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Shine a Light on Postpartum Depression This Mother’s Day
Shine a Light on Postpartum Depression This Mother’s Day
May 1, 2017
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Shine a Light on Postpartum Depression This Mother’s Day

We often struggle to address mental health in our communities of faith. This Mother’s Day, as… Continue Reading

When the Good Samaritan is Your Neighbor
When the Good Samaritan is Your Neighbor
Apr 30, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

When the Good Samaritan is Your Neighbor

If you’re part of the Christian tradition then you have probably heard the story of the… Continue Reading

Workers’ Memorial: Remembering Those Who Have Died
Workers’ Memorial: Remembering Those Who Have Died
Apr 28, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Workers’ Memorial: Remembering Those Who Have Died

Remarks delivered at the Workers’ Memorial, April 28, at the Old Capitol Building, Raleigh Micah 7:1-4,… Continue Reading

Retiring Judge Stands Tall
Retiring Judge Stands Tall
Apr 27, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Retiring Judge Stands Tall

As Shakespeare’s King Lear famously put it, “How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report — April 26, 2017
Raleigh Report — April 26, 2017
Apr 27, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Raleigh Report — April 26, 2017

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director [The deadlines for the introduction of most new bills have… Continue Reading

Guns on Campus Are a Bad Idea
Guns on Campus Are a Bad Idea
Apr 25, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Guns on Campus Are a Bad Idea

Two of the most volatile elements on a college campus are alcohol and hormones. These ingredients… Continue Reading

Efforts to Cut Health Care Continue in Congress
Efforts to Cut Health Care Continue in Congress
Apr 24, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Efforts to Cut Health Care Continue in Congress

The public is opposed to efforts to replace the Affordable Care Act, but some members of… Continue Reading

Faith Leaders: Make Yourselves Heard on Juvenile Justice
Faith Leaders: Make Yourselves Heard on Juvenile Justice
Apr 24, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Faith Leaders: Make Yourselves Heard on Juvenile Justice

A change in New York law earlier this month leaves North Carolina alone in a place… Continue Reading

Science Must Matter to People of Faith
Science Must Matter to People of Faith
Apr 22, 2017
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Science Must Matter to People of Faith

Crowds are gathered on this Earth Day in Washington, D.C. and in cities across the country… Continue Reading

Tax-Cut Fever Threatens Services
Tax-Cut Fever Threatens Services
Apr 22, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Tax-Cut Fever Threatens Services

How many times do we have to say it? Well, it’s worth repeating – especially in… Continue Reading

There’s an App for That
There’s an App for That
Apr 21, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

There’s an App for That

The Council is excited to announce the release of our free app for iOS and Android… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report — April 21, 2017
Raleigh Report — April 21, 2017
Apr 21, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Raleigh Report — April 21, 2017

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director [For the latest committee referrals and re-referrals, go to the… Continue Reading

Do We Treat Workers as We Would Treat Jesus?
Do We Treat Workers as We Would Treat Jesus?
Apr 21, 2017
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Do We Treat Workers as We Would Treat Jesus?

In this Easter season of the Christian church, we have just celebrated Resurrection Sunday and the… Continue Reading

Congress is on Recess but You Can Still Take Action
Congress is on Recess but You Can Still Take Action
Apr 19, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Congress is on Recess but You Can Still Take Action

Congressional leaders are still in their home states for their spring recess, but your voices are… Continue Reading

SB 145 Debate Not in Accordance with Matthew 25
SB 145 Debate Not in Accordance with Matthew 25
Apr 18, 2017
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

SB 145 Debate Not in Accordance with Matthew 25

Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee of the North Carolina General Assembly discussed SB 145, an… Continue Reading

From Sour to Sweet
From Sour to Sweet
Apr 17, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

From Sour to Sweet

Confession: I didn’t give anything up for Lent this year and I don’t feel bad about… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report — April 17, 2017
Raleigh Report — April 17, 2017
Apr 17, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Raleigh Report — April 17, 2017

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director Newly Introduced Bills BUDGET AND TAXES H 540, Teachers &… Continue Reading

2017 Lenten Guide — Easter Sunday
2017 Lenten Guide — Easter Sunday
Apr 15, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

2017 Lenten Guide — Easter Sunday

For this year’s Lenten Guide, each member of the Council staff chose a verse from a… Continue Reading

Easter Greetings from the Council
Easter Greetings from the Council
Apr 15, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Easter Greetings from the Council

Sanctuary of West Raleigh Presbyterian Church as photographed by Martie Leming Maundy Thursday, 2017 Goodness is… Continue Reading

New Push for Broader Medicaid, Better Health
New Push for Broader Medicaid, Better Health
Apr 14, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

New Push for Broader Medicaid, Better Health

North Carolina’s failure under Republican leadership to improve low-income residents’ access to health care via the… Continue Reading

No More of This
No More of This
Apr 14, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

No More of This

In the final hours of the first day of the Triduum, these intense three days when… Continue Reading

2017 Lenten Guide — Holy Saturday
2017 Lenten Guide — Holy Saturday
Apr 14, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

2017 Lenten Guide — Holy Saturday

For this year’s Lenten Guide, each member of the Council staff chose a verse from a… Continue Reading

2017 Lenten Guide — Good Friday
2017 Lenten Guide — Good Friday
Apr 13, 2017
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

2017 Lenten Guide — Good Friday

For this year’s Lenten Guide, each member of the Council staff chose a verse from a… Continue Reading

A Day in the Life of….
A Day in the Life of….
Apr 13, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

A Day in the Life of….

Preached on April 12 at St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, Chapel Hill Holy Week, this… Continue Reading

2017 Lenten Guide — Maundy Thursday
2017 Lenten Guide — Maundy Thursday
Apr 12, 2017
Nicole Johnson, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Denominational Support

2017 Lenten Guide — Maundy Thursday

For this year’s Lenten Guide, each member of the Council staff chose a verse from a… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report — April 10, 2017
Raleigh Report — April 10, 2017
Apr 10, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Raleigh Report — April 10, 2017

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director Bills are being introduced at a rapid pace as the… Continue Reading

Shock Waves from High Court ‘Nuke’
Shock Waves from High Court ‘Nuke’
Apr 8, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Shock Waves from High Court ‘Nuke’

Our national politics are in an ugly place, driven by an accelerating cycle of suspicion, accusation,… Continue Reading

NC Council of Churches to be Recognized as a Defender of Justice
NC Council of Churches to be Recognized as a Defender of Justice
Apr 7, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

NC Council of Churches to be Recognized as a Defender of Justice

Jesus mentions when discussing faith-based activity, “Do not sound a trumpet before you…so that [you] might… Continue Reading

Work for Just and Equitable Health Care is Not Finished
Work for Just and Equitable Health Care is Not Finished
Apr 6, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Work for Just and Equitable Health Care is Not Finished

