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Alex Anklan felt called to complete his clinical pastoral education (CPE) unit at United Church Homes’ Trinity Community in Beavercreek, Ohio, from the moment he walked through the door. “This is a community where people live,” says Anklan, a student who attends Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio. “I can develop relationships with residents throughout…
Read MoreContributed by the Rev. Kenneth Daniel, president and CEO, United Church Homes The committee of CHHSM member executives, board members, and the UCC national setting continues to meet with its consultant, Cynthia Barth from Diversified Search. The committee continues to seek nominations and applications from qualified and interested candidates. Currently candidates are undergoing initial screening interviews…
Read MoreDavid Waltemeyer felt drawn to the Nollau Institute immediately after hearing about it. Now halfway through his experience as a member of the 2014 class, he’s thankful he made the decision to apply. “I have lifelong friends that before 2014 I didn’t know who they were,” he says. “That’s been amazing.” Waltemeyer, who serves as…
Read MoreThe design ideas for The Cottages at Cedar Run started with a round-table discussion at a LeadingAge senior living conference in 2010. CHHSM ministry Cedar Community’s CEO, Steve Jaberg, consulted with four European experts on assisted living memory care design on how to enhance a new approach to memory care based on resident-centered programming. “Grand entrances…
Read MoreCHHSM welcomed Catherine Kane of Cleveland, Ohio, to its team as support systems manager and corporate secretary on May 27. Kane brings with her a strong background in health communications. Before joining CHHSM, she spent the last 17 years in curriculum planning and web development for Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland. She holds a…
Read MoreCHHSM has already appointed a seven-member search committee and selected a search agency, but the work ahead to find a new president and CEO has just begun. “The search is now live and we’re receiving applications and resumes,” says the Rev. Kenneth V. Daniel, president and CEO of United Church Homes. Daniel leads the search…
Read MoreWhen Cape Albeon partnered with fellow CHHSM member and St. Louis-based St. Andrew’s Resources for Seniors System, residents of the retirement community in Valley Park, Mo., gained access to skilled nursing, something they’ve never had before. “For 14 years I’ve been hoping for extended care to arrive here,” says Lolly Wehrli, 87, who moved into…
Read MoreAs leaders of the Deaconess Foundation celebrate the ministry’s 125th anniversary, they’re recognizing a mission that has developed from strong roots to serve new needs. “We have the same mission, but the expression of it has changed over time,” says the Rev. Starsky D. Wilson, president and CEO of the CHHSM member ministry in St.…
Read MoreBy the Rev. Kenneth Daniel The CHHSM board of directors has appointed a search committee to identify the next president and chief executive officer for CHHSM following the announcement of Bryan Sickbert’s retirement, which will be effective Dec. 31. Led by the Rev. Kenneth Daniel, president and CEO of United Church Homes in Ohio, the…
Read MoreThirty million people in the U.S. can’t fill out a job application, read a newspaper or understand a restaurant menu. The United Church of Christ hopes to lower this statistic with the help of CHHSM ministries through a new effort, “Reading Changes Lives.” “The inability to read is a silent but serious issue that impacts…
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