Council for Health and Human Service Ministries
As we enter this Thanksgiving season devoted to gratitude, it can be challenging to notice grace amid the many pressures facing our ministries and the communities we serve. On November 11, CHHSM agencies in the UCC’s Missouri Mid-South Conference gathered for Tending to the Cuts: How Changes in Federal Funding Are Affecting Our Collective Ministries. Representatives…
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The UCC Council for Health and Human Service Ministries and Pension Boards-United Church of Christ have again teamed up to bring all settings of the church this year’s Christmas Fund Advent resources, including the four weeks of Advent and Christmas Eve. The 2025 Advent liturgical resources were created by the Rev. Dr. Elyse Berry, CHHSM’s…
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The second retreat of the Nollau Leadership Institute class of 2026 took place Oct. 6-10, 2025, at Bellwether Farm in Wakeman, Ohio. The retreat built on the first retreat’s emphasis on the personal aspects of leadership to explore organizational life, coaching strategies, restorative and social justice in the workplace, and other leadership skills. The second…
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Crossroad Child & Family Services in Fort Wayne, Ind., has a refreshed look. In October, the CHHSM agency unveiled its new logo and refreshed website. “On Oct. 2, 2025, Crossroad unveiled our new logo— the third in the organization’s 142 years of service,” said Liz Bergren, chief development officer. “We chose to unveil our new…
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Archway Communities in Lakewood, Colo., announced in August that it has teamed up with the Denver Housing Authority (DHA) to begin the second phase of its successful Mosaic Community Campus in Denver. Phase one of the project opened late last year, and all of its 154 affordable homes are fully leased. For phase two, two…
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For the eighth time since launching its Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Academy, Plymouth Place in LaGrange Park, Ill., is celebrating new class of graduates—each one a shining example of growth, determination and the power of opportunity. Congratulations to CNAs Clayton John Azcarraga, Kaitlin Wheeler and Kya Williams. Thought the program Plymouth Place has now helped launch many…
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The STL Racial Equity Summit: #Unflinching: A Call to Action, held Sept. 30, 2025, brought together regional stakeholders, community leaders, and residents to confront systemic racial inequities in the St. Louis area, including representatives from Hoyleton Youth & Family Services’ Puentes de Esperanza (Bridges of Hope). The STL Racial Equity Summit focused on three core goals: raising…
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Peppermint Ridge in Corona, Calif., is more than a place to live—it’s a community that grows and changes with each person the Ridge serves. Recently, an anonymous donor stepped up to help further the Ridge’s mission. From now through Dec. 31, 2025, every gift to Peppermint Ridge will be matched by the anonymous donor, dollar…
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Nicole Pretre, president and CEO of Cedar Community in West Bend, Wis., has been named a recipient of the 2026 Wisconsin Titan 100 for the second year in a row. The Titan 100 program recognizes Wisconsin’s Top 100 CEOs & C-level executives. They are the area’s most accomplished business leaders in their industry using criteria…
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On May 15, 2025, Retirement Housing Foundation (RHF)—based in Long Beach, Calif.— reached a key milestone in the development of Congregational Place, its new affordable senior housing community in Chula Vista, Calif. Together with partners and community leaders, RHF celebrated the topping-off of the building—a tradition that marks the placement of the final structural beam…
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Nicole Pretre, president and CEO of Cedar Community in West Bend, Wis., has been named a recipient of the 2026 Wisconsin Titan 100 for the second year in a row. The Titan 100 program recognizes Wiscon...