Every state legislator should be required to listen to the stories shared at a press conference… Continue Reading

Let NC Legislators Know You Care about Creation
Let NC Legislators Know You Care about Creation
Apr 6, 2017
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Let NC Legislators Know You Care about Creation

NC Interfaith Power and Light’s lay and faith leader network is at the General Assembly on… Continue Reading

Standing on Our Heads
Standing on Our Heads
Apr 3, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Standing on Our Heads

Sermon preached by the Rev. Jennifer Copeland on April 1, 2017 at First United Methodist Church,… Continue Reading

2017 Lenten Guide — Fifth Sunday
2017 Lenten Guide — Fifth Sunday
Apr 1, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

2017 Lenten Guide — Fifth Sunday

For this year’s Lenten Guide, each member of the Council staff chose a verse from a… Continue Reading

Swallow Hard: H.B. 2’s Less-than-Ideal ‘Repeal’
Swallow Hard: H.B. 2’s Less-than-Ideal ‘Repeal’
Apr 1, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Swallow Hard: H.B. 2’s Less-than-Ideal ‘Repeal’

Call it a head-on collision between politics and principle. Is anyone surprised that politics prevailed? Yet… Continue Reading

Speak Out Against Anti-Climate Executive Order
Speak Out Against Anti-Climate Executive Order
Mar 29, 2017
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Speak Out Against Anti-Climate Executive Order

This week, Donald Trump issued an executive order to turn back the clock on the climate progress… Continue Reading

2017 Legislative Seminar — Thank You plus Worship and Awards Presentation Online
2017 Legislative Seminar — Thank You plus Worship and Awards Presentation Online
Mar 28, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

2017 Legislative Seminar — Thank You plus Worship and Awards Presentation Online

For those who could not be with us at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Raleigh,… Continue Reading

Action Needed Before Monday Night on Guns in Places of Worship
Action Needed Before Monday Night on Guns in Places of Worship
Mar 27, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Action Needed Before Monday Night on Guns in Places of Worship

Our friends at North Carolinians Against Gun Violence have issued the alert below. Please note that… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report — March 26, 2017
Raleigh Report — March 26, 2017
Mar 26, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Raleigh Report — March 26, 2017

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director Newly Introduced Bills BUDGET AND TAXATION H 356, Tax Reduction… Continue Reading

2017 Lenten Guide — Fourth Sunday
2017 Lenten Guide — Fourth Sunday
Mar 25, 2017
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

2017 Lenten Guide — Fourth Sunday

For this year’s Lenten Guide, each member of the Council staff chose a verse from a… Continue Reading

2017 Legislative Seminar Check-In Instructions
2017 Legislative Seminar Check-In Instructions
Mar 24, 2017
Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

2017 Legislative Seminar Check-In Instructions

Thank you to those who have registered for the 2017 Legislative Seminar. We are looking forward… Continue Reading

UPDATE: Trumpcare Just Got Worse — Call Before Today’s Vote
UPDATE: Trumpcare Just Got Worse — Call Before Today’s Vote
Mar 24, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

UPDATE: Trumpcare Just Got Worse — Call Before Today’s Vote

Thank you for every call, email, and letter to Congressional leaders that led to today’s decision… Continue Reading

GOP Mantra: Party Hearty!
GOP Mantra: Party Hearty!
Mar 24, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

GOP Mantra: Party Hearty!

They might not care for the image, but Republican members of the N.C. General Assembly act… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report — March 21, 2017
Raleigh Report — March 21, 2017
Mar 23, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Raleigh Report — March 21, 2017

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director Newly Introduced Bills BUDGET AND TAXATION HB 329, Home School… Continue Reading

Increased Costs in NC Under Health Care Repeal
Increased Costs in NC Under Health Care Repeal
Mar 22, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Increased Costs in NC Under Health Care Repeal

With a House vote on the plan to appeal the Affordable Care Act as early as… Continue Reading

Do the Goose
Do the Goose
Mar 19, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Do the Goose

If you think organized religion has lost its appeal (25% of Americans do; most of them… Continue Reading

2017 Lenten Guide — Third Sunday
2017 Lenten Guide — Third Sunday
Mar 18, 2017
Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

2017 Lenten Guide — Third Sunday

For this year’s Lenten Guide, each member of the Council staff chose a verse from a… Continue Reading

If a Budget is a Moral Document, Then What Does this One Preach?
If a Budget is a Moral Document, Then What Does this One Preach?
Mar 17, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

If a Budget is a Moral Document, Then What Does this One Preach?

The budget blueprint for 2018 released by President Trump on Thursday cuts a wide swath through… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report — March 13, 2017
Raleigh Report — March 13, 2017
Mar 14, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Raleigh Report — March 13, 2017

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director Newly Introduced Bills CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE JUSTICE H 233, Ban… Continue Reading

Who Would Choose to be Poor or Sick?
Who Would Choose to be Poor or Sick?
Mar 13, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Who Would Choose to be Poor or Sick?

Around the release of the alt-health plan currently making its way through Congress, several elected leaders… Continue Reading

2017 Lenten Guide — Second Sunday
2017 Lenten Guide — Second Sunday
Mar 11, 2017
Michelle Peedin, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

2017 Lenten Guide — Second Sunday

For this year’s Lenten Guide, each member of the Council staff chose a verse from a… Continue Reading

Women and Wages
Women and Wages
Mar 8, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Women and Wages

Remarks delivered by Executive Director Jennifer Copeland at a press conference on fair wages on March… Continue Reading

Taking Away Health Care
Taking Away Health Care
Mar 8, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Taking Away Health Care

Despite evidence that the Affordable Care Act is more popular and more needed than ever, some… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report — March 7, 2017
Raleigh Report — March 7, 2017
Mar 7, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Raleigh Report — March 7, 2017

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director Newly Introduced Bills BUDGET AND TAXES S 147, Reenact School… Continue Reading

2017 Legislative Seminar: Advocate in NC as well as DC
2017 Legislative Seminar: Advocate in NC as well as DC
Mar 6, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

2017 Legislative Seminar: Advocate in NC as well as DC

The political situation at the national level has occupied the time and attention of many faithful… Continue Reading

2017 Lenten Guide — First Sunday
2017 Lenten Guide — First Sunday
Mar 4, 2017
The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

2017 Lenten Guide — First Sunday

For this year’s Lenten Guide, each member of the Council staff chose a verse from a… Continue Reading

Introducing the Partners in Health and Wholeness Collaborative
Introducing the Partners in Health and Wholeness Collaborative
Mar 3, 2017
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Introducing the Partners in Health and Wholeness Collaborative

We are pleased to introduce the PHW Collaborative. Mostly, it is a change in the name,… Continue Reading

