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Council Welcomes Elizabeth Brewington to Partners in Health and Wholeness
Council Welcomes Elizabeth Brewington to Partners in Health and Wholeness
Jun 14, 2018
Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Council Welcomes Elizabeth Brewington to Partners in Health and Wholeness

The NC Council of Churches was recently awarded an eighteen-month grant to promote compassionate solutions, based… Continue Reading

Voter ID Follows Budget Bulldozer
Voter ID Follows Budget Bulldozer
Jun 11, 2018
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Voter ID Follows Budget Bulldozer

North Carolina’s new state budget – now on a fast track to final enactment by the… Continue Reading

Council Launches NC Sanctuary Coalition
Council Launches NC Sanctuary Coalition
Jun 11, 2018
Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Council Launches NC Sanctuary Coalition

The North Carolina Council of Churches and its allies across North Carolina invite others to join… Continue Reading

Welcome Keegan
Welcome Keegan
Jun 9, 2018
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Welcome Keegan

Keegan Cheleden will be with the Council full-time this summer as an intern through Duke Divinity… Continue Reading

Support the Work of the Council
Support the Work of the Council
Jun 8, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Support the Work of the Council

Dear Friends, Like Esther, the NC Council of Churches finds itself heeding the call “for such… Continue Reading

Defend Against the Implementation of 287g
Defend Against the Implementation of 287g
Jun 7, 2018
Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Defend Against the Implementation of 287g

Earlier this week, Mijente, a new political home for Latinx and Chicanx organizing, launched their “Abolish… Continue Reading

Stranglehold Tightens Again for Immigrant Families
Stranglehold Tightens Again for Immigrant Families
Jun 5, 2018
Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Stranglehold Tightens Again for Immigrant Families

The draft of a new rule from the Department of Homeland Security was recently leaked to… Continue Reading

Spotlight: Bryson City UMC
Spotlight: Bryson City UMC
Jun 1, 2018
Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Spotlight: Bryson City UMC

Partners in Health and Wholeness (PHW), an initiative of the North Carolina Council of Churches, is… Continue Reading

Support the Sanctuary Movement
Support the Sanctuary Movement
May 31, 2018
Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Support the Sanctuary Movement

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report — May 30, 2018
Raleigh Report — May 30, 2018
May 30, 2018
North Carolina Council of Churches

Raleigh Report — May 30, 2018

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director The North Carolina General Assembly re-convened for its 2018 “short… Continue Reading

No More Mottos
No More Mottos
May 25, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

No More Mottos

Hours after teachers marched on Raleigh to talk about funding needs for their schools, their students,… Continue Reading

Violence and Guns
Violence and Guns
May 23, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Violence and Guns

Remarks delivered at the Community Conversation on Gun Violence on May 15, 2018 at Wake Forest… Continue Reading

A Prayer for the North Carolina General Assembly
A Prayer for the North Carolina General Assembly
May 22, 2018
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

A Prayer for the North Carolina General Assembly

This morning marked a historic day as the Council hosted their first legislative prayer breakfast at… Continue Reading

And May We Be Changed
And May We Be Changed
May 21, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Hanchey, Program Associate for Legislative Advocacy and Interfaith Outreach

And May We Be Changed

What will change because of May 16? Because of the Day of Advocacy for Public Education… Continue Reading

Council announces Faith Leaders for NC Children Initiative
Council announces Faith Leaders for NC Children Initiative
May 19, 2018
North Carolina Council of Churches

Council announces Faith Leaders for NC Children Initiative

On the day Public School educators, administrators, staff, and their supporters gathered to make their voices… Continue Reading

Marching for Schools, and for Children
Marching for Schools, and for Children
May 18, 2018
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Marching for Schools, and for Children

They suited up in their red t-shirts, hoisted their homemade signs and coursed like a river… Continue Reading

May is Mental Health Month
May is Mental Health Month
May 16, 2018
The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

May is Mental Health Month

May is Mental Health Month. This offers intentional opportunity to think proactively about mental health, its… Continue Reading

Faith Leaders for North Carolina Children (FLFNCC)
Faith Leaders for North Carolina Children (FLFNCC)
May 15, 2018
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Faith Leaders for North Carolina Children (FLFNCC)

The NC Council of Churches has a long history of supporting public education and recently recommitted… Continue Reading

Because of Jesus
Because of Jesus
May 15, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Hanchey, Program Associate for Legislative Advocacy and Interfaith Outreach

Because of Jesus

When the news reporter approached me, I was milling about in the grass, adjusting my pastoral… Continue Reading

Spotlight: Faith and Victory Christian Church
Spotlight: Faith and Victory Christian Church
May 14, 2018
Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Spotlight: Faith and Victory Christian Church

Partners in Health and Wholeness (PHW), an initiative of the North Carolina Council of Churches, is… Continue Reading

The Perfect Gift for Mother’s Day
The Perfect Gift for Mother’s Day
May 10, 2018
Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

The Perfect Gift for Mother’s Day

As Mother’s Day approaches, we honor, remember, and celebrate all of the strong women in our… Continue Reading

DEQ Announces the Creation of a Secretary’s Environmental Justice & Equity Board
DEQ Announces the Creation of a Secretary’s Environmental Justice & Equity Board
May 8, 2018
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

DEQ Announces the Creation of a Secretary’s Environmental Justice & Equity Board

Last week North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality introduced members of the Secretary’s Environmental Justice and… Continue Reading

Building Up Our Schools
Building Up Our Schools
May 4, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Building Up Our Schools

“Build a Church, then Build a School.” Chief among the instructions for John Wesley’s itinerant ministers… Continue Reading

Partners in Health and Wholeness Mini-Grant Cycle Now Open
Partners in Health and Wholeness Mini-Grant Cycle Now Open
May 3, 2018
Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Partners in Health and Wholeness Mini-Grant Cycle Now Open

The Partners in Health and Wholeness (PHW) Summer Mini-Grant Cycle is now open. Mini-grants are a… Continue Reading

Doing the School-money Shuffle
Doing the School-money Shuffle
Apr 30, 2018
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Doing the School-money Shuffle

When the N.C. General Assembly convenes on May 16, legislators will be “welcomed” by a throng… Continue Reading

Wise Folks Build Their House on the Rock
Wise Folks Build Their House on the Rock
Apr 27, 2018
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Wise Folks Build Their House on the Rock

Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice; who… Continue Reading

Politics of Eating
Politics of Eating
Apr 24, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Politics of Eating

Sermon originally delivered at the Jack Crum Conference at Highlands United Methodist Church in Raleigh on… Continue Reading

Sustainability Goals Delay Duke University Plans for Power Plant
Sustainability Goals Delay Duke University Plans for Power Plant
Apr 21, 2018
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Sustainability Goals Delay Duke University Plans for Power Plant

