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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
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
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
Jessica Stokes, PHW Regional Coordinator

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, PHW Regional Coordinator

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, Program Coordinator, 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
Jessica Stokes, PHW Regional Coordinator

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, Program Coordinator, 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
Jessica Stokes, PHW Regional Coordinator

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
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
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
Jessica Stokes, PHW Regional Coordinator

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
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
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, Program Coordinator, 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
Jessica Stokes, PHW Regional Coordinator

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
Jessica Stokes, PHW Regional Coordinator

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
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
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
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, Program Coordinator, 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, PHW Regional Coordinator

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
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, Program Coordinator, 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, Program Coordinator, 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
Jessica Stokes, PHW Regional Coordinator

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, Program Coordinator, 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
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
Jessica Stokes, PHW Regional Coordinator

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
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

Governor in the Glare
Governor in the Glare
Jul 29, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Governor in the Glare

There was a time, back in the range of 2008, when Pat McCrory looked as though… Continue Reading

Summer Is a Great Time to Be emPOWERed
Summer Is a Great Time to Be emPOWERed
Jul 22, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Summer Is a Great Time to Be emPOWERed

Energy usage is soaring in NC as we all try to stay cool during the long days… Continue Reading

Untapped Resources:  A Treasure for One Congregation and Their Community
Untapped Resources: A Treasure for One Congregation and Their Community
Jul 22, 2016
Nicole Johnson, PHW Regional Coordinator

Untapped Resources: A Treasure for One Congregation and Their Community

July 16, 2016 is the 2-month mark since Regional Coordinator for Western North Carolina became my… Continue Reading

African Methodist Episcopal Church Adopts Climate Change Resolution
African Methodist Episcopal Church Adopts Climate Change Resolution
Jul 18, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

African Methodist Episcopal Church Adopts Climate Change Resolution

By Ryan J. Smith, Blessed Tomorrow The African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest independent Protestant denomination… Continue Reading

Keeping Our Brothers and Sisters
Keeping Our Brothers and Sisters
Jul 17, 2016
Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Keeping Our Brothers and Sisters

Listen; your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground! — Genesis 4:10 For days… Continue Reading

Did You Miss the Council’s Workshop at the Wild Goose?
Did You Miss the Council’s Workshop at the Wild Goose?
Jul 16, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Did You Miss the Council’s Workshop at the Wild Goose?

If you were unable to attend the Wild Goose Festival in Hot Springs last week, you… Continue Reading

Gun Violence and Public Health
Gun Violence and Public Health
Jul 15, 2016
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Gun Violence and Public Health

New York City’s Health Commissioner, Dr. Mary Bassett, recently published a blog on the Huffington Post… Continue Reading

Appealing to our Shared Humanity in Response to Civil Unrest
Appealing to our Shared Humanity in Response to Civil Unrest
Jul 11, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Appealing to our Shared Humanity in Response to Civil Unrest

By Fady Hanna, Duke Divinity School Intern This week our nation has again experienced the inevitable… Continue Reading

At the Twilight’s Last Gleaming: Reflections from Haiti
At the Twilight’s Last Gleaming: Reflections from Haiti
Jul 11, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

At the Twilight’s Last Gleaming: Reflections from Haiti

By Fady Hanna, Duke Divinity School Intern One dark night in September of 1814, a captured… Continue Reading

Scrambled Session’s Lows and Highs
Scrambled Session’s Lows and Highs
Jul 10, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Scrambled Session’s Lows and Highs

The N.C. General Assembly’s 2016 regular session, which drew to a sudden close on July 1,… Continue Reading

Health Insurance for All Means Healthier Children
Health Insurance for All Means Healthier Children
Jul 8, 2016
Liz Millar, Medicaid Expansion Project Coordinator

Health Insurance for All Means Healthier Children

All children deserve to have a strong start in life and the chance to become a… Continue Reading

Eating Faithfully
Eating Faithfully
Jul 7, 2016
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Eating Faithfully

What does it mean to eat faithfully?  This is a deeply personal, yet essentially communal question… Continue Reading

The Council Presents at the Wild Goose Festival
The Council Presents at the Wild Goose Festival
Jul 5, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

The Council Presents at the Wild Goose Festival

The Wild Goose Festival is a 4-day spirit, justice, music and arts festival where all kinds… Continue Reading

New Staff Members Join the Council
New Staff Members Join the Council
Jul 2, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

New Staff Members Join the Council

The Council gained two new staff members in May. Meet Nicole Johnson and Jessica Stokes below.

