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Anti-Racism Center

To be a disciple is to be anti-racist. Through self and communal reflection and by continuing to gather resources, ideas, and wisdom, we hope this online collection supports our journey on the road of justice and grace.

Advocacy Center

We partnered with the United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries to bring you this advocacy toolkit. The issues raised here stem from the variety of services CHHSM organizations provide nationwide.

By the Numbers

Together, CHHSM’s more than 400 health and human service programs and communities provide $1 billion in uncompensated, charitable care. This includes:

Individuals

served including 21,490 children; 19,710 youth; 16,498 families; 33,581 older adults; and 3,717 veterans

Beds

operated in facilities providing acute, skilled nursing, and memory care

Residential Units

including 21,167 affordable housing units; 10,035 independent living units; and 3,219 assisted living units

People

with developmental disabilities received residential and non-residential services

Hours

of volunteer service provided

workers

employed across UCC health and human service ministries

Latest News

Workshops Galore to be Featured at The Gathering 2026

By Barb Powell | October 10, 2025

Excitement for The Gathering: Many Gifts, One Spirit is building as a plethora of workshops are formulated for attendees. To be held March 24-26, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency in Indianapolis, The Gathering will draw some 500 attendees from the five participating faith traditions: Mennonite, Methodist, Presbyterian, Quaker, and United Church of Christ. Thirty-five workshops…

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Finding the Sacred, Rediscovering the Center: CHHSM Workshop and Retreat Help Equip Hoyleton Staff

By Barb Powell | October 10, 2025

Hoyleton Youth & Family Services, based in Fairview Heights, Ill., has a 130-year commitment to social justice. But recent events around the country and the world have heightened that commitment. As a CHHSM agency, Hoyleton approaches justice through a faith-based lens. So when executive staff members began creating and implementing a three-year holisitic leadership development…

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Heartland Conference-Sponsored CHHSM Retreat Explores Benefits of Enneagram

By Barb Powell | October 10, 2025

For the past seven years, CHHSM has partnered with the UCC’s Heartland Conference to offer a day long retreat for its local churches and its Designated Ministry Partners, which include several CHHSM agencies. That tradition continued Aug. 27, 2025, in a day-long workshop, “From Role to Soul: Exploring the Enneagram as a Sacred Tool.” The…

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From the President

Where Life and Death Meet: A Reflection from the Heart

By Jamar Doyle | August 16, 2025

Over the past month, I have spent many hours in the hospital, standing at my mother’s side as she faces a decline in her health. These moments have been filled with the hope brought on by small victories and the heartache felt when facing unexpected setbacks; holding conversations with doctors, family and friends while doing…

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