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Anti-Racism Center

To be a disciple is to be anti-racist. Through self and communal reflection and by continuing to gather resources, ideas, and wisdom, we hope this online collection supports our journey on the road of justice and grace.

Advocacy Center

We partnered with the United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries to bring you this advocacy toolkit. The issues raised here stem from the variety of services CHHSM organizations provide nationwide.

By the Numbers

Together, CHHSM’s more than 400 health and human service programs and communities provide $1 billion in uncompensated, charitable care. This includes:

Individuals

served including 21,490 children; 19,710 youth; 16,498 families; 33,581 older adults; and 3,717 veterans

Beds

operated in facilities providing acute, skilled nursing, and memory care

Residential Units

including 21,167 affordable housing units; 10,035 independent living units; and 3,219 assisted living units

People

with developmental disabilities received residential and non-residential services

Hours

of volunteer service provided

workers

employed across UCC health and human service ministries

Latest News

Wonder, Hope, Surprise Mark First Nollau Leadership Retreat of Class of 2027

By Barb Powell | June 10, 2026

The first retreat of CHHSM’s Nollau Leadership Institute’s class of 2027 met May 18-21, 2026, at Bellwether Farm in Wakeman, Ohio. Participants arrived with feelings of anticipation and not quite knowing what to expect. By week’s end, classmates departed for home filled with wonder and hope. “Walking into the Nollau retreat, I was not sure…

Johann Ellerbrake, Long-Time CHHSM Supporter and Healthcare Advocate, Dies at 91

By CHHSM Staff | June 10, 2026

CHHSM is grieved to announce that friend, supporter, and advocate Johann Lee Ellerbrake (née Havenner) has died at age 91. Ellerbrake died of natural causes May 19, 2026. Johann was born to Wilson Elsworth and Madeline Esther (née Nash) Havenner on November 18, 1934, in Washington, D.C., where she grew up with five siblings. She…

Archway Communities, Valley Housing Fund, Team Up for ‘Missing Middle’ Housing Project in Gunnison, Colo.

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | June 10, 2026

Archway Communities, based in Lakewood, Colo., is teaming up with affordable housing non-profit, the Valley Housing Fund of Gunnison, Colo., to build workforce and middle-income housing in Gunnison, Colorado. The new project will provide 40-75 affordable rental homes in north Gunnison.  “We’re incredibly excited about the sale of the Wilson parcel to Archway Communities,” said…

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From the President

Reimagining What Is Possible in Times of Trouble

By Jamar Doyle | June 12, 2026

Last week, the CHHSM Board of Directors gathered for our June meeting and spent meaningful time focused on a central question: What does CHHSM need to become to meet this moment? Grounded in the realities our members are navigating—workforce challenges, financial pressures, and evolving community needs—we leaned into the work of reimagining: not as a theoretical…