The NC Council of Churches Opposes HB 100
The NC Council of Churches Opposes HB 100
Jul 1, 2016
Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

The NC Council of Churches Opposes HB 100

This speech was delivered by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland at a press conference against House Bill… Continue Reading

Tax Cap’s Enduring Mischief
Tax Cap’s Enduring Mischief
Jun 30, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Tax Cap’s Enduring Mischief

Sorry for the sugar-coating, but the state Senate’s attempt to enshrine its preferred tax policies in… Continue Reading

Payday Lending is Opposite Biblical Teaching
Payday Lending is Opposite Biblical Teaching
Jun 27, 2016
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Payday Lending is Opposite Biblical Teaching

“Don’t charge interest when you lend money to any of my people who are in need.”… Continue Reading

Crying Aloud in the Wake of the DAPA/DACA Supreme Court Decision
Crying Aloud in the Wake of the DAPA/DACA Supreme Court Decision
Jun 27, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Crying Aloud in the Wake of the DAPA/DACA Supreme Court Decision

This past week has been filled with what feels like a continuous barrage of tragic news:… Continue Reading

Immigrants as Scapegoats — Again
Immigrants as Scapegoats — Again
Jun 26, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Immigrants as Scapegoats — Again

There wasn’t a lot to like about what occurred the other day in a state Senate… Continue Reading

Light Up: Reflections on the Summer Solstice
Light Up: Reflections on the Summer Solstice
Jun 20, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Light Up: Reflections on the Summer Solstice

Like most days, I start the day by scanning email on my phone before I even get… Continue Reading

Stand with Refugees on World Refugee Day
Stand with Refugees on World Refugee Day
Jun 20, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Stand with Refugees on World Refugee Day

Today, June 20, is World Refugee Day, a day when people all over the world celebrate the… Continue Reading

Unity in Action against Islamophobia in the Wake of the Orlando Murders
Unity in Action against Islamophobia in the Wake of the Orlando Murders
Jun 18, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Unity in Action against Islamophobia in the Wake of the Orlando Murders

By Fady Hanna, Duke Divinity School Intern The tragic mass murder in Orlando this past weekend… Continue Reading

Beyond Pulse: Vigilance, Tolerance
Beyond Pulse: Vigilance, Tolerance
Jun 17, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Beyond Pulse: Vigilance, Tolerance

Let’s face it. We, that would be all of us who proudly claim the title of… Continue Reading

Five Questions Answered on Medicaid Expansion
Five Questions Answered on Medicaid Expansion
Jun 16, 2016
Liz Millar, Medicaid Expansion Project Coordinator

Five Questions Answered on Medicaid Expansion

Why are health care premiums steadily going up? Gallup polls at the end of 2015 found… Continue Reading

How Do We Respond?
How Do We Respond?
Jun 13, 2016
Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

How Do We Respond?

After Sunday morning, no one can dispute we are under attack. The real attack, however, is… Continue Reading

The Cost of Making Tax Cuts Permanent
The Cost of Making Tax Cuts Permanent
Jun 13, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The Cost of Making Tax Cuts Permanent

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director of the NC Council of Churches The Senate Finance Committee… Continue Reading

Pray for Orlando, Pray for Us All
Pray for Orlando, Pray for Us All
Jun 12, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Pray for Orlando, Pray for Us All

In the coming days, there will be many questions about the who and why of the… Continue Reading

A Reminder of Evelyn
A Reminder of Evelyn
Jun 11, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

A Reminder of Evelyn

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director of the NC Council of Churches The New York Times… Continue Reading

Standing Together Against Gun Violence
Standing Together Against Gun Violence
Jun 9, 2016
Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Standing Together Against Gun Violence

Remarks from a June 2 press conference recognizing Wear Orange Against Gun Violence Day. Last fall,… Continue Reading

The Effort to Expand Medicaid in North Carolina Continues
The Effort to Expand Medicaid in North Carolina Continues
Jun 4, 2016
Liz Millar, Medicaid Expansion Project Coordinator

The Effort to Expand Medicaid in North Carolina Continues

As the General Assembly’s biennial short session continues, Medicaid expansion continues to be a hot issue… Continue Reading

