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North Carolina Council of Churches Awarded $13,500 Grant to Counter Christian Nationalism Through Faith, Film, and Courageous Conversations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 26, 2026 RALEIGH, NC — The North Carolina Council of Churches is pleased to announce the award of a $13,500 grant from the State Ecumenical Executives (SEE) to support Faith, Film, and Courageous Conversations, a statewide initiative designed to deepen understanding of Christian nationalism and cultivate a faithful public witness rooted in […]
Outgoing Executive Director
The following remarks were delivered by outgoing Executive Director Jennifer Copeland at the Triangle Peace Action press conference opposing the war in Iran, held October 20 outside Roy Cooper’s campaign offices in Raleigh, North Carolina. There is a lot of a talk on the airwaves these days about America being a Christian nation, which, of […]
Bad ‘faith’ on Sunday voting
In advance, there’s no definitive way to gauge the impact of pending cutbacks to opportunities for Sunday voting in North Carolina’s upcoming midterm elections. But the intent behind those cuts is crystal-clear: They are meant to suppress the number of votes cast by African-Americans – votes that tend to favor Democratic candidates. The Republican legislators […]
Many Members, One Body: Discovering Abundant Life Through Partnership
“For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” – Romans 12:4–5 There was something profoundly holy about that packed double-wide trailer. On one of […]
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Our Work is Making a Difference
Beautiful, progressive, ecumenical organization that promotes social justice, racial equity, health, and harm reduction, while working with faith organizations.
Olive Branch Ministry
Partner OrganizationThank you for your work to give voice to the marginalized and for the support you give churches to organize around issues that matter!
Laura Webb Smith
ConstituentThe call to love our neighbor involves us in the steadfast work of social change. The Council is especially interested in legislative action that enables political institutions to care for the vulnerable among us, to center political vision on people whose lives are disregarded in our communities.