Duke University officials have announced the indefinite delay of plans to build a freestanding Combined Heat… Continue Reading

Pray and Vote
Pray and Vote
Apr 20, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Hanchey, Program Associate for Legislative Advocacy and Interfaith Outreach

Pray and Vote

The North Carolina Council of Churches believes that participating in our democracy is one critical component… Continue Reading

Partner Congregations Provide Sanctuary for Woman in Chapel Hill
Partner Congregations Provide Sanctuary for Woman in Chapel Hill
Apr 17, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Partner Congregations Provide Sanctuary for Woman in Chapel Hill

Remarks delivered by Executive Director Jennifer Copeland at a March 17 press conference in Chapel Hill… Continue Reading

The Second Commandment
The Second Commandment
Apr 16, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

The Second Commandment

When the news broke about the North Carolina Council of Churches billboard suggesting a connection between… Continue Reading

School Districts: Keeping It Together
School Districts: Keeping It Together
Apr 13, 2018
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

School Districts: Keeping It Together

Public education in North Carolina has its share of challenges, not the least of which has… Continue Reading

Council Posts Billboard about Gun Violence
Council Posts Billboard about Gun Violence
Apr 5, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Council Posts Billboard about Gun Violence

On your drive along I-85/40 outside of Mebane, look for our billboard on the side of… Continue Reading

Children and a Healthy Start to Life: Understanding Stress and Trauma’s Impact
Children and a Healthy Start to Life: Understanding Stress and Trauma’s Impact
Apr 3, 2018
The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Children and a Healthy Start to Life: Understanding Stress and Trauma’s Impact

As I work with various communities, a returning issue I hear about is the first 2000… Continue Reading

Public Schools’ Call to Quality – For All
Public Schools’ Call to Quality – For All
Apr 2, 2018
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Public Schools’ Call to Quality – For All

It was perhaps the N.C. Supreme Court’s finest hour. In 1997, the high court held unanimously… Continue Reading

Lenten Reflection Guide: Easter Sunday
Lenten Reflection Guide: Easter Sunday
Apr 1, 2018
Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Lenten Reflection Guide: Easter Sunday

Excerpted from the NC Council of Churches Lenten Guide, “Journey to Justice”  When the sabbath was over,… Continue Reading

Lenten Reflection Guide: Good Friday
Lenten Reflection Guide: Good Friday
Mar 30, 2018
Yolanda Santiago-Correa, Duke Divinity School Intern

Lenten Reflection Guide: Good Friday

Excerpted from the NC Council of Churches Lenten Guide, “Journey to Justice”  My God, my God, why… Continue Reading

Soul of Appalachia
Soul of Appalachia
Mar 29, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Soul of Appalachia

Remarks originally delivered March 23 at The State of the Soul of Appalachia conference in Pipestem… Continue Reading

Lenten Reflection Guide: Maundy Thursday
Lenten Reflection Guide: Maundy Thursday
Mar 29, 2018
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Lenten Reflection Guide: Maundy Thursday

Excerpted from the NC Council of Churches Lenten Guide, “Journey to Justice.” Reflection written by Sabrina Rosario,… Continue Reading

Spotlight: Brown’s Chapel UMC
Spotlight: Brown’s Chapel UMC
Mar 27, 2018
Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Spotlight: Brown’s Chapel UMC

Partners in Health and Wholeness (PHW), an initiative of the North Carolina Council of Churches, is… Continue Reading

Lenten Reflection Guide: Palm Sunday
Lenten Reflection Guide: Palm Sunday
Mar 25, 2018
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Lenten Reflection Guide: Palm Sunday

Excerpted from the NC Council of Churches Lenten Guide, “Journey to Justice” Be gracious to me, O Lord,… Continue Reading

Council hires new Program Coordinator for Immigration Advocacy
Council hires new Program Coordinator for Immigration Advocacy
Mar 23, 2018
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Council hires new Program Coordinator for Immigration Advocacy

The North Carolina Council of Churches must replace our veteran Immigration Program Director, Jennie Belle, who… Continue Reading

Critical Issues Seminar: The Wisdom of Women
Critical Issues Seminar: The Wisdom of Women
Mar 22, 2018
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Critical Issues Seminar: The Wisdom of Women

2018 is shaping up to the be the Year of the Woman. From the halls of… Continue Reading

On the Hot Seat, Where She Belongs
On the Hot Seat, Where She Belongs
Mar 19, 2018
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

On the Hot Seat, Where She Belongs

Ordinary Americans – those of us not allowed to know the secrets of high-level espionage work… Continue Reading

Lenten Reflection Guide: Fifth Sunday in Lent
Lenten Reflection Guide: Fifth Sunday in Lent
Mar 18, 2018
The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Lenten Reflection Guide: Fifth Sunday in Lent

Excerpted from the NC Council of Churches Lenten Guide, “Journey to Justice” Now among those who went… Continue Reading

Critical Issues Seminar: Wisdom of Women
Critical Issues Seminar: Wisdom of Women
Mar 13, 2018
Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Critical Issues Seminar: Wisdom of Women

The NC Council of Churches’ 2018 Critical Issues Seminar will focus on women. The theme for… Continue Reading

NC Religious Leaders’ Letter Opposing Offshore Oil Drilling Delivered to DC
NC Religious Leaders’ Letter Opposing Offshore Oil Drilling Delivered to DC
Mar 12, 2018
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

NC Religious Leaders’ Letter Opposing Offshore Oil Drilling Delivered to DC

In response to President Donald Trump and Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke’s proposal to auction off… Continue Reading

Lenten Guide: Fourth Sunday in Lent
Lenten Guide: Fourth Sunday in Lent
Mar 11, 2018
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Lenten Guide: Fourth Sunday in Lent

Excerpted from the NC Council of Churches Lenten Guide, “Journey to Justice” You were dead through the… Continue Reading

PHW Expands and Welcomes New Staff
PHW Expands and Welcomes New Staff
Mar 8, 2018
Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

PHW Expands and Welcomes New Staff

The staff of the NC Council of Churches is delighted to welcome Josie Walker and Karen… Continue Reading

Statement Affirming the Ministry of Sanctuary by Congregations
Statement Affirming the Ministry of Sanctuary by Congregations
Mar 8, 2018
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Statement Affirming the Ministry of Sanctuary by Congregations

Statement Affirming the Ministry of Sanctuary by Congregations Approved March 6, 2018 by the Governing Board… Continue Reading

Lenten Guide: Third Sunday in Lent
Lenten Guide: Third Sunday in Lent
Mar 4, 2018
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Lenten Guide: Third Sunday in Lent