PHW Launches Collaborative; Certify for 2017
PHW Launches Collaborative; Certify for 2017
Mar 3, 2017
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Launches Collaborative; Certify for 2017

We are pleased to introduce the PHW Collaborative. Mostly, it is a change in the name,… Continue Reading

H.B. 2 ‘Compromise’ Must Protect Rights
H.B. 2 ‘Compromise’ Must Protect Rights
Mar 3, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

H.B. 2 ‘Compromise’ Must Protect Rights

The fight over North Carolina’s House Bill 2 – the law that notoriously stamps the state’s… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report — February 28, 2017
Raleigh Report — February 28, 2017
Mar 1, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Raleigh Report — February 28, 2017

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director Newly Introduced Bills ENVIRONMENTAL CARE H 171, Change Exclusion for… Continue Reading

2017 Lenten Guide — Ash Wednesday
2017 Lenten Guide — Ash Wednesday
Mar 1, 2017
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

2017 Lenten Guide — Ash Wednesday

For this year’s Lenten Guide, each member of the Council staff chose a verse from a… Continue Reading

2017 Lenten Guide — Sing With Us
2017 Lenten Guide — Sing With Us
Feb 27, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

2017 Lenten Guide — Sing With Us

For this year’s Lenten Guide, each member of the Council staff chose a verse from a… Continue Reading

N.C.’s Reckless ‘Party Time’
N.C.’s Reckless ‘Party Time’
Feb 25, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

N.C.’s Reckless ‘Party Time’

Politics, at least in a democracy, is competitive. The analogy to sports may be simplistic but… Continue Reading

Video of Webinar: Loving Our Neighbors in a New Administration
Video of Webinar: Loving Our Neighbors in a New Administration
Feb 24, 2017
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Video of Webinar: Loving Our Neighbors in a New Administration

Did you miss our webinar, ““Loving Our Neighbors in a New Administration?” If so, please watch… Continue Reading

Congregations Act on Faith and Science
Congregations Act on Faith and Science
Feb 24, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Congregations Act on Faith and Science

Remarks delivered by NCIPL Director Susannah Tuttle at a press conference on February 23. People of… Continue Reading

Let Loving One Another Become Our Norm
Let Loving One Another Become Our Norm
Feb 23, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Let Loving One Another Become Our Norm

Yesterday morning, the Sandra P. Lerner Jewish Community Day School in Durham received a bomb threat.… Continue Reading

Sol Train Connects Climate and Faith with Solar Power
Sol Train Connects Climate and Faith with Solar Power
Feb 22, 2017
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Sol Train Connects Climate and Faith with Solar Power

Many people want to take meaningful action on climate change but don’t know where to start.… Continue Reading

Ethical Debates on Industrial Agriculture
Ethical Debates on Industrial Agriculture
Feb 21, 2017
Michelle Peedin, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Ethical Debates on Industrial Agriculture

An ethical debate is a bit of a juxtaposition. As we know, ethics are a set… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report — February 20, 2017
Raleigh Report — February 20, 2017
Feb 20, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Raleigh Report — February 20, 2017

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director Newly Introduced Bills BUDGET AND TAXES S 75, Constitutional Amendment… Continue Reading

Governor Fights Power Shortage
Governor Fights Power Shortage
Feb 17, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Governor Fights Power Shortage

North Carolina’s governor gets to live in a mansion whose handsome property occupies a full city… Continue Reading

Johnson Amendment: Name Games and Far-reaching Impact
Johnson Amendment: Name Games and Far-reaching Impact
Feb 17, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Johnson Amendment: Name Games and Far-reaching Impact

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director I came to North Carolina in 1978 to work with… Continue Reading

Answering your Questions about Sanctuary
Answering your Questions about Sanctuary
Feb 16, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Answering your Questions about Sanctuary

President Trump’s recent executive actions impacting refugees and immigrants have faithful people increasingly interested in how… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report — February 15, 2017
Raleigh Report — February 15, 2017
Feb 15, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Raleigh Report — February 15, 2017

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director As the legislative session continues, there’s been a marked increase… Continue Reading

Welcome Andrew and Michelle!
Welcome Andrew and Michelle!
Feb 15, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Welcome Andrew and Michelle!

The Council has added two new staffers in recent months. Andrew Hudgins is our Program Associate… Continue Reading

Repealing the Johnson Amendment Means Pulpits for Sale
Repealing the Johnson Amendment Means Pulpits for Sale
Feb 11, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Repealing the Johnson Amendment Means Pulpits for Sale

Remarks delivered by Executive Director Jennifer Copeland at HKonJ 2017. Picture this on the marquee in… Continue Reading

Whispers and Shouts
Whispers and Shouts
Feb 11, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Whispers and Shouts

Sometimes God whispers. Whether through hymns or homilies or kids dancing their way down the aisle… Continue Reading

Refugees Welcomed, Not Banned
Refugees Welcomed, Not Banned
Feb 10, 2017
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Refugees Welcomed, Not Banned

Last in a series of three blogs. Above all, these strangers bring to us the Christ.… Continue Reading

Walls Demonstrate Hostility, not Hospitality
Walls Demonstrate Hostility, not Hospitality
Feb 7, 2017
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Walls Demonstrate Hostility, not Hospitality

Second in a series of three blogs. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for… Continue Reading

Big Stakes in High Court Pick
Big Stakes in High Court Pick
Feb 1, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Big Stakes in High Court Pick

Compared with some of the provocatively, even outrageously unsuited people whom President Trump has chosen for… Continue Reading

The Pipelines We Need and the Ones We Don’t
The Pipelines We Need and the Ones We Don’t
Jan 31, 2017
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

The Pipelines We Need and the Ones We Don’t

Last week President Trump signed executive actions to advance the construction of the Keystone, Dakota Access,… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report — January 31, 2017
Raleigh Report — January 31, 2017
Jan 31, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Raleigh Report — January 31, 2017

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director The 2017 General Assembly has begun its work. Elected in… Continue Reading

Speak Against Vitriol; Stand for Values
Speak Against Vitriol; Stand for Values
Jan 30, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Speak Against Vitriol; Stand for Values

For more than 80 years the NC Council of Churches has stood for essential human rights… Continue Reading

Blessed not Blocked or Banned
Blessed not Blocked or Banned
Jan 30, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Blessed not Blocked or Banned

This Sunday’s Gospel reading was the Beatitudes, Matthew 5:1-12. Jesus says blessed nine times, but he… Continue Reading

Keeping With Community
Keeping With Community
Jan 29, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Keeping With Community

Enabling good health is a community restoration project. It’s really not about prescription plans, deductibles, out-of-pocket… Continue Reading

The Threat is not from Immigrants and Refugees
The Threat is not from Immigrants and Refugees
Jan 28, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The Threat is not from Immigrants and Refugees