Budgeting that Tests our Values
Budgeting that Tests our Values
Jun 3, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Budgeting that Tests our Values

Let’s assume the worst, which for the moment would mean that the N.C. Senate’s version of… Continue Reading

Gun Violence Prevention: New Web Page, Stand Up Sabbath
Gun Violence Prevention: New Web Page, Stand Up Sabbath
Jun 1, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Gun Violence Prevention: New Web Page, Stand Up Sabbath

NC advocates in orange at the General Assembly last year. Photo provided by Beth Messersmith, NC Campaign… Continue Reading

Sour Notes, Again, in Budget Song
Sour Notes, Again, in Budget Song
May 26, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Sour Notes, Again, in Budget Song

Well, did anyone really expect North Carolina’s General Assembly, in finalizing a new state budget, suddenly… Continue Reading

Webinar: A Faithful Response to ICE Raids and Detentions
Webinar: A Faithful Response to ICE Raids and Detentions
May 26, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Webinar: A Faithful Response to ICE Raids and Detentions

At the beginning of 2016, ICE (Immigration and Custom Enforcement) stepped up deportations of undocumented Central… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report: Weekly Update, May 25, 2016
Raleigh Report: Weekly Update, May 25, 2016
May 25, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Raleigh Report: Weekly Update, May 25, 2016

The update is compiled on a volunteer basis by George Reed, the Council’s retired executive director.… Continue Reading

PHW Reminder: Certify in May to Qualify for Mini-Grants in June
PHW Reminder: Certify in May to Qualify for Mini-Grants in June
May 25, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

PHW Reminder: Certify in May to Qualify for Mini-Grants in June

Certification in the Council’s Partners in Health and Wholeness program is up and running. Faith communities… Continue Reading

Be an Ally: Support the Council
Be an Ally: Support the Council
May 23, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Be an Ally: Support the Council

Without the support of individuals, the work of the Council could not continue as it exists… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report Weekly Update: May 17, 2016
Raleigh Report Weekly Update: May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Raleigh Report Weekly Update: May 17, 2016

The update is compiled on a volunteer basis by George Reed, the Council’s retired executive director.… Continue Reading

Creating Healthier Food Pantries: Workshop and Lunch
Creating Healthier Food Pantries: Workshop and Lunch
May 17, 2016
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Creating Healthier Food Pantries: Workshop and Lunch

Every congregation I have worked with has collected and donated food as a part of their… Continue Reading

Stand-Up Sabbath Against Gun Violence, June 17-19
Stand-Up Sabbath Against Gun Violence, June 17-19
May 16, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Stand-Up Sabbath Against Gun Violence, June 17-19

According to the news reports, it all started over a place on a pew. One parishioner… Continue Reading

2016 Faith Voices for Clean Energy Advocacy Day
2016 Faith Voices for Clean Energy Advocacy Day
May 15, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

2016 Faith Voices for Clean Energy Advocacy Day

On May 11, NCIPL hosted the Second Annual Faith Voices for Clean Energy Advocacy Day. Members… Continue Reading

Tar Heel Beacon of Tolerance
Tar Heel Beacon of Tolerance
May 13, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Tar Heel Beacon of Tolerance

Take heart, fair-minded North Carolinians. The state’s not-always-pristine but still vaguely operative image as a place… Continue Reading

Louisburg College Baccalaureate: “What’s the Plan?”
Louisburg College Baccalaureate: “What’s the Plan?”
May 10, 2016
Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Louisburg College Baccalaureate: “What’s the Plan?”

Baccalaureate sermon delivered by Jennifer Copeland on May 5 at Louisburg College. Isaiah 2:2-4; Revelation 21:1-7;… Continue Reading

Video: Sermon by T. Anthony Spearman at the Critical Issues Seminar
Video: Sermon by T. Anthony Spearman at the Critical Issues Seminar
May 5, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Video: Sermon by T. Anthony Spearman at the Critical Issues Seminar

The Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman delivered the sermon during worship at the Council’s 2016 Critical… Continue Reading

Don’t Neglect the June 7 Election
Don’t Neglect the June 7 Election
May 4, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Don’t Neglect the June 7 Election