Excerpted from the NC Council of Churches Lenten Guide, “Journey to Justice” Then God spoke all… Continue Reading

Spotlight: St. John AME
Spotlight: St. John AME
Feb 28, 2018
Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Spotlight: St. John AME

Partners in Health and Wholeness (PHW), an initiative of the North Carolina Council of Churches, is… Continue Reading

Lenten Guide: Second Sunday in Lent
Lenten Guide: Second Sunday in Lent
Feb 25, 2018
The Rev. Karen Richardson Dunn, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Healthy Aging

Lenten Guide: Second Sunday in Lent

Excerpted from the NC Council of Churches Lenten Guide, “Journey to Justice” You who fear the Lord,… Continue Reading

It’s Only 40 Days
It’s Only 40 Days
Feb 19, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

It’s Only 40 Days

Sermon delivered by Jennifer Copeland yesterday, Sunday, February 18 at Millford Hills United Methodist Church in… Continue Reading

What More Can Be Said?
What More Can Be Said?
Feb 19, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Hanchey, Program Associate for Legislative Advocacy and Interfaith Outreach

What More Can Be Said?

Powerful voices have long narrated the story of guns in America. The media. The NRA. Outraged,… Continue Reading

Lenten Guide: First Sunday in Lent
Lenten Guide: First Sunday in Lent
Feb 18, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Hanchey, Program Associate for Legislative Advocacy and Interfaith Outreach

Lenten Guide: First Sunday in Lent

Excerpted from the NC Council of Churches Lenten Guide, “Journey to Justice” Then God said to… Continue Reading

Class Sizes and More: An Awkward Finale
Class Sizes and More: An Awkward Finale
Feb 15, 2018
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Class Sizes and More: An Awkward Finale

As the General Assembly wraps up its weirdly timed and generally ill-conceived winter session, it would… Continue Reading

Lenten Guide: Ash Wednesday
Lenten Guide: Ash Wednesday
Feb 14, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Lenten Guide: Ash Wednesday

Excerpted from the NC Council of Churches Lenten Guide, “Journey to Justice” We entreat you on… Continue Reading

Apply Today for a PHW Mini-Grant
Apply Today for a PHW Mini-Grant
Feb 13, 2018
Katie Withers, NC State MSW Intern

Apply Today for a PHW Mini-Grant

There are less than two weeks remaining to apply for a Partners in Health and Wholeness… Continue Reading

The Commission Came to Town
The Commission Came to Town
Feb 13, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Hanchey, Program Associate for Legislative Advocacy and Interfaith Outreach

The Commission Came to Town

Only rarely does the United States Commission on Civil Rights hold hearings outside of Washington D.C.… Continue Reading

Be Reconciled
Be Reconciled
Feb 9, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Be Reconciled

Black History month is North Carolina Council of Churches’ history starting in 1935 because our history… Continue Reading

Job Opening: Program Coordinator for Sanctuary Sites and Immigration Advocacy
Job Opening: Program Coordinator for Sanctuary Sites and Immigration Advocacy
Feb 8, 2018
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Job Opening: Program Coordinator for Sanctuary Sites and Immigration Advocacy

Update: This position has now been filled. The Council is hiring a part-time program coordinator for… Continue Reading

Job Opening: Opioid Response Program Coordinator
Job Opening: Opioid Response Program Coordinator
Feb 6, 2018
North Carolina Council of Churches

Job Opening: Opioid Response Program Coordinator

The Council’s Partners in Health and Wholeness initiative is hiring a full-time program coordinator to enhance… Continue Reading

With Rights at Stake, Judges Stand Tall
With Rights at Stake, Judges Stand Tall
Feb 5, 2018
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

With Rights at Stake, Judges Stand Tall

The pattern has become familiar – and a welcome pattern it is, even if brought about… Continue Reading

The Severity of the Flu
The Severity of the Flu
Jan 29, 2018
The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

The Severity of the Flu

This flu season is notably harsh and even deadly in some circumstances. According to North Carolina… Continue Reading

Looking for Help?
Looking for Help?
Jan 23, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Hanchey, Program Associate for Legislative Advocacy and Interfaith Outreach

Looking for Help?

The Federal Government of the United States of America shut down at midnight on Friday. It… Continue Reading

Thumbs-up to Fairer Districts
Thumbs-up to Fairer Districts
Jan 22, 2018
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Thumbs-up to Fairer Districts

Progress in rooting out North Carolina’s gerrymandered voting districts hasn’t always occurred in a straight line.… Continue Reading

Medicare for All
Medicare for All
Jan 18, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Medicare for All

Remarks originally delivered at the Medicare for All Rally held in Durham on Saturday, January 13.… Continue Reading

Jesus, Martin, and Gilles
Jesus, Martin, and Gilles
Jan 17, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Hanchey, Program Associate for Legislative Advocacy and Interfaith Outreach

Jesus, Martin, and Gilles

A reflection on Jesus of Nazareth (out of which nothing good comes)¹, the life and death… Continue Reading

Spotlight: Bethel Christian Assembly
Spotlight: Bethel Christian Assembly
Jan 15, 2018
Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Spotlight: Bethel Christian Assembly

Partners in Health and Wholeness (PHW), an initiative of the North Carolina Council of Churches, is… Continue Reading

Words Make a World
Words Make a World
Jan 13, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Words Make a World

The words we hear form what we think. The words we say form what we do.… Continue Reading

U.S. Court: Those Districts Won’t Fly
U.S. Court: Those Districts Won’t Fly
Jan 12, 2018
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

U.S. Court: Those Districts Won’t Fly

Grand constitutional questions in this country aren’t settled until the Supreme Court has its say, either… Continue Reading

Defending Temporary Protected Status
Defending Temporary Protected Status
Jan 10, 2018
Yolanda Santiago-Correa, Duke Divinity School Intern

Defending Temporary Protected Status

On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security announced the decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status… Continue Reading

Advent Guide: Baptism of the Lord
Advent Guide: Baptism of the Lord
Jan 8, 2018
Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Advent Guide: Baptism of the Lord

Excerpted from A Season of Hope. An Advent Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North… Continue Reading

Advent Guide: Epiphany
Advent Guide: Epiphany
Jan 6, 2018
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Advent Guide: Epiphany

Excerpted from A Season of Hope. An Advent Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North… Continue Reading

New Tax Law Will Harm Environment
New Tax Law Will Harm Environment
Jan 5, 2018
Michelle Peedin, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

New Tax Law Will Harm Environment

The final version of the tax bill, passed in late December, will now open the pristine… Continue Reading

Council Offers Updated Sanctuary E-course
Council Offers Updated Sanctuary E-course
Jan 5, 2018
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Council Offers Updated Sanctuary E-course

