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Lake Prince Woods Joins Teleios Collaborative Network to Enhance Senior Support Services

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | October 10, 2025

Lake Prince Woods, a vibrant EveryAge continuing care retirement community nestled on 172 wooded acres in the heart of Suffolk, Va., is proud to announce its new affiliation with Teleios Collaborative Network (TCN). This transition marks a strategic shift from its previous relationship with Senior Options, aligning Lake Prince Woods with a broader network of mission-driven organizations dedicated…

Generations Unite for the Return of Camp Phoebe

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | October 10, 2025

By Dominic Trabosci, Phoebe Ministries After a nine-year hiatus, Camp Phoebe at Phoebe Allentown (Pa.) returned Aug. 4-8, 2025. The week-long celebration of fun, creativity, and intergenerational community building was a huge success for all. Led by Community Life Campus Manager Joan Wickel and the community life team, Camp Phoebe is open to relatives and friends…

Advocate Health Invests Nearly $6.2 Billion in Community Benefit

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | October 10, 2025

Advocate Health announced recently that it invested nearly $6.2 billion in community benefit in 2024. Equating to nearly $17 million a day and representing a 2.2 percent increase from the previous year, the investment builds on Advocate Health’s purpose to redefine care for all. Part of the reinvestment in communities served by Advocate Health includes…

United Church Homes Promotes Amy Kotterman to Senior Executive Director of Integrated Operations

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | October 10, 2025

United Church Homes, based in Marion, Ohio, recently announced the promotion of Amy Kotterman, a registered dietitian nutritionist and licensed dietitian, to the position of senior executive director of integrated operations. In this new leadership role, Kotterman will oversee multiple interdisciplinary service lines essential to the success of United Church Homes, including middle market housing, memory…

Ground Broken on Children’s Academy at Resurrected CDC in Allentown, Pa.

By Barb Powell | September 11, 2025

For the Rev. Dr. Gregory Edwards and Pastor Denyse Edwards—co-founders of Resurrected Life UCC and Resurrected Community Development Corporation (RCDC) in Allentown, Pa.—Aug. 12, 2025, was a momentous day. After five years of both arduous and inspiring work and prayer, ground was broken on renovations to Resurrected CDC’s Children’s Academy. The Academy is a Pennsylvania…

Planning for The Gathering on Fast Track

By Barb Powell | September 11, 2025

Plans are swiftly developing for the first-ever collaborative event between faith-based health and human service organizations. The Gathering: Many Gifts, One Spirit takes place March 24-26, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency in Indianapolis. Some 500 attendees are expected from the five participating faith traditions: Mennonite, Methodist, Presbyterian, Quaker, and United Church of Christ. Exciting workshop proposals…

United Church Homes Receives $275,750 Grant to Implement Fall Prevention Program

By Guest Contributor | September 11, 2025

By Renee DeLuca, UCC public relations coordinator They say “use it or lose it,” and United Church Homes (UCH) is hoping their senior residents will “use it” to exercise for a great cause as they work to increase awareness of fall injuries and prevention. UCH has been awarded a $275,750 grant from the National Council on Aging…

Reflection: Back Bay Mission’s Pennington Honored with Top NAACP Award

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | September 11, 2025

Written by Rev. James Pennington Executive Director of Back Bay Mission, Biloxi, Miss. To my utter surprise—and deep humility—I was honored to receive The President’s Citizen of the Year Award at the NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet on Saturday evening, Aug. 23, 2025. This year’s theme—The Fierce Urgency of NOW!—could not have been more fitting. The award was…

Isaiah 58 Ministries’ Work for Justice Extends to Creation through Partnership with Local Farm

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | September 11, 2025

Isaiah 58 Ministries in St. Louis believes that justice is not limited to people—it also extends to how we care for creation. As part of its commitment to being a just and compassionate ministry, the CHHSM agency strives to reduce waste and honor the interconnectedness of all life. One way Isaiah 58 Ministries does this…

Deaconess Nurse Ministry Plays Vital Role for CHHSM Partner St. Andrew’s in East St. Louis, Ill.

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | September 11, 2025

CHHSM members in the St. Louis area often partner with each other in outreach. For example, at Rush Senior Gardens, part of St. Andrew’s Senior System in East Saint Louis, Ill., Deaconess Nurse Ministry provides compassionate, consistent care through the dedicated service of one of its faith community nurses.  Rush is an independent living community that supports…

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