The Council has had a busy weekend. Much of the staff was helping with the Beyond… Continue Reading

Getting Back to Our Normal: Some Suggestions for the Long Haul
Getting Back to Our Normal: Some Suggestions for the Long Haul
Jan 27, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Getting Back to Our Normal: Some Suggestions for the Long Haul

Our friend Rob Schofield over at Policy Watch wrote a column on Tuesday that was as… Continue Reading

Sanctuary, Not Deportation
Sanctuary, Not Deportation
Jan 27, 2017
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Sanctuary, Not Deportation

First in a series of three blogs. God calls people of faith to remember that they… Continue Reading

The ACA Remains in Place; 2017 Open Enrollment ends January 31
The ACA Remains in Place; 2017 Open Enrollment ends January 31
Jan 24, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The ACA Remains in Place; 2017 Open Enrollment ends January 31

The Affordable Care Act is still in place for 2017, and as our friends at the… Continue Reading

Let’s Keep Marching
Let’s Keep Marching
Jan 23, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Let’s Keep Marching

At another time in my life, I would not have spent most of Saturday occupying my… Continue Reading

Moving Beyond Gun Violence
Moving Beyond Gun Violence
Jan 21, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Moving Beyond Gun Violence

Two weeks ago I flew to Florida for a national gathering of state ecumenical leaders and… Continue Reading

A Letter to President Trump
A Letter to President Trump
Jan 20, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

A Letter to President Trump

Dear Mr. Trump, You ARE my president. I did not vote for you, but you were… Continue Reading

Medicaid Push: Cooper’s Strong Start
Medicaid Push: Cooper’s Strong Start
Jan 20, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Medicaid Push: Cooper’s Strong Start

For many of us, these are troubling times as Donald Trump ascends to the nation’s highest… Continue Reading

Healthy Churches 2020 National Conference
Healthy Churches 2020 National Conference
Jan 17, 2017
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Healthy Churches 2020 National Conference

Pizazz. Laughter. Friends. Singing. These words describe the Healthy Churches 2020 National Conference. But, did you… Continue Reading

Remembering the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Remembering the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jan 15, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Remembering the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Excerpts from Dr. King’s remarks delivered on May 14, 1963 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Cleveland… Continue Reading

Pope Francis Advocates for Breastfeeding in Worship
Pope Francis Advocates for Breastfeeding in Worship
Jan 12, 2017
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Pope Francis Advocates for Breastfeeding in Worship

In the past Partners in Health and Wholeness had a program dedicated to helping worshipping communities promote breastfeeding and… Continue Reading

Speak Out on Cabinet Nominees
Speak Out on Cabinet Nominees
Jan 10, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Speak Out on Cabinet Nominees

Groups at the state and national level continue to mobilize around concerns about President-Elect Donald Trump’s… Continue Reading

Update: Save Our Health Care Rallies Statewide on January 15
Update: Save Our Health Care Rallies Statewide on January 15
Jan 10, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Update: Save Our Health Care Rallies Statewide on January 15

On Friday, the House of Representatives voted to continue the process that could ultimately repeal the… Continue Reading

PHW Mini-Grants Now Open
PHW Mini-Grants Now Open
Jan 7, 2017
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Mini-Grants Now Open

We are excited to announce that we are now accepting mini-grant applications. Congregations who were certified… Continue Reading

Advent Guide: Baptism of the Lord, January 8
Advent Guide: Baptism of the Lord, January 8
Jan 6, 2017
The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Advent Guide: Baptism of the Lord, January 8

Excerpted from How Will We Welcome the Prince of Peace? An Advent Guide for Lectionary Year… Continue Reading

Advent Guide: Epiphany, January 6
Advent Guide: Epiphany, January 6
Jan 5, 2017
Nicole Johnson, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Denominational Support

Advent Guide: Epiphany, January 6

Excerpted from How Will We Welcome the Prince of Peace? An Advent Guide for Lectionary Year… Continue Reading

Partners in Health and Wholeness Grant Cycle Opens January 6
Partners in Health and Wholeness Grant Cycle Opens January 6
Jan 5, 2017
Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Partners in Health and Wholeness Grant Cycle Opens January 6

PHW-certified congregations across North Carolina are eligible to apply for a mini-grant to assist in furthering… Continue Reading

Join us to Pray for Justice and Reconciliation and to Share Dinner Together
Join us to Pray for Justice and Reconciliation and to Share Dinner Together
Jan 3, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Join us to Pray for Justice and Reconciliation and to Share Dinner Together

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Durham and the NC Council of Churches invite you to join… Continue Reading

Two PHW Regional Coordinators Recognized
Two PHW Regional Coordinators Recognized
Jan 2, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Two PHW Regional Coordinators Recognized

Two of the Partners in Health and Wholeness program’s regional coordinators have been honored recently. Joy… Continue Reading

Job Opening: Program Associate for PHW and NCIPL
Job Opening: Program Associate for PHW and NCIPL
Jan 1, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Job Opening: Program Associate for PHW and NCIPL

The Council is hiring a full-time program associate to support Partners in Health and Wholeness and… Continue Reading

Thank You for Speaking Love in 2016
Thank You for Speaking Love in 2016
Jan 1, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Thank You for Speaking Love in 2016

We could not begin the new year without acknowledging the volunteers, grassroots advocates, donors, organizational partners, and all… Continue Reading

Seeds of Change in a Momentous Year
Seeds of Change in a Momentous Year
Dec 31, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Seeds of Change in a Momentous Year

As we watched the egregiously unqualified Donald Trump campaign for and win election to the White… Continue Reading

Advent Guide: First Sunday After Christmas Day, January 1
Advent Guide: First Sunday After Christmas Day, January 1
Dec 30, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Advent Guide: First Sunday After Christmas Day, January 1

Excerpted from How Will We Welcome the Prince of Peace? An Advent Guide for Lectionary Year… Continue Reading

The Rural Oasis: Conetoe Family Life Center
The Rural Oasis: Conetoe Family Life Center
Dec 28, 2016
The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

The Rural Oasis: Conetoe Family Life Center

The amount of grassroots, efficient, and sustainable Kingdom work happening in North Carolina is astounding. People… Continue Reading

Beyond Gun Violence: A Conference for People of Faith and Conscience About Ending America’s Deadly Epidemic
Beyond Gun Violence: A Conference for People of Faith and Conscience About Ending America’s Deadly Epidemic
Dec 27, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Beyond Gun Violence: A Conference for People of Faith and Conscience About Ending America’s Deadly Epidemic

Join us one month from today for a weekend of preaching and teaching about the cost… Continue Reading

The Council Welcomes Your End-of-Year Gift
The Council Welcomes Your End-of-Year Gift
Dec 26, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The Council Welcomes Your End-of-Year Gift