A growing movement of immigrant and faith communities have committed to doing what Congress and the… Continue Reading

N.C. Judges on Trial
N.C. Judges on Trial
Jan 4, 2018
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

N.C. Judges on Trial

Well, here we go again. If the Republican-led General Assembly in 2017 focused on trying to… Continue Reading

That Resolution
That Resolution
Jan 1, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

That Resolution

We all do it and well we should–start the new year resolving to do better. Maybe… Continue Reading

Advent Guide: First Sunday After Christmas Day
Advent Guide: First Sunday After Christmas Day
Dec 30, 2017
Nicole Johnson, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Denominational Support

Advent Guide: First Sunday After Christmas Day

Excerpted from A Season of Hope. An Advent Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North… Continue Reading

On the Fourth Day of Christmas
On the Fourth Day of Christmas
Dec 28, 2017
Mary Elizabeth Hanchey, Program Associate for Legislative Advocacy and Interfaith Outreach

On the Fourth Day of Christmas

It has been a rough year for creche sets at our house. For our family, as… Continue Reading

Christ’s Mass
Christ’s Mass
Dec 25, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Christ’s Mass

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was… Continue Reading

Advent Guide: Christmas Eve and Day
Advent Guide: Christmas Eve and Day
Dec 24, 2017
Josie Walker, PHW Regional Coordinator

Advent Guide: Christmas Eve and Day

Excerpted from A Season of Hope. An Advent Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North… Continue Reading

Advent Guide: Fourth Sunday, December 24
Advent Guide: Fourth Sunday, December 24
Dec 23, 2017
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Advent Guide: Fourth Sunday, December 24

Excerpted from A Season of Hope. An Advent Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North… Continue Reading

Welcome Mary Elizabeth
Welcome Mary Elizabeth
Dec 21, 2017
Mary Elizabeth Hanchey, Program Associate for Legislative Advocacy and Interfaith Outreach

Welcome Mary Elizabeth

My name is Mary Elizabeth Hanchey and I joined the staff of the NC Council of… Continue Reading

Congress: Hands Off New Rule Protecting Families from Payday Lenders
Congress: Hands Off New Rule Protecting Families from Payday Lenders
Dec 19, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Congress: Hands Off New Rule Protecting Families from Payday Lenders

Originally appeared in the Durham Herald and signed by both Larry Hall, Secretary of the NC… Continue Reading

Supporting our Mental Health in the Holidays
Supporting our Mental Health in the Holidays
Dec 18, 2017
The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Supporting our Mental Health in the Holidays

The holiday season is a high-pressured time. The season’s greetings can bring unrealistic expectations, societal pressure,… Continue Reading

Advent Guide: Third Sunday, December 17
Advent Guide: Third Sunday, December 17
Dec 16, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Advent Guide: Third Sunday, December 17

Excerpted from A Season of Hope. An Advent Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North… Continue Reading

Policy Statement on the Public Schools
Policy Statement on the Public Schools
Dec 15, 2017
North Carolina Council of Churches

Policy Statement on the Public Schools

Statement on the Public Schools Approved December 5, 2017 by the Governing Board of the North… Continue Reading

Vigil to End Gun Violence
Vigil to End Gun Violence
Dec 14, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Vigil to End Gun Violence

This is my favorite time of the year. I’m a sap about all of it. I… Continue Reading

Executive Director Jennifer Copeland Receives Award from North Carolinians Against Gun Violence
Executive Director Jennifer Copeland Receives Award from North Carolinians Against Gun Violence
Dec 14, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Executive Director Jennifer Copeland Receives Award from North Carolinians Against Gun Violence

Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director of the North Carolina Council of Churches, and Beth Messersmith,  North Carolina… Continue Reading

An Important Reminder – Less than 5 Days Remain to Get Insurance through the Affordable Care Act
An Important Reminder – Less than 5 Days Remain to Get Insurance through the Affordable Care Act
Dec 11, 2017
Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

An Important Reminder – Less than 5 Days Remain to Get Insurance through the Affordable Care Act

If you do not have insurance through an employer or other group plan, the Affordable Care… Continue Reading

Advent Guide: Second Sunday, December 10
Advent Guide: Second Sunday, December 10
Dec 9, 2017
The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Advent Guide: Second Sunday, December 10

Excerpted from A Season of Hope. An Advent Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North… Continue Reading

NCIPL Testifies at EPA Hearing on Clean Power Plan
NCIPL Testifies at EPA Hearing on Clean Power Plan
Dec 8, 2017
Michelle Peedin, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

NCIPL Testifies at EPA Hearing on Clean Power Plan

Last week North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light spoke at the EPA public hearing in Charleston,… Continue Reading

Torture Inquiry Hits Close to Home
Torture Inquiry Hits Close to Home
Dec 5, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Torture Inquiry Hits Close to Home

The solid citizens of Johnston County, N.C. – in a fateful quirk of geography – for… Continue Reading

Hope for the Holidays: 2017 Advent Calendar to Defend Immigrants and Refugees
Hope for the Holidays: 2017 Advent Calendar to Defend Immigrants and Refugees
Dec 4, 2017
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Hope for the Holidays: 2017 Advent Calendar to Defend Immigrants and Refugees

Last year, we created an Advent Calendar to Support Immigrants and Refugees. This year, as the… Continue Reading

Advent Guide: First Sunday, December 3
Advent Guide: First Sunday, December 3
Dec 2, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Advent Guide: First Sunday, December 3

Excerpted from A Season of Hope. An Advent Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North… Continue Reading

Jesus, Money, and Taxes
Jesus, Money, and Taxes
Dec 1, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Jesus, Money, and Taxes

Remarks offered at a press conference on tax reform at the North Carolina State Capitol on… Continue Reading

Road Work Ahead: Jesus and Taxes
Road Work Ahead: Jesus and Taxes
Dec 1, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Road Work Ahead: Jesus and Taxes

Jesus had a lot to say about money, possessions, care for those who are impoverished, and… Continue Reading

Winding Down National Diabetes Month with Partners in Health and Wholeness
Winding Down National Diabetes Month with Partners in Health and Wholeness
Nov 30, 2017
Josie Walker, PHW Regional Coordinator

Winding Down National Diabetes Month with Partners in Health and Wholeness

It isn’t too late to practice prevention. In North Carolina alone, an estimated 750,000 people have… Continue Reading

Support the Council on Giving Tuesday
Support the Council on Giving Tuesday
Nov 27, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Support the Council on Giving Tuesday

Dear Friends, Last year when we sent out our fall appeal requesting financial support for the… Continue Reading

Advent Guide: A Season of Hope
Advent Guide: A Season of Hope
Nov 25, 2017
The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Advent Guide: A Season of Hope

