CHHSM Staff
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people will find greater acceptance in faith-based organizations if CHHSM’s board of directors adopts an Open and Affirming covenant this summer. Open and Affirming (ONA) ministries invite people of all sexual orientations into the church. The program, established by the United Church of Christ General Synod in 1985, now…
CHHSM ministries will engage the wider church when thousands of delegates travel to Cleveland for the United Church of Christ’s General Synod June 26-30. Under the theme of “Unexpected Places,” delegates will explore where they hear God’s voice, encounter the Spirit and find the UCC’s witness in the world. Darlene Sowell, president and CEO of…
American Utility Tax & Audit Corp (AUTA) helps organizations like senior living communities and other residential properties ensure they are being charged the lowest sales tax allowed on their utility accounts. Working within each state’s guidelines, AUTA also helps those organizations recoup any overpaid sales tax. After partnering with AUTA, CHHSM member Retirement Housing Foundation…
Trinity Hill Family Services and St. Paul’s Home Community are the latest organizations to join the CHHSM family. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, Trinity Hill Family Services offers care and education for children age six weeks to 12 years. Originally launched in 2006 as part of Trinity Hill United Church of Christ, the organization seeks to…
Al Hennig lived in a residential cottage at Eden Hill Communities for almost 25 years. But the 89-year-old transitioned into assisted living in January after falling several times last year. “I haven’t broken any bones, but I knew it was time,” says Hennig, a retired United Church of Christ pastor who joined the New Braunfels,…
If Horizon House residents want to plan their schedules or look up a friend’s phone number, they have to get a paper copy of the community’s activities calendar and resident directory. But when the continuing care retirement community and CHHSM member ministry in Seattle launches its internal resident portal, residents will have a new way…
A centennial is a good time to commemorate an organization’s history. But Pilgrim Place in Claremont, California, is not only celebrating its achievements but also planning for its next 100 years. Pilgrim Place began as Claremont Missionary Home, incorporated on Jan. 8, 1915, as a place where Congregational Church missionaries could stay between assignments. The…
What does it mean for an organization to be open and affirming, both to its members and to those it serves? How can CHHSM organizations advance their missions and strengthen relationships with the United Church of Christ? What is the best way to lead in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment? These compelling issues will be explored…
For CHHSM organizations serving the Ferguson, Missouri, area, recent events have led them to find new ways to step in and serve a devastated community. Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb, made headlines last August when an unarmed African-American teen was fatally shot by a white police officer. The town, which was already struggling with poverty…
When Chicago’s Evangelical Health Systems Corporation and Lutheran General Health System merged to form Advocate Health Care in 1995, the two boards were preoccupied with numerous and complex legal, financial and medical issues. But Bryan Sickbert knew the change offered an additional opportunity — a chance to connect the organizations’ faith-based heritages together amid the…
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St. Paul’s Yankle Recognized at Under 40 Distinguished Impact Awards in Greenville, Pa. - CHHSM
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Donny Yankle, administrator of The Villas at St. Paul’s in Greenville, Pa., was one of just 16 individuals recognized at The Under 40 Distinguished Impact Awards on Thursday, May 28, 2026. The award...