Looking ahead to 2017, there is much more work for the Council to do than we… Continue Reading

Advent Guide: Christmas Eve and Day
Advent Guide: Christmas Eve and Day
Dec 23, 2016
Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Advent Guide: Christmas Eve and Day

Excerpted from How Will We Welcome the Prince of Peace? An Advent Guide for Lectionary Year… Continue Reading

Merry Christmas from the Council
Merry Christmas from the Council
Dec 22, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Merry Christmas from the Council

Promise of a New Day Brown Baby Born to Unwed Parents Immigrant, Refugee, Religious Outsider Radical… Continue Reading

UPDATE: Raleigh Report — Special GA Session on HB2
UPDATE: Raleigh Report — Special GA Session on HB2
Dec 20, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

UPDATE: Raleigh Report — Special GA Session on HB2

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director Updated December 21, 9:50 p.m. Special Session #5 of the… Continue Reading

Advent: A Call to Action
Advent: A Call to Action
Dec 19, 2016
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Advent: A Call to Action

The themes of Advent are particularly resonant and difficult this year. For me, this is in… Continue Reading

Support North Carolina’s Faithful Voice for Justice, Unity, and Peace
Support North Carolina’s Faithful Voice for Justice, Unity, and Peace
Dec 18, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Support North Carolina’s Faithful Voice for Justice, Unity, and Peace

We are living in unsettling times. Progress we once thought inviolable now feels threatened. One constant… Continue Reading

We Didn’t Know it Was You
We Didn’t Know it Was You
Dec 17, 2016
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

We Didn’t Know it Was You

I recently heard the song, “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” for the first time in a beautiful… Continue Reading

Advent Guide: Fourth Sunday, December 18
Advent Guide: Fourth Sunday, December 18
Dec 17, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Advent Guide: Fourth Sunday, December 18

Excerpted from How Will We Welcome the Prince of Peace? An Advent Guide for Lectionary Year… Continue Reading

Join in the Support of Belhaven’s Pungo Hospital
Join in the Support of Belhaven’s Pungo Hospital
Dec 16, 2016
The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Join in the Support of Belhaven’s Pungo Hospital

Community leaders continue to work endlessly to save the Pungo Hospital in Belhaven. Please join clergy… Continue Reading

Post-Election Travesty Targets the Governor
Post-Election Travesty Targets the Governor
Dec 15, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Post-Election Travesty Targets the Governor

The ugly truth can’t be evaded or denied: North Carolina’s General Assembly, in the grip of… Continue Reading

Wise Leaders Would Answer the Call for Justice and Righteousness
Wise Leaders Would Answer the Call for Justice and Righteousness
Dec 15, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Wise Leaders Would Answer the Call for Justice and Righteousness

Remarks delivered by Jennifer Copeland at a December 15 press conference in Raleigh on the General… Continue Reading

UPDATE — Urgent Action Required: Let GA Members Hear from You
UPDATE — Urgent Action Required: Let GA Members Hear from You
Dec 15, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

UPDATE — Urgent Action Required: Let GA Members Hear from You

The NC NAACP has called for a People’s Assembly at 4:30 p.m., today, Thursday, December 15,… Continue Reading

Advent Guide: Third Sunday, December 11
Advent Guide: Third Sunday, December 11
Dec 10, 2016
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Advent Guide: Third Sunday, December 11

Excerpted from How Will We Welcome the Prince of Peace? An Advent Guide for Lectionary Year… Continue Reading

Possible Surprises in Upcoming Special Session
Possible Surprises in Upcoming Special Session
Dec 10, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Possible Surprises in Upcoming Special Session

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director The General Assembly returns to town this coming Tuesday, December… Continue Reading

The Path to McCrory’s Last Stand
The Path to McCrory’s Last Stand
Dec 9, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

The Path to McCrory’s Last Stand

He and his supporters twisted and turned, wriggled and squirmed. But 27 days after the Nov.… Continue Reading

Alternative Giving — Support the Council
Alternative Giving — Support the Council
Dec 9, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Alternative Giving — Support the Council

For a holiday shopping list filled with more hope and less stuff, consider making a gift… Continue Reading

Video — #LoveOneAnother
Video — #LoveOneAnother
Dec 8, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Video — #LoveOneAnother

The response to our sign-on ad was overwhelming and inspired the staff of the Council to… Continue Reading

NCIPL Webinars — December 5 and 7
NCIPL Webinars — December 5 and 7
Dec 5, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

NCIPL Webinars — December 5 and 7

Now, more than ever, we need you to put your faith into action. On April 29,… Continue Reading

Maps Again Key to Power, Rights
Maps Again Key to Power, Rights
Dec 5, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Maps Again Key to Power, Rights

No one reading this post is likely to pull a brain muscle describing ways in which… Continue Reading

More than 300 NC Clergy Sign-On to Speak Love
More than 300 NC Clergy Sign-On to Speak Love
Dec 3, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

More than 300 NC Clergy Sign-On to Speak Love

A full-page ad in Sunday’s Raleigh News & Observer will include the signatures of more than… Continue Reading

Advent Guide: Second Sunday, December 4
Advent Guide: Second Sunday, December 4
Dec 3, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Advent Guide: Second Sunday, December 4

Excerpted from How Will We Welcome the Prince of Peace? An Advent Guide for Lectionary Year… Continue Reading

The Cuban Church in a Post-Castro World
The Cuban Church in a Post-Castro World
Dec 1, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

The Cuban Church in a Post-Castro World

In September, I had an opportunity to travel to Cuba with Witness for Peace as part… Continue Reading

Advent Calendar to Support Immigrants and Refugees
Advent Calendar to Support Immigrants and Refugees
Nov 29, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Advent Calendar to Support Immigrants and Refugees

Today when I logged onto Facebook, among all the heartbreaking news in our world (some from credible sources,… Continue Reading

Advent Guide: First Sunday, November 27
Advent Guide: First Sunday, November 27
Nov 26, 2016
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Advent Guide: First Sunday, November 27

Excerpted from How Will We Welcome the Prince of Peace? An Advent Guide for Lectionary Year… Continue Reading

Becoming the Church Together and Including Youth
Becoming the Church Together and Including Youth
Nov 25, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Becoming the Church Together and Including Youth

Earlier this month, the North Carolina Conference hosted its annual Pilgrimage event, a time when several… Continue Reading

Advent Guide: Introduction
Advent Guide: Introduction
Nov 25, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Advent Guide: Introduction

In the absence of kindness and consideration, we have become less civil and more mean-spirited with… Continue Reading

Be Thankful for Immigrants and Indigenous People
Be Thankful for Immigrants and Indigenous People
Nov 23, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Be Thankful for Immigrants and Indigenous People

