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Plymouth Place Senior Living Names New CEO

By Barb Powell | December 3, 2017

Plymouth Place Senior Living has announced the appointment of James (Jay) Biere as the new chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1, 2018. With background in business growth, customer service and creative solutions, Biere brings extensive experience in senior living with more than 15 years in leadership positions. He was most recently president and CEO of…

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Remembering May Cravath Wharton: Founder of the United Church of Christ’s Uplands Village

By Guest Contributor | December 1, 2017

The American Missionary Association (AMA) is primarily remembered for it’s educational work among African Americans. However, in 1884 the AMA sent a missionary into the Cumberland Plateau in eastern Tennessee to found a school to provide liberal arts education, and offer vocational training in agriculture and regional crafts, for Appalachian rural youth. They called it…

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Unretired: Ditching the Disappearing Act

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | November 29, 2017

Moving to a retirement community shouldn’t mean you disappear from public life. Some residents at Phoebe Berks — part of the United Church of Christ’s Phoebe Ministries — are unretiring, and they’re more active and visible than ever. For many people, retirement is about taking a deep breath and a big step back. It’s a…

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United Church Homes Embarks on 5-year, $20-Million Campaign to Transform Aging

By Barb Powell | November 28, 2017

United Church Homes leadership from throughout Ohio gathered Nov. 17 at its Fairhaven Community in Upper Sandusky to kick off the public phase of a 5-year, $20-million Campaign for Abundant Life. The campaign, which already has raised $12 million in gifts and pledges, will support affordable housing, benevolent care, and pastoral care initiatives for senior…

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UCC-related Uspiritus and Centerstone Kentucky Sign Letter of Intent to Merge

By Barb Powell | November 27, 2017

United Church of Christ-related Uspiritus — the Louisville, Ky.-based provider of therapeutic treatment and counseling to children and youth living with the effects of abuse, neglect or other mental health crisis situations — has signed a letter of intent to merge with Centerstone Kentucky. The merger between Centerstone and Uspiritus will unite the region’s most…

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UCC’s United Church Funds Releases Third Quarter Fund Fact Sheets

By Guest Contributor | November 27, 2017

United Church Funds today (Nov. 27) released its third quarter Fund Fact Sheets. “The Fund Fact Sheets provide important data and metrics such as investment strategy, annualized performance, asset allocation and top ten holdings,” said Howard W. Hawkins III, director of business development, adding that the fact sheets should prove beneficial to all. Here is…

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UCC ‘Love of Neighbor’ Initiative Spurs Month of Service for North Carolina Senior Community

By Barb Powell | November 27, 2017

Nothing says love like hundreds of pounds of food! Staff and participants at the United Church Homes and Service’s Carolina SeniorCare PACE Community in Lexington, N.C., discovered that over a two-week stretch in early November when they collected and then delivered 200 pounds of food to an area animal shelter and 100 pounds of food…

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UCC’s Phoebe Ministries Resident Reminisces About ‘Stories Told, Secrets Kept’ in Journalism Career

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | November 22, 2017

As a journalist in the newspaper business for 40 years, Frank Lordan’s motto has always been, “The most important thing is your honesty, integrity, and ability to keep a secret.” Some secrets are still important to keep today, although he has been retired from The Philadelphia Inquirer since 1988. Other secrets it was his job…

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UCC’s Franklinton Center at Bricks Provides Food in the Desert, and for the Soul, in Rural North Carolina

By Barb Powell | November 22, 2017

A casual tourist might not regard the lush green foliage and landscape of Whitakers, N.C., as a desert, but the area — home to the United Church of Christ’s Franklinton Center at Bricks — is the second largest food desert in the United States. It also is located in Edgecombe County, one of the poorest…

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United Church Homes to Sponsor Local Broadcast of NBC’s ‘A Journey Through Alzheimer’s’ Dec. 8

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | November 20, 2017

United Church Homes will co-sponsor a one-hour television special Dec. 8 to raise awareness and to support individuals and families dealing with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. I Want to Go Home; A Journey Through Alzheimer’s, hosted by WCMH-TV (NBC4) anchor Colleen Marshall, began in 2008 when her mother was battling the disease. Colleen’s mother died…

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