The theme for our Advent Guide this year is hope. After considering various themes, we chose… Continue Reading

Protect Dreamers This Thanksgiving
Protect Dreamers This Thanksgiving
Nov 22, 2017
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Protect Dreamers This Thanksgiving

For many of us living in the United States, Thanksgiving is a time when we get together… Continue Reading

Thanksgiving Notes
Thanksgiving Notes
Nov 22, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Thanksgiving Notes

Psalm 100 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with… Continue Reading

Navigating the Health Insurance Marketplace
Navigating the Health Insurance Marketplace
Nov 18, 2017
Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Navigating the Health Insurance Marketplace

Open enrollment to sign up for or renew health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA)… Continue Reading

Tax Plan Twist: Churches, Charities, Candidates
Tax Plan Twist: Churches, Charities, Candidates
Nov 17, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Tax Plan Twist: Churches, Charities, Candidates

With Republicans on Capitol Hill and in the White House desperate to post a big legislative… Continue Reading

Faith and Health Summit Recap
Faith and Health Summit Recap
Nov 13, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Faith and Health Summit Recap

Written by Council intern Katie Withers. Katie is a Master of Social Work student at North… Continue Reading

United for Puerto Rico
United for Puerto Rico
Nov 9, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

United for Puerto Rico

Written by Council intern Yolanda Santiago-Correa. Yolanda is a Duke Divinity School student and was born… Continue Reading

Creating Peace
Creating Peace
Nov 6, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Creating Peace

If we are not angry today, we have no faith. If we are not frustrated today,… Continue Reading

Democracy Under the Reign of God
Democracy Under the Reign of God
Nov 1, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Democracy Under the Reign of God

As I continue to follow court cases addressing Gerrymandering at both the federal level (Gill v.… Continue Reading

Honoring Farmworkers Who Died in the Fields
Honoring Farmworkers Who Died in the Fields
Oct 30, 2017
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Honoring Farmworkers Who Died in the Fields

Yesterday farmworkers and farmworker allies from across the state came together to celebrate Día de los… Continue Reading

PHW Faith and Health Summit: Thank You
PHW Faith and Health Summit: Thank You
Oct 30, 2017
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Faith and Health Summit: Thank You

It has been a little over a week since our third PHW Faith and Health Summit,… Continue Reading

Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Begins November 1st
Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Begins November 1st
Oct 27, 2017
Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Begins November 1st

The period to enroll or renew health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or… Continue Reading

GOP’s Goal: A Tilted Bench
GOP’s Goal: A Tilted Bench
Oct 23, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

GOP’s Goal: A Tilted Bench

To the Republicans who run the N.C. General Assembly, the concept of judicial independence – central… Continue Reading

Don’t let Trump Repeal and Replace our Clean Power Plan
Don’t let Trump Repeal and Replace our Clean Power Plan
Oct 10, 2017
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Don’t let Trump Repeal and Replace our Clean Power Plan

After failing to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration now has its… Continue Reading

Faith and Health Summit Spotlight: Mental Health Workshops
Faith and Health Summit Spotlight: Mental Health Workshops
Oct 9, 2017
The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Faith and Health Summit Spotlight: Mental Health Workshops

Partners in Health and Wholeness invites you to join us in Greensboro on Friday, October 20,… Continue Reading

Join Us for the PHW Faith and Health Summit
Join Us for the PHW Faith and Health Summit
Oct 5, 2017
Michelle Peedin, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Join Us for the PHW Faith and Health Summit

On Thursday, October 19th Partners in Health and Wholeness will host our 2017 Faith and Health… Continue Reading

Welcome Yolanda
Welcome Yolanda
Oct 3, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Welcome Yolanda

Yolanda will be with the Council during the 2017-2018 academic year as an intern through Duke… Continue Reading

Lament for Las Vegas
Lament for Las Vegas
Oct 2, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Lament for Las Vegas

There are no words… and so my words come from the Psalms where laments make up… Continue Reading

Defenders of Rights; Defenders of Privilege
Defenders of Rights; Defenders of Privilege
Sep 30, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Defenders of Rights; Defenders of Privilege

At many levels, Americans are confronting issues of race relations and racial justice with an intensity… Continue Reading

Time to Take a Knee
Time to Take a Knee
Sep 29, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Time to Take a Knee

It has been nearly fourteen months since Colin Kaepernick first knelt during the playing of the… Continue Reading

Welcome Lindsay
Welcome Lindsay
Sep 28, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Welcome Lindsay

The Council is excited to introduce you to our newest staff member, Lindsay Barth. Lindsay joined… Continue Reading

Suicide Awareness Prevention: Shalom Instead of Silence
Suicide Awareness Prevention: Shalom Instead of Silence
Sep 27, 2017
The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Suicide Awareness Prevention: Shalom Instead of Silence

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Our work at Partners in Health and Wholeness, and with… Continue Reading

Increased Energy Rates, Decreased Funds for Missions
Increased Energy Rates, Decreased Funds for Missions
Sep 26, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Increased Energy Rates, Decreased Funds for Missions

Remarks offered at the Duke Energy Progress Rate Increase hearing on Monday, September 25. Right now… Continue Reading

What should the Peoples Climate Movement do next?
What should the Peoples Climate Movement do next?
Sep 25, 2017
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

What should the Peoples Climate Movement do next?

It has been three years since 400,000+ people came together in the streets of New York… Continue Reading

The Affordable Care Act Today
The Affordable Care Act Today
Sep 22, 2017
Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

The Affordable Care Act Today

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues to be one of the most divisive laws passed in… Continue Reading

Confederate-themed monuments: Time to reassess
Confederate-themed monuments: Time to reassess
Sep 21, 2017
North Carolina Council of Churches

Confederate-themed monuments: Time to reassess

Issue Statement on Confederate Monuments Approved September 13, 2017 by the Governing Board of the North… Continue Reading

Praying in Opposition to Fracked Gas Pipelines
Praying in Opposition to Fracked Gas Pipelines
Sep 18, 2017
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Praying in Opposition to Fracked Gas Pipelines

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline met more opposition last week. This time in the form of a… Continue Reading

Hurricanes and Interfaith Power & Light
Hurricanes and Interfaith Power & Light
Sep 14, 2017
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Hurricanes and Interfaith Power & Light

Over the past week we have experienced a thousand-year flood in Houston and the most powerful… Continue Reading

Statement Supporting Transparency and Accountability on American Involvement in Torture
Statement Supporting Transparency and Accountability on American Involvement in Torture
Sep 13, 2017
North Carolina Council of Churches

Statement Supporting Transparency and Accountability on American Involvement in Torture

