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Low-Income Housing Coalition Asks for Support of National Housing Trust Fund

By CHHSM Staff | October 26, 2018

The National Low Income Housing Coalition, based in Washington, D.C., is encouraging people to sign on to a letter to Congress endorsing the National Housing Trust Fund. In legislation introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), the fund would receive $40 billion annually. To show support for the program,  the Coalition has reinvigorated its National Housing…

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Technology in Planned Giving Latest in United Church Funds Webinar Series

By CHHSM Staff | October 26, 2018

United Church Funds has released the newest installment of its ongoing Planned Giving 101 series. This third webinar, featuring Howard Hawkins, director of business development, and Don Hill, president of Don Hill Consulting, is on Using Technology To Promote Planned Giving. United Church Funds continues to ask for questions and feedback on the series. Email…

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UCC Releases 2017 Annual Report

By CHHSM Staff | October 24, 2018

The United Church of Christ released its 2017 Annual Report Oct. 20. The report is available online. According to the UCC website: “The National Setting of the United Church of Christ is pleased to announce the availability of the 2017 Annual Report. To manage costs, a very small print run is distributed on a limited…

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UCC’s Orion Family Services Finds Support from 500 ‘Attic Angels’

By Barb Powell | October 24, 2018

Earlier this year, some angels descended from the attic and smiled on UCC-related Orion Family Services in Madison, Wis. The Attic Angel Association — begun in 1889 by two Wisconsin sisters who brought armloads of goods from their attic to share with children from families who lived in poverty — awarded Orion a partial Community…

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Photo Re-Creations Highlight Significant Milestones from Phoebe Ministries’ 115-Year History

By CHHSM Staff | October 22, 2018

For United Church of Christ-related Phoebe Ministries, based in Allentown, Pa., celebrating history and looking towards the future has never been more enjoyable. As part of the CHHSM ministry’s 115th anniversary of serving older adults, Phoebe is re-creating iconic photographs from its past in a year-long series of “then and now” creations. Each photo marks…

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Graham to Join Council for Health and Human Service Ministries as Vice President

By Barb Powell | October 15, 2018

The UCC Council for Health and Human Service Ministries is pleased to announce that the Rev. George R. Graham is CHHSM’s new vice president. He begins his post Nov. 1, 2018. “George has a wealth of program development, health and human service, nonprofit management, communication, and philanthropy experience,” says Michael J. Readinger, president and CEO.…

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United Church Funds Offers Planned Giving Webinars

By Barb Powell | October 12, 2018

United Church Funds is developing a “Planned Giving 101” webinar series to introduce various aspects of planned giving to UCC members and agencies. The most recent webinar “Five Steps to a Successful Planned Giving Program” was released this week. It follows the successful “Why Your Church Needs a Planned Giving Program.” The series is available…

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Marilyn G. Olm, Wife of Fairhaven Senior Services Founding Director, Dies at 93

By Barb Powell | October 12, 2018

Marilyn G. Olm, 93, wife of Fairhaven Senior Services Founding Director the Rev. Carroll Olm, died Wednesday (Oct. 9) at the age of 93. The Whitewater, Wis., resident was born May 19, 1925, in Menno, S.D., to Frederick and Mabel (Christopherson) Rittershaus. In 1947, she graduated from Lakeland College with a B.A. in Music and…

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CHHSM’s Paxton to Return to Philanthropy Calling

By Barb Powell | October 10, 2018

The UCC Council for Health and Human Service Ministries has announced that Mary Paxton, associate for engagement and executive administration, will resign effective this Friday, Oct. 12. Paxton will return to her calling as a development professional as the director of development for New Directions, a nonprofit outpatient and residential treatment facility for adolescents. She…

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Gardens Help Create Community, Home at UCC’s Fairhaven Senior Services

By Barb Powell | October 10, 2018

New residents in senior communities often can feel a sense of losing the personal touches in their previous homes. Residents of Fairhaven Senior Services in Whitewater, Wis., helped solve part of this dilemma by bringing their gardens with them. “The Gardens at Fairhaven go back to its beginning in the early 1960s,” says Paul Kuenning,…

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