EdenHill Communities

EdenHill Communities Celebrate 115 Years of Care, Community, and Connection

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | July 21, 2025

EdenHill Communities in New Braunfels, Texas, proudly marks a monumental milestone in 2025: 115 years of serving residents with compassion, dedication, and innovation. Since its founding in 1910, EdenHill has evolved from a humble home for 20 residents into a vibrant, multifaceted community. Yet its mission of providing exceptional care in a welcoming environment remains…

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EdenHill Recognized with Community Impact LeadingAge Texas Award

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | June 16, 2025

EdenHill Communities of New Braunfels, Texas, was recognized for its community impact during LeadingAge Texas’ 2025 Annual Conference and Solutions EXPO, held May 19-21 in Austin. EdenHill received the Excellence in Community Impact Award. The seven categories of awards given by LeadingAge Texas spotlights the outstanding achievements of aging services professionals. The awards honor the…

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CHHSM Members Highlight Annual Ziegler LeadingAge LZ 200

By Barb Powell | December 12, 2024

The 21st Annual LZ200, the annual report of the largest, most complex nonprofit older adult living organizations, recently was released, and this year’s listings includes 17 CHHSM members. The report is produced by LeadingAge — the United States’ largest association of not-for-profit aging service providers — and Ziegler — the leading U.S. underwriter of financing for nonprofit older adult…

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EdenHill Communities New Partnership with the VA to Benefit Local Veterans and their Spouses

By CHHSM Staff | August 11, 2023

CHHSM member EdenHill Communities in New Braunfels, Texas, announced recently that eligible veterans and their spouses at or near EdenHill will be able to receive long-term nursing and short-term rehabilitation services from the Veterans Administration (VA). In June, the VA awarded two new contracts to EdenHill. EdenHill, which began in San Antonio 113 years ago…

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‘The Play’s the Thing’ for Residents of EdenHill Communities in Texas

By Barb Powell | April 8, 2021

Last July, in the midst of the pandemic’s summer surge, Marcie Murfield — EdenHill Community’s new lifestyle director — surveyed members of the New Braunfels, Texas, older adult community to see what kinds of new activities they might like. Encouraged by the survey, two residents approached Murfield about starting a Reader’s Theatre group. After some…

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CHHSM’s Virtual Annual Gathering a Success, Thanks to Active Participation, a Seamless Online Platform, and Incredible Presentations

By Barb Powell | March 11, 2021

Inspirational, motivational, soul-feeding … and just plain fun. These are some of the words used by attendees to describe the recently concluded 83rd Annual Gathering of the UCC’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries, held virtually March 2-4, 2021. Attendance records were shattered at the three-day event: some 335 CHHSM members and friends registered…

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After Education Campaign, EdenHill Successfully Begins COVID Vaccinations Across Entire Campus

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | February 2, 2021

This article reprinted with permission from EdenHill Communities, a CHHSM member in New Braunfels, Texas. By Terry Jackson What does it take to provide COVID-19 vaccines to an entire senior living campus? Hard work, organization, and patience. While COVID-19 has impacted our entire planet, senior communities in particular have been brutally challenged. For our residents…

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New Braunfels, Texas, Heads to the Drive-In to Benefit EdenHill Communities

By Barb Powell | October 3, 2020

An old saying goes, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” For UCC-related EdenHill Communities, a life plan community in New Braunfels, Texas, the adage has particular meaning, thanks to a new twist on an old idea. Earlier this year, EdenHill’s second annual “A Night in New Old Braunfels” — a fundraiser that benefits the CHHSM…

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UCC’s EdenHill Communities Receives Grant to Fund Creation of Stephen Ministry

By Barb Powell | February 27, 2019

EdenHill Communities, a UCC-related life plan community based in New Braunfels, Texas, is always looking for new ways to partner with others in service to its residents and the wider area. That desire was evident Feb. 3, when Peace Lutheran Church in New Braunfels awarded EdenHill a $4,000 grant for a new Stephen Ministry program.…

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History and Modern-Day Ministry Celebrated During EdenHill Community’s Altenheim Day 2017

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | October 6, 2017

On Saturday, Oct. 21, more than 100 residents and friends of EdenHill Communities in New Braunfels, Texas, are expected to join in and help celebrate EdenHill’s Altenheim Day 2017. “We couldn’t be more excited to celebrate the rich pioneer heritage and tradition of giving in our community that helps sustain EdenHill,” says Larry Dahl, EdenHill’s…

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