Approved September 13, 2017 by the Governing Board of the North Carolina Council of Churches As… Continue Reading

Welcome Katie
Welcome Katie
Sep 12, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Welcome Katie

The Council is excited to have Katie Withers, a Master of Social Work student at North… Continue Reading

Statement Opposing Fracked Gas Pipelines
Statement Opposing Fracked Gas Pipelines
Sep 12, 2017
North Carolina Council of Churches

Statement Opposing Fracked Gas Pipelines

As people of faith, we proclaim our belief that our world is God’s creation, that God… Continue Reading

Regaining our Faith in Democracy
Regaining our Faith in Democracy
Sep 11, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Regaining our Faith in Democracy

In surveys conducted during the months leading up to the 2016 election, large numbers of Americans… Continue Reading

Emotional and Mental Health Storm Preparation
Emotional and Mental Health Storm Preparation
Sep 8, 2017
The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Emotional and Mental Health Storm Preparation

Life is unpredictable. This truth is paramount with an oncoming hurricane or tropical storm. Many North… Continue Reading

Blessed Are the Dreamers
Blessed Are the Dreamers
Sep 7, 2017
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Blessed Are the Dreamers

This week, the Trump administration announced it will end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an… Continue Reading

The Infection in Our Democracy
The Infection in Our Democracy
Aug 25, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

The Infection in Our Democracy

On April 26, 1865, my great-great-grandfather was camped a mere five miles from where I now… Continue Reading

Partners in Health and Wholeness Announces Photography Contest
Partners in Health and Wholeness Announces Photography Contest
Aug 23, 2017
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Partners in Health and Wholeness Announces Photography Contest

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and we want to hear what you… Continue Reading

Praying for a Total Eclipse of the Heart
Praying for a Total Eclipse of the Heart
Aug 21, 2017
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Praying for a Total Eclipse of the Heart

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me… Continue Reading

In the Face of Violence
In the Face of Violence
Aug 18, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

In the Face of Violence

Today, Friday, August 18, 2017, South Main in Durham, NC, is closed to traffic. Civil employees… Continue Reading

Opposing the RAISE Act
Opposing the RAISE Act
Aug 18, 2017
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Opposing the RAISE Act

Two weeks ago, the President endorsed a new bill in the Senate designed to cut legal… Continue Reading

Post-Charlottesville: What Trump Said, and When
Post-Charlottesville: What Trump Said, and When
Aug 17, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Post-Charlottesville: What Trump Said, and When

When President Trump stepped to a White House lectern on Monday and rebuked the instigators of… Continue Reading

Response to the Violence in Charlottesville
Response to the Violence in Charlottesville
Aug 15, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Response to the Violence in Charlottesville

Before I came to call the great state of North Carolina home, I was a proud… Continue Reading

Marching Orders for New Maps
Marching Orders for New Maps
Aug 10, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Marching Orders for New Maps

The three federal judges could have just come right out and said it: The Republicans who… Continue Reading

Job Opening: Office Manager
Job Opening: Office Manager
Aug 7, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Job Opening: Office Manager

Update: This position has now been filled. The Council is hiring an office manager to work… Continue Reading

Supporting Young Immigrants’ Dreams
Supporting Young Immigrants’ Dreams
Aug 5, 2017
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Supporting Young Immigrants’ Dreams

Five years ago, President Obama created the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program to enable… Continue Reading

One Last Time…..
One Last Time…..
Aug 4, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

One Last Time…..

Even when the opportunity before you is grand, it is hard to leave a place you… Continue Reading

Rights Advocacy At Risk
Rights Advocacy At Risk
Aug 3, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Rights Advocacy At Risk

The optics, as they say, are terrible. But in a state whose motto is “To Be… Continue Reading

Police Brutality is not a Joking Matter
Police Brutality is not a Joking Matter
Aug 3, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Police Brutality is not a Joking Matter

By Andrew Hudgins, NCCC Program Associate for Operations, for The Resistance Prays News: In a speech… Continue Reading

Thankful and Ever Vigilant When it Comes to Health Care
Thankful and Ever Vigilant When it Comes to Health Care
Jul 28, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Thankful and Ever Vigilant When it Comes to Health Care

We find ourselves in a better place than we might have been when it comes to… Continue Reading

Uh-Oh – It’s the Legislature, Again
Uh-Oh – It’s the Legislature, Again
Jul 27, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Uh-Oh – It’s the Legislature, Again

Better get used to it. The N.C. General Assembly, after an all-too-brief adjournment during July, is… Continue Reading

Anti-LGBTQ Policies Impact Us All
Anti-LGBTQ Policies Impact Us All
Jul 27, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Anti-LGBTQ Policies Impact Us All

Wednesday’s federal-policy-by-tweet announcement that children of God who are transgender could no longer serve in the… Continue Reading

What the Senate’s Motion to Proceed Vote Means for Health Care
What the Senate’s Motion to Proceed Vote Means for Health Care
Jul 25, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

What the Senate’s Motion to Proceed Vote Means for Health Care

The U.S. Senate’s vote this afternoon moves the debate forward to potentially repeal and replace the… Continue Reading

July 25 Update — Senate Health Care Vote Appears Likely Today
July 25 Update — Senate Health Care Vote Appears Likely Today
Jul 25, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

July 25 Update — Senate Health Care Vote Appears Likely Today

It appears that the U.S. Senate will vote today on some sort of health care action.… Continue Reading

Gov. Cooper Speaks Up for Protecting NC’s Coast
Gov. Cooper Speaks Up for Protecting NC’s Coast
Jul 24, 2017
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Gov. Cooper Speaks Up for Protecting NC’s Coast

Governor Roy Cooper has announced his strong opposition to offshore drilling and seismic blasting along North… Continue Reading

Honor Workers with a Labor Day Sabbath
Honor Workers with a Labor Day Sabbath
Jul 24, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Honor Workers with a Labor Day Sabbath

The Council is partnering with Raise the Wage NC to encourage faith communities to hold a… Continue Reading

Wood Pellet Plant Would Be Environmental Injustice
Wood Pellet Plant Would Be Environmental Injustice
Jul 22, 2017
Michelle Peedin, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Wood Pellet Plant Would Be Environmental Injustice

More than 10,000 individuals and 50 organizations have signed a petition asking Governor Cooper to revoke… Continue Reading

Senate May Still Vote on Health Care; Please Keep Calling
Senate May Still Vote on Health Care; Please Keep Calling
Jul 21, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Senate May Still Vote on Health Care; Please Keep Calling

No one seems completely clear on whether the Senate will vote next week on health care… Continue Reading

Wages of War
Wages of War
Jul 20, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Wages of War

Wartime profits are a thing — from the people who make the machines we use to… Continue Reading

Council Executive Director Honored with Asbury Award
Council Executive Director Honored with Asbury Award
Jul 20, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Council Executive Director Honored with Asbury Award

Jennifer Copeland, the Council’s Executive Director, has been honored with the 2017 Francis Asbury Award by… Continue Reading

Great to Meet You at Wild Goose!
Great to Meet You at Wild Goose!
Jul 17, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Great to Meet You at Wild Goose!