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director of the Council North Carolina has a second primary coming… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report Weekly Update: May 3, 2016
Raleigh Report Weekly Update: May 3, 2016
May 3, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Raleigh Report Weekly Update: May 3, 2016

Today, the weekly update from Raleigh Report resumes as a supplement to Steve Ford’s commentary. The… Continue Reading

Webinar: A Faithful Response to ICE Raids and Detentions
Webinar: A Faithful Response to ICE Raids and Detentions
May 2, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Webinar: A Faithful Response to ICE Raids and Detentions

Tuesday, May 17 Noon At the beginning of 2016, ICE (Immigration and Custom Enforcement) stepped up… Continue Reading

Video: Christian Ethics and HB2
Video: Christian Ethics and HB2
Apr 30, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Video: Christian Ethics and HB2

On April 24, the Council joined with EqualityNC  and the Equality Federation to present a discussion… Continue Reading

Voter Suppression Gets a Pass
Voter Suppression Gets a Pass
Apr 29, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Voter Suppression Gets a Pass

A federal judge’s ruling that upholds changes in North Carolina election laws, despite their effect of… Continue Reading

Safety is Imperative to Worker Justice
Safety is Imperative to Worker Justice
Apr 25, 2016
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Safety is Imperative to Worker Justice

Worker Memorial Day is April 28, a day when we remember workers who have lost their… Continue Reading

How Do You Read the Bible?
How Do You Read the Bible?
Apr 24, 2016
Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

How Do You Read the Bible?

Remarks from an April 19 press conference in opposition to HB2. There are lots of ways… Continue Reading

Earth Day 2016
Earth Day 2016
Apr 22, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Earth Day 2016

On this Earth Day 2016, let us celebrate that the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management… Continue Reading

Bathroom Drama’s Many Plots
Bathroom Drama’s Many Plots
Apr 21, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Bathroom Drama’s Many Plots

Here’s a funny thing about House Bill 2, the “bathroom bill” (now law) that’s causing North… Continue Reading

George Reed to Receive Distinguished Service Award at Critical Issues Seminar
George Reed to Receive Distinguished Service Award at Critical Issues Seminar
Apr 15, 2016
Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

George Reed to Receive Distinguished Service Award at Critical Issues Seminar

In the era of participation trophies, one more award might seem just that. This is not… Continue Reading

Beyond Bathrooms: Jobs, Fairness
Beyond Bathrooms: Jobs, Fairness
Apr 13, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Beyond Bathrooms: Jobs, Fairness

North Carolina’s House Bill 2 – rammed through the General Assembly and signed into law in… Continue Reading

NCIPL Joins National Call to Support Green Climate Fund
NCIPL Joins National Call to Support Green Climate Fund
Apr 12, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

NCIPL Joins National Call to Support Green Climate Fund

This week, NC Interfaith Power & Light joined 120 religious traditions and organizations across the nation representing… Continue Reading

Christian Ethics and HB2: Gushee, Spearman, and Meyer to Speak
Christian Ethics and HB2: Gushee, Spearman, and Meyer to Speak
Apr 9, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Christian Ethics and HB2: Gushee, Spearman, and Meyer to Speak

The Council is joining EqualityNC and the Equality Federation to bring noted Christian ethicist David Gushee to… Continue Reading

Coalition Visits DC to Speak Against Payday Lending
Coalition Visits DC to Speak Against Payday Lending
Apr 9, 2016
Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Coalition Visits DC to Speak Against Payday Lending

Remarks by Jennifer E. Copeland to Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, delivered… Continue Reading

2016 Critical Issues Seminar — Register for Workshops
2016 Critical Issues Seminar — Register for Workshops
Apr 5, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

2016 Critical Issues Seminar — Register for Workshops

Registration for 2016 Critical Issues Seminar workshops is now available online. If you have not yet… Continue Reading

Reform Medicaid by Expanding It
Reform Medicaid by Expanding It
Apr 4, 2016
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Reform Medicaid by Expanding It

Remarks delivered on March 30 by Volunteer Program Associate Sandy Irving at the Raleigh public hearing… Continue Reading

Signs of Hope After Easter
Signs of Hope After Easter
Apr 3, 2016
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Signs of Hope After Easter

I do not believe that I am the only one who feels a little hopeless right… Continue Reading

NCIPL Hosts Katharine Hayhoe, World-Renowned Climate Scientist
NCIPