When Hoyleton Ministries wanted to revamp its onboarding process for new staff, it turned to Emmaus Homes. Chris Cox, president and CEO of Hoyleton, a ministry serving families and youth in Hoyleton, Illinois, connected with Cindy Clark, president and CEO of Emmaus, at a meeting of CHHSM members from the Missouri Mid-South and Illinois South…

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Collaborative Builds Resource Network, Relationships

By CHHSM Staff | February 16, 2016

Vivian and Dennis Purcell love to hit the road. The Cedar Community residents have traveled from Wisconsin to Washington and everywhere in between. The Purcells hold the record at the West Bend, Wisconsin, continuing care retirement community for most miles logged through Passport to Travel. The innovative program invites residents at 18 CHHSM senior living…

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Annual Meeting Will Help Members Balance Resources, Mission

By CHHSM Staff | January 14, 2016

CHHSM members will consider the shared challenge of balancing resources and mission when they convene for the organization’s 78th annual meeting March 3-5 in Houston, Texas. With the theme “Sustainability through Stewardship and Social Action,” the three-day event is designed to help members learn how to realize their commitments to social justice in the face…

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Nollau Institute Guides, Connects Leaders

By CHHSM Staff | January 14, 2016

When Sandy Sorensen is consecrated as a Diakonal Minister at the CHHSM annual meeting in March, she’ll be in the company of 17 other leaders who will return to their ministries across the country with a renewed sense of mission and purpose. “One of the most important things we can do as servant leaders is…

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Health and Human Service Sunday Is Jan. 31

By CHHSM Staff | January 14, 2016

What is Health and Human Service Sunday? Each year, the United Church of Christ designates one Sunday – usually the last Sunday in January – as a day to recognize the ministries in health and human services provided by the members of CHHSM as well as those supported by local churches. The Sunday is an…

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