We were delighted to meet many of you at the Wild Goose Festival last week. Council… Continue Reading

Revised Health Care Bill, Same Devastating Effects
Revised Health Care Bill, Same Devastating Effects
Jul 14, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Revised Health Care Bill, Same Devastating Effects

Yesterday, the Senate unveiled a revised version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act. According to a… Continue Reading

America’s Role in Torture — Beginning the Path to Forgiveness
America’s Role in Torture — Beginning the Path to Forgiveness
Jul 9, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

America’s Role in Torture — Beginning the Path to Forgiveness

With so many issues confronting us, our nation’s involvement in acts of torture is fading from… Continue Reading

Healing Miracles
Healing Miracles
Jul 7, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Healing Miracles

Just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years.… Continue Reading

More Wind Energy, Not Less
More Wind Energy, Not Less
Jul 3, 2017
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

More Wind Energy, Not Less

It is becoming a national trend for politicians to “divide and conquer” by attacking the wind industry… Continue Reading

Rising Up with Richmond County
Rising Up with Richmond County
Jul 1, 2017
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Rising Up with Richmond County

“Biomass” may sound like a clean idea, but it actually means cutting down and turning trees… Continue Reading

Doomed Veto Spotlights Budget Flaws
Doomed Veto Spotlights Budget Flaws
Jun 30, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Doomed Veto Spotlights Budget Flaws

Presented with a new state budget that, whatever its occasional virtues, is mainly about easing tax… Continue Reading

With Prescription Medication, Verify Before You Buy
With Prescription Medication, Verify Before You Buy
Jun 29, 2017
Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

With Prescription Medication, Verify Before You Buy

Would you be Surprised to know 97 percent of online pharmacies are illegitimate? The North Carolina… Continue Reading

Health Care CBO Score Proves Potential Harm
Health Care CBO Score Proves Potential Harm
Jun 27, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Health Care CBO Score Proves Potential Harm

Late yesterday afternoon the Congressional Budget Office released their score of the Senate’s proposed health care… Continue Reading

The President’s New Policies are Bad for Cuba and the Church
The President’s New Policies are Bad for Cuba and the Church
Jun 27, 2017
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

The President’s New Policies are Bad for Cuba and the Church

I have been blessed with the opportunity to visit Cuba on two occasions: the first in… Continue Reading

NC Council of Churches Places Welcome Billboard Along I-40
NC Council of Churches Places Welcome Billboard Along I-40
Jun 26, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

NC Council of Churches Places Welcome Billboard Along I-40

For at least the next month, drivers along I-40 West between Statesville and Hickory will see… Continue Reading

Video: What’s the Council Staff Up to this Summer?
Video: What’s the Council Staff Up to this Summer?
Jun 25, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Video: What’s the Council Staff Up to this Summer?

It has been a busy year and is shaping up to be an even busier summer.… Continue Reading

Senate Health Care Plan Released: Would Make the Most Vulnerable More So
Senate Health Care Plan Released: Would Make the Most Vulnerable More So
Jun 22, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Senate Health Care Plan Released: Would Make the Most Vulnerable More So

Members of the United States Senate have released their proposed health care plan, all 142 pages… Continue Reading

New Budget with Old Agenda Falls Short
New Budget with Old Agenda Falls Short
Jun 22, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

New Budget with Old Agenda Falls Short

By now the strategy is familiar – the strategy used by the N.C. General Assembly’s Republican… Continue Reading

Senate Health Care Plan — Let’s Keep Calling
Senate Health Care Plan — Let’s Keep Calling
Jun 21, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Senate Health Care Plan — Let’s Keep Calling

As the Senate continues its secret deliberations on a health care plan that will effect all… Continue Reading

Let Us Show Love and Compassion on World Refugee Day
Let Us Show Love and Compassion on World Refugee Day
Jun 19, 2017
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Let Us Show Love and Compassion on World Refugee Day

First celebrated in 2001, World Refugee Day is held annually on June 20​. The day marks a… Continue Reading

Thursday, June 15 — NC Health Care Call-in Day
Thursday, June 15 — NC Health Care Call-in Day
Jun 14, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Thursday, June 15 — NC Health Care Call-in Day

The Council’s commitment to health care as a basic justice issue dates back decades. Significant progress… Continue Reading

Our Unceasing Prayer Must Be for Peace
Our Unceasing Prayer Must Be for Peace
Jun 14, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Our Unceasing Prayer Must Be for Peace

The tragedy of gun violence in this country seems unending. We pray for those impacted, whether… Continue Reading

Gerrymander Remedy: Redraw, Now
Gerrymander Remedy: Redraw, Now
Jun 14, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Gerrymander Remedy: Redraw, Now

The Republicans who took control of North Carolina’s General Assembly with the elections of 2010 were,… Continue Reading

GA’s Budget Proposals — Harmful not Helpful
GA’s Budget Proposals — Harmful not Helpful
Jun 12, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

GA’s Budget Proposals — Harmful not Helpful

The General Assembly leaders meeting to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of the… Continue Reading

UPDATE — High Court to NC: Draw Those Districts Fairly
UPDATE — High Court to NC: Draw Those Districts Fairly
Jun 8, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

UPDATE — High Court to NC: Draw Those Districts Fairly

UPDATE In separate, party-line votes on June 8, the state House and Senate rejected Gov. Cooper’s… Continue Reading

Update — GA Takes Up Dangerous Gun Law, June 7
Update — GA Takes Up Dangerous Gun Law, June 7
Jun 7, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Update — GA Takes Up Dangerous Gun Law, June 7

Representatives in the General  Assembly are scheduled to take up H.B. 746 this afternoon. Calls are… Continue Reading

Sanctuary as a Sacred Act
Sanctuary as a Sacred Act
Jun 2, 2017
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Sanctuary as a Sacred Act

Photo courtesy of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. Under President Trump’s recent executive orders, many… Continue Reading

Rolling Waters
Rolling Waters
Jun 2, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

Rolling Waters

A couple of weeks ago, my wife and I headed north for my sister’s graduation. Being… Continue Reading

Now what? Staying Engaged and Grow the Interfaith Climate Movement
Now what? Staying Engaged and Grow the Interfaith Climate Movement
Jun 1, 2017
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Now what? Staying Engaged and Grow the Interfaith Climate Movement

We were already living in a time of profound consequence. President Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of the… Continue Reading

Gun Bill Advances in GA; National Gun Violence Awareness Day is June 2
Gun Bill Advances in GA; National Gun Violence Awareness Day is June 2
Jun 1, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Gun Bill Advances in GA; National Gun Violence Awareness Day is June 2

Consider the shame of the North Carolina General Assembly working to rush through a bill that… Continue Reading

Action Alert: May 31, 2017 — GA May Act on Guns
Action Alert: May 31, 2017 — GA May Act on Guns
May 30, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Action Alert: May 31, 2017 — GA May Act on Guns

As was feared, some members of the General Assembly may be bringing back legislation that would… Continue Reading

We Are Love Warriors
We Are Love Warriors
May 28, 2017
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

We Are Love Warriors

The exhilaration of Easter is fading into memory, and we are left with more routine matters. Unfortunately,… Continue Reading

The Plank in Your Eye
The Plank in Your Eye
May 27, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The Plank in Your Eye

As followers of the Prince of Peace, Christians are not always particularly peaceful people, which is… Continue Reading

Lines of Influence: Justices Zap Voting Map
Lines of Influence: Justices Zap Voting Map
May 25, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Lines of Influence: Justices Zap Voting Map

Following the elections of 2010 – tilted as they were by an intense right-wing pushback against… Continue Reading

Heal the Sick
Heal the Sick
May 24, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Heal the Sick

For more than two decades, the NC Council of Churches has called for access to health… Continue Reading

2018 Budget Proposal is the Antithesis of our Call
2018 Budget Proposal is the Antithesis of our Call
May 23, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

2018 Budget Proposal is the Antithesis of our Call

Plenty of analysis is already happening around the 2018 budget proposal out of the White House.… Continue Reading

For Children, It’s Good News and Bad News from the GA
For Children, It’s Good News and Bad News from the GA
May 23, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

For Children, It’s Good News and Bad News from the GA

Last week was a mixed bag for children and youth in terms of activity at the… Continue Reading

Justice on Gerrymandering
Justice on Gerrymandering
May 22, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Justice on Gerrymandering

Today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court affirms what many in North Carolina knew – the… Continue Reading

Join the Council at Wild Goose!
Join the Council at Wild Goose!
May 22, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Join the Council at Wild Goose!

The Council is a sponsor of the Wild Goose Festival in Hot Springs this July. Members… Continue Reading

What Gives Me Hope
What Gives Me Hope
May 22, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

What Gives Me Hope

Remarks delivered at the NC Justice Center’s 2017 Defenders of Justice Awards where the Council was… Continue Reading

Budget’s Big Picture: A Crumbling Core
Budget’s Big Picture: A Crumbling Core
May 19, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Budget’s Big Picture: A Crumbling Core

So, the question as always comes down to one of vision. The elected chieftains who decide… Continue Reading

2017 Stand Up Sabbath — June 16-18
2017 Stand Up Sabbath — June 16-18
May 15, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

2017 Stand Up Sabbath — June 16-18

About this time two years ago, I accepted the offer to become the next Executive Director… Continue Reading

Special Interest Altar Calls
Special Interest Altar Calls
May 11, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Special Interest Altar Calls

By now, most of us have read “Dark Money” or heard enough about the subject it… Continue Reading

Apply for PHW Collaborative by May 31 to be Eligible for June Mini-Grant
Apply for PHW Collaborative by May 31 to be Eligible for June Mini-Grant
May 11, 2017
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Apply for PHW Collaborative by May 31 to be Eligible for June Mini-Grant

The next Partners in Health and Wholeness Mini-grant Cycle will begin June 5. Interested congregations must… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report — May 10, 2017
Raleigh Report — May 10, 2017
May 11, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Raleigh Report — May 10, 2017

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director [For more information on bills, including committee referrals and re-referrals,… Continue Reading


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It's a beautiful day in the Triangle. Are you getting ready for that spring weather? 🌿🌺🍀 We are too!! Go to our store and check out our amazing tank tops quoting our motto: "Strength in Unity, Peace through Justice." ncchurches.org/store… pic.twitter.com/oAZr…

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TOMORROW! Join us with Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman on Faith Communities Supporting Democracy. There is still time to register. Follow the link >>> ncchurches.org/event… pic.twitter.com/RO2O…

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Check out this new resource from @DrugPolicyOrg challenging us to dig deeper and work together to uproot the drug war. uprootingthedrugwar.… #harmreduction #mindfultogether

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Dr. Julian's work was instrumental to the public health community. We carry his passion as we continue reckoning with our past so that we may continue building the beloved community. Learn more about Dr. Julian's legacy at pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ju…. #BlackHistoryMonth @novapbs pic.twitter.com/JJsm…

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Join Faith in Harm Reduction TODAY at 4 p.m. for the launch of their virtual Roundtable series! The first roundtable centers on the Black church and needs, opportunities, and challenges for harm reduction in that context. Register below: secure.everyaction.c… #MindfulTogether

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Do you still need access to health insurance coverage this year? Open enrollment through the health insurance marketplace began on Feb. 15 and ends on May 15. Visit @HealthCareGov to learn more about what this means and how to enroll: healthcare.gov/cover…

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Pauli Murray's work was rooted in building community that affirms individuals through true equality and justice for all. Learn more about Pauli Murray by visiting the @PauliMurrayCntr Twitter page or website at paulimurraycenter.co…. #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/klug…

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RT @EPA EPA is proud to join our agency partners as we tackle the climate crisis and build a healthier, cleaner, more equitable future for all. Let’s do this! whitehouse.gov/brief…

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RT @EPA Proud to be back! @EPA will be there every step of the way, as we tackle the climate crisis, advance climate justice, and create a healthier future for all Americans. twitter.com/WhiteHou…

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RT @greenthechurch Tune into Environmental Defense Fund’s Instagram Live on Broadening & Growing the Environmental & Climate Justice Movement in celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth tonight at 6pmEST #EJ #Environmentalist #Environmental #ClimateChange #ClimateJustice #CleanEnergy #ClimateActionNow pic.twitter.com/hBfn…

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RT @greenthechurch If you’re passionate about what we do and can bring something unique to the team, get in touch! Email a cover letter, resume, and writing sample(s) to jennifer@greenthechurch.org. pic.twitter.com/CE44…

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RT @interfaithpower .@RepDebHaaland: "I can promise you that if I am confirmed as Secretary we will be guided by science." The Senate act quickly to #ConfirmHaaland to ensure @Interior has a leader to fulfill its mission to follow science & protect our #PublicLands for future generations.

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