Almost 400 years ago, in what is now Massachusetts, a group of newly arrived immigrants from… Continue Reading

Thanksgiving Blessings from the Council
Thanksgiving Blessings from the Council
Nov 23, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Thanksgiving Blessings from the Council

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,… Continue Reading

Faith Leaders: Add Your Name to Speak Love
Faith Leaders: Add Your Name to Speak Love
Nov 20, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Faith Leaders: Add Your Name to Speak Love

On the weekend of December 2-4, the Council has called on NC faith leaders to shape… Continue Reading

Plots Thicken in Election’s Aftermath — UPDATED
Plots Thicken in Election’s Aftermath — UPDATED
Nov 18, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Plots Thicken in Election’s Aftermath — UPDATED

Donald Trump’s campaign for the presidency was a waste-pit wallow through a sludge of fear and… Continue Reading

Nina Voli: Duke University Must be a Climate Leader
Nina Voli: Duke University Must be a Climate Leader
Nov 17, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Nina Voli: Duke University Must be a Climate Leader

Council intern and Duke Divinity School student Nina Voli contributed a powerful column to The Chronicle… Continue Reading

Mourn, Pray, Serve, Organize
Mourn, Pray, Serve, Organize
Nov 16, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Mourn, Pray, Serve, Organize

Last week’s election has left a lot of people filled with anxiety and uncertainty, especially our… Continue Reading

Knowing the Truth
Knowing the Truth
Nov 15, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Knowing the Truth

Remarks delivered by Jennifer Copeland at a November 15 press conference in Fayetteville opposing the Atlantic… Continue Reading

December 2-4: Preach Love
December 2-4: Preach Love
Nov 14, 2016
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

December 2-4: Preach Love

The North Carolina Council of Churches is calling on people of faith and leaders of the… Continue Reading

A Troubling Choice, Yet Glimmers of Hope
A Troubling Choice, Yet Glimmers of Hope
Nov 11, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

A Troubling Choice, Yet Glimmers of Hope

Those of us aligned with the Council of Churches share a political outlook whose priorities include… Continue Reading

Advent Guide Focuses on Peace
Advent Guide Focuses on Peace
Nov 10, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Advent Guide Focuses on Peace

The NC Council of Churches has never taken peace for granted. Indeed, along with our work… Continue Reading

Community Contributes to Our Wholeness
Community Contributes to Our Wholeness
Nov 10, 2016
The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Community Contributes to Our Wholeness

Partners in Health and Wholeness ambitiously endeavors to work for and toward issues of mind, body,… Continue Reading

A Prayer to Heal the Nation
A Prayer to Heal the Nation
Nov 9, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

A Prayer to Heal the Nation

Faith in Public Life, the Skinner Leadership Institute, and Values Partnership will offer a prayer for the… Continue Reading

Separating Church and Hate Since 1935
Separating Church and Hate Since 1935
Nov 9, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Separating Church and Hate Since 1935

We work toward a church that is all-loving. That’s what we’ve always done and that’s what… Continue Reading

Christian Unity Committee Offers Workshop: Getting to Know our Muslim Neighbor
Christian Unity Committee Offers Workshop: Getting to Know our Muslim Neighbor
Nov 8, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Christian Unity Committee Offers Workshop: Getting to Know our Muslim Neighbor

On December 2, the Council’s Christian Unity Committee will offer a workshop intended to help Christians… Continue Reading

NC Family Featured in Video on Need for Medicaid Expansion
NC Family Featured in Video on Need for Medicaid Expansion
Nov 7, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

NC Family Featured in Video on Need for Medicaid Expansion

By Nina Voli, Duke Divinity School Intern Although the Affordable Care Act expanded health care coverage to… Continue Reading

NC Council of Churches Stands with Standing Rock
NC Council of Churches Stands with Standing Rock
Nov 6, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

NC Council of Churches Stands with Standing Rock

Many of us have been following with great interest the resistance of Native Americans in North… Continue Reading

Voting — Finish Strong
Voting — Finish Strong
Nov 3, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Voting — Finish Strong

For decades, the NC Council of Churches has encouraged full and unfettered access to the polls… Continue Reading

Staying Healthy in the Midst of Clean Up
Staying Healthy in the Midst of Clean Up
Nov 3, 2016
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Staying Healthy in the Midst of Clean Up

Clean up continues in Eastern North Carolina following the devastation of Hurricane Matthew. The stress is… Continue Reading

Dia de los Muertos: Honor for the Dead; Justice for the Living
Dia de los Muertos: Honor for the Dead; Justice for the Living
Nov 2, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Dia de los Muertos: Honor for the Dead; Justice for the Living

By Nina Voli, Duke Divinity School Intern Historically, the celebration of Halloween has its origins in… Continue Reading

Local Measures Also Matter
Local Measures Also Matter
Nov 1, 2016
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Local Measures Also Matter

There’s more to pay attention to when voting down the ballot than just the Governor’s race,… Continue Reading

First in NC: Screening of “Before the Flood” in Raleigh on November 3
First in NC: Screening of “Before the Flood” in Raleigh on November 3
Oct 29, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

First in NC: Screening of “Before the Flood” in Raleigh on November 3

Join North Carolina Interfaith Power and Light and the NC Council of Churches for a first… Continue Reading

Faith and Equality Sunday — October 30
Faith and Equality Sunday — October 30
Oct 28, 2016
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Faith and Equality Sunday — October 30

Early voting in North Carolina is on pace with some of the best years on record. In… Continue Reading

Community IDs Aren’t Only for Immigrants
Community IDs Aren’t Only for Immigrants
Oct 28, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Community IDs Aren’t Only for Immigrants

In the midst of election season, I have been reminded once again of the importance of… Continue Reading

At Campaign Trail’s End, Voters Rule
At Campaign Trail’s End, Voters Rule
Oct 27, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

At Campaign Trail’s End, Voters Rule

As the 2016 campaign season grinds along the final stretch toward Election Day on Nov. 8… Continue Reading

Stand Up and Vote
Stand Up and Vote
Oct 25, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Stand Up and Vote

So far, our family of five has stood in line, collectively, for five hours and 15… Continue Reading

USDA Approves Emergency Food Benefits for Matthew Victims Through 10/26
USDA Approves Emergency Food Benefits for Matthew Victims Through 10/26
Oct 24, 2016
Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

USDA Approves Emergency Food Benefits for Matthew Victims Through 10/26

Residents in 18 counties impacted by Hurricane Matthew are eligible for emergency food benefits through a… Continue Reading

Faith Groups Keep Pushing for Solar Access in NC
Faith Groups Keep Pushing for Solar Access in NC
Oct 24, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Faith Groups Keep Pushing for Solar Access in NC

As the North Carolina Court of Appeals considers a Greensboro church’s use of a popular solar… Continue Reading

Early Voting has Begun — Now is the Time to Head to the Polls
Early Voting has Begun — Now is the Time to Head to the Polls
Oct 21, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Early Voting has Begun — Now is the Time to Head to the Polls

Early voting has started across North Carolina. Going to the polls now reduces the chance of delays and complications… Continue Reading

Information for Voting in Eastern NC
Information for Voting in Eastern NC
Oct 20, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Information for Voting in Eastern NC

Those impacted by Hurricane Matthew in the eastern part of the state still want to vote,… Continue Reading

PHW Certification Deadline Extended to November 15
PHW Certification Deadline Extended to November 15
Oct 14, 2016
The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

PHW Certification Deadline Extended to November 15

The Partners in Health and Wholeness program originally had an October 31 deadline for our 2016… Continue Reading

Vote Your Values and Take a Friend
Vote Your Values and Take a Friend
Oct 13, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Vote Your Values and Take a Friend

Remarks delivered by Executive Director Jennifer Copeland at a press conference with the NC NAACP in… Continue Reading

Voting 2016 – What You Need to Know to Be Sure Your Ballot Counts
Voting 2016 – What You Need to Know to Be Sure Your Ballot Counts
Oct 11, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Voting 2016 – What You Need to Know to Be Sure Your Ballot Counts

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director of the NC Council of Churches There has been a… Continue Reading

Prayers for Those Impacted by Matthew
Prayers for Those Impacted by Matthew
Oct 10, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Prayers for Those Impacted by Matthew

We pray for all those impacted by Hurricane Matthew’s devastation. May we be faithful in our commitment… Continue Reading

A Month to Reflect on Energy Efficiency
A Month to Reflect on Energy Efficiency
Oct 7, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

A Month to Reflect on Energy Efficiency

October is National Energy Awareness Month and the NC Council of Churches wants to empower congregations… Continue Reading

Starting the Conversation About Mental Health
Starting the Conversation About Mental Health
Oct 6, 2016
The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Starting the Conversation About Mental Health

It happens to be Mental Illness Awareness Week, which comes days after I was able to take part… Continue Reading

Keeping Sacred Spaces Sacred: A Recap of the Week
Keeping Sacred Spaces Sacred: A Recap of the Week
Oct 4, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Keeping Sacred Spaces Sacred: A Recap of the Week

In September, the Council had the opportunity to partner with Americans United for Separation of Church… Continue Reading

Growing a Partnership with Environmental Defense Fund
Growing a Partnership with Environmental Defense Fund
Oct 3, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Growing a Partnership with Environmental Defense Fund

Two weeks ago I was selected as the keynote speaker at the Environmental Defense Fund NC’s… Continue Reading

Trump, Business Values and H.B. 2
Trump, Business Values and H.B. 2
Oct 1, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Trump, Business Values and H.B. 2

Donald Trump may strike a populist, anti-big business note a la Bernie Sanders from time to… Continue Reading

Ways to Encourage Faithful Voters in This Election Season
Ways to Encourage Faithful Voters in This Election Season
Sep 27, 2016
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Ways to Encourage Faithful Voters in This Election Season

As the election approaches, many people of faith are turning to clergy for advice and assistance… Continue Reading

Speak Peace
Speak Peace
Sep 25, 2016
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Speak Peace

Remarks delivered on September 21 by Executive Director Jennifer Copeland at a press conference marking the… Continue Reading

Sore Afraid
Sore Afraid
Sep 23, 2016
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Sore Afraid

We are “sore afraid.” But not like the shepherds in the hills around Bethlehem on the… Continue Reading

Proposed H.B. 2 Deal Falls Short
Proposed H.B. 2 Deal Falls Short
Sep 19, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Proposed H.B. 2 Deal Falls Short

Who can blame North Carolina’s restaurant and hotel operators for wishing the whole House Bill 2… Continue Reading

Bad Law vs. Big Games
Bad Law vs. Big Games
Sep 17, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Bad Law vs. Big Games

When ultra-visible organizations with major economic leverage press for political change, sometimes the right thing to… Continue Reading

Inclusive Climate Adaptation and Resilience Building
Inclusive Climate Adaptation and Resilience Building
Sep 16, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Inclusive Climate Adaptation and Resilience Building

The impacts of climate variability and change affect everyone, but they disproportionately affect vulnerable populations with… Continue Reading

Celebrate Citizenship Day by Attending the Faith & Immigration Summit
Celebrate Citizenship Day by Attending the Faith & Immigration Summit
Sep 15, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Celebrate Citizenship Day by Attending the Faith & Immigration Summit

September 17 marks Citizenship and Constitution Day, a combined event that commemorates the anniversary of the… Continue Reading

Concord UMC: Planting Seeds and Watching Hearts Grow
Concord UMC: Planting Seeds and Watching Hearts Grow
Sep 14, 2016
Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Concord UMC: Planting Seeds and Watching Hearts Grow

By Kaitlyn Brodar, PHW Intern As the health lead for Concord UMC in Graham, NC, Donna… Continue Reading

Supporting NC’s Public Colleges and Universities
Supporting NC’s Public Colleges and Universities
Sep 12, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Supporting NC’s Public Colleges and Universities

A couple of weeks ago, I turned and walked away from our youngest son, got into… Continue Reading

Early Voting Draws Support
Early Voting Draws Support
Sep 9, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Early Voting Draws Support

The folks in North Carolina who want to make it harder rather than easier for people… Continue Reading

Health, Wholeness, and Climate Change?
Health, Wholeness, and Climate Change?
Sep 9, 2016
Nicole Johnson, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Denominational Support

Health, Wholeness, and Climate Change?

“Partners in Health and Wholeness, an initiative of the North Carolina Council of Churches, is designed… Continue Reading

Keeping Sacred Spaces Sacred
Keeping Sacred Spaces Sacred
Sep 8, 2016
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Keeping Sacred Spaces Sacred

Early in my tenure as the Executive Director of the NC Council of Churches, I needed… Continue Reading

PHW Success Story- Corinth AME Zion, Siler City
PHW Success Story- Corinth AME Zion, Siler City
Sep 2, 2016
Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

PHW Success Story- Corinth AME Zion, Siler City

By Kaitlyn Brodar, PHW Intern I recently had the distinct pleasure of speaking with Norma Boone,… Continue Reading

Pray for God’s Creation
Pray for God’s Creation
Aug 30, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Pray for God’s Creation

On September 1 people around the world are coming together to pray for God’s creation, and to observe the Season… Continue Reading

Faith & Immigration Summit Workshops Highlight Importance of Immigration In Upcoming Elections
Faith & Immigration Summit Workshops Highlight Importance of Immigration In Upcoming Elections
Aug 28, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Faith & Immigration Summit Workshops Highlight Importance of Immigration In Upcoming Elections

Immigration is one of the most important issues in the 2016 presidential race, as it has… Continue Reading

NCIPL’s Penny Hooper Named “Woman of the Year”
NCIPL’s Penny Hooper Named “Woman of the Year”
Aug 26, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

NCIPL’s Penny Hooper Named “Woman of the Year”

We are thrilled to share that Penny J. Hopper has been awarded “Woman of the Year”… Continue Reading

PHW Success Story- St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Durham
PHW Success Story- St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Durham
Aug 24, 2016
Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

PHW Success Story- St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Durham

By Kaitlyn Brodar, PHW Intern St. Philip’s Episcopal Church is a gold-level PHW congregation in Durham,… Continue Reading

Supporting a Sustainable Race Workshop
Supporting a Sustainable Race Workshop
Aug 22, 2016
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Supporting a Sustainable Race Workshop

A Sustainable Race: Opening New Streams of Justice in our Environmental and Food Systems will be… Continue Reading

When it Rains it Pours in a Changing Climate
When it Rains it Pours in a Changing Climate
Aug 19, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

When it Rains it Pours in a Changing Climate

Extreme rainfall events like this week’s storms in Louisiana are expected to grow increasingly common in… Continue Reading

North Carolina Passes a Decade with No Executions
North Carolina Passes a Decade with No Executions
Aug 18, 2016
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

North Carolina Passes a Decade with No Executions

Many in our state are celebrating 10 years of no executions and putting out a call… Continue Reading

Dignity Through Food
Dignity Through Food
Aug 15, 2016
The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Dignity Through Food

Upon learning that my Greenville office for Partners in Health and Wholeness would be located at… Continue Reading

Election Maps Under Scrutiny
Election Maps Under Scrutiny
Aug 12, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Election Maps Under Scrutiny

The Republican Party developed a national strategy to seize and hold legislative power, and in North… Continue Reading

PHW Success Story- Soul Harvest Apostolic Church, Spring Lake
PHW Success Story- Soul Harvest Apostolic Church, Spring Lake
Aug 12, 2016
Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

PHW Success Story- Soul Harvest Apostolic Church, Spring Lake

By Kaitlyn Brodar, PHW Intern The Soul Harvest Apostolic Church is a gold-level PHW congregation that… Continue Reading

Welcoming Strangers and Neighbors
Welcoming Strangers and Neighbors
Aug 6, 2016
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Welcoming Strangers and Neighbors

These remarks were delivered at the Reason for Reform press conference on August 3, 2016 at… Continue Reading

Voting Rights, Redeemed
Voting Rights, Redeemed
Aug 5, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Voting Rights, Redeemed

Even for ardent voting rights advocates, there’s little comfort to be gained from a federal appeals… Continue Reading

August is National Breastfeeding Month
August is National Breastfeeding Month
Aug 4, 2016
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

August is National Breastfeeding Month

Did you know that August is National Breastfeeding Month and that this week is World Breastfeeding… Continue Reading

EPA’s Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP) Supports Low-income Communities
EPA’s Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP) Supports Low-income Communities
Aug 3, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

EPA’s Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP) Supports Low-income Communities

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting a public hearing in Chicago to gather feedback on… Continue Reading

Eastern NC Peace Rally
Eastern NC Peace Rally
Jul 31, 2016
The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Eastern NC Peace Rally

As I work with the North Carolina Council of Churches through Partners in Health and Wholeness,… Continue Reading

Two Steps Forward
Two Steps Forward
Jul 30, 2016
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Two Steps Forward

If you’ve ever wondered how it feels to live the adage, “two steps forward, one step… Continue Reading


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Yesterday

On Friday, our Executive Director, Jennifer Copeland @jec16, spoke with @TheWorld on NPR about the Biden moratorium pausing deportations for 100 days and how this is affecting the leaders in sanctuary in NC. Tune in at the link! pri.org/file/2021-01…

Yesterday

Amazing news for the leaders in sanctuary! Jose Chicas, who has been living in sanctuary for more than 3 and a half years, is finally being reunited with his family. newsobserver.com/new… pic.twitter.com/iMVX…

About 4 days ago

You still have time to register for a webinar focused on the COVID-19 Vaccine roll out with @healthandfaith and @ncdhhs. We will discuss the process and how faith communities can get involved. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meet…

About 4 days ago

What amazing news to finally see Jose Chicas leave sanctuary! It's been too long, but finally such a humble and gracious man can return home and be reunited with his family. "Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice." -Philippians 4:4 twitter.com/WRALSara…

About 4 days ago

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We are experiencing collective trauma in different spaces. It has been very challenging, but please know that you are not alone. Click below to read more about how the pandemic is affecting our #mentalhealth and steps you can take to manage it. #StrongerTogether #MindfulTogether twitter.com/MentalHe…

About 4 days ago

RT @StampStigma 🛑 Stop scrolling! 🛑 Relax your shoulders and try taking 5 deep breaths. Taking frequent breaks from social media is a good practice to start implementing in your daily routine!

About 4 days ago

There's still time to register - make sure to join us! #MindfulTogether @ncchurches @ncdhhs twitter.com/healthan…

About 5 days ago

We will heal together. #StrongerTogether #InaugurationDay twitter.com/ncchurch…

About 6 days ago

RT @CDCgov If you’ve had #COVID19, you should still get vaccinated. Experts aren’t sure how long someone is protected from getting sick again after recovering, and reinfection is possible. More: bit.ly/3g5amLz. #SleeveUp pic.twitter.com/Yrne…

About 6 days ago

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RT @MSNBC WATCH: Senate Majority Leader Schumer calls on President Biden to "explore" using emergency powers to declare climate an emergency. "If there ever was an emergency, climate is one" pic.twitter.com/Zpnd…

About 10 hours ago

RT @PNS_News "I think we may see better enforcement of environmental laws in general." Environmental advocates say #PresidentBiden's actions on clean air and climate will make a big difference for air quality - pnsne.ws/2LZRFyo pic.twitter.com/zqVU…

About 14 hours ago

RT @ajeansu @SenJeffMerkley urges Biden and Congress to“use every available tool at our disposal to put in place a national disconnection moratorium.” "I'm for whatever it takes.” -@SenSherrodBrown #NoShutOffs washingtonpost.com/p…

About 14 hours ago

RT @ajeansu Over 600 utility and racial justice groups, environmental, and faith groups are urging @POTUS @CDCDirector to issue an executive order immediately to stop utility disconnections--as a matter of public health and basic human rights. foodandwaterwatch.or…

About 14 hours ago

RT @ajeansu A BREAKING study from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that a nationwide utility shutoffs moratorium could have reduced COVID deaths by 14.8% and infection rates by 8.7%. nber.org/system/file… pic.twitter.com/uRkF…

About 14 hours ago

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