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Eager participants in this year’s Nollau Leadership Institute class arrived at Bellwether Farm in Wakeman, Ohio, in May for the first retreat of the year. Held May 19-23, 2025, the retreat gathered people from across the UCC, from CHHSM organizations and chaplaincies to the UCC’s national setting, regional conferences, and seminaries. By week’s end, the…
The theme of this year’s Annual Gathering — March 11-13, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge, Mass. — is “Into the Deep: Casting Nets of Justice.” The event will explore ways in which CHHSM members and their community partners can use bold action to encourage collaboration and dedication in creating a more just and compassionate…
An unusual coming together of funding has created new blessings for the UCC’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries (CHHSM) and the finalists of its Rev. Jerry Paul Scholar Program, or CHHSM Scholar Program. Beginning this spring, and through the 2025-2026 academic year, the three finalists not selected as this year’s CHHSM Scholar will form…
Registration for CHHSM’s 87th Annual Gathering, which takes place March 11-13, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge in Massachusetts, is now open. The hotel sports views of the Boston skyline and the Charles River, and is close to Harvard University, MIT, and many shopping and eating venues. The theme of this year’s Annual Gathering is “Into the Deep:…
The UCC’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries (CHHSM) announced today (Jan. 6) that the Rev. Breona Hawkins, a D.Min. seminary student at Eden Theological Seminary in Webster Groves, Mo., is CHHSM’s newest Rev. Jerry Paul Scholar. Hawkins, who will receive her D.Min. degree in 2026, currently is an ordained social worker. She serves as the…
The Rev. Richard Ellerbrake, long-time health and human services activist and advocate, and his wife, Johann, whose career has included serving as a physical therapist and in youth ministries, have provided a $3,000 Schwab Charitable grant to the UCC Council for Health and Human Service Ministries (CHHSM). Dick Ellerbrake, president emeritus of Deaconess Health System…
By Audrey Farrimond, editor, Clay Street Table Newsletter Audrey Farrimond is a sophomore at Lincoln High School in Portland, Ore. As a freshman, she joined the school’s FlockFeast service club and immediately fell in love with the sense of community at Clay Street Table. Volunteering at Clay Street Table allows her to have an impact in…
The Council for Health and Human Service Ministries’ (CHHSM) 86th Annual Gathering, held March 12-14, 2024, in St. Louis, explored its theme of Innovation and Collaboration through meaningful worship, inspiring workshops and keynotes, and joyful conversations. This year’s Gathering was based on an Ecclesiastes Bible passage, and its meaning was a thread running throughout the…
The UCC Council for Health and Human Service Ministries (CHHSM) has selected Zaria Davis, D.S.W., M.Div., as its new engagement coordinator. She began in her new role Feb. 1, 2024. Davis is a former CHHSM Rev. Jerry Paul Scholar (2022-2023) and current member of CHHSM’s first-ever Emerging Leadership Cohort. “We are thrilled to welcome Dr.…
Registration for CHHSM’s 86th Annual Gathering — to be held March 12-14, 2024, at the Live by Loews Hotel in St. Louis — opened Monday, Dec. 18. The hotel is located in downtown St. Louis’ Ballpark Village, adjacent to Busch Stadium and within walking distance of the new Arch riverfront, museums, and eateries. The theme…
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As we step into a new year, I find myself holding two truths at the same time. The first is one we all know well: this is a challenging season for health and human service ministries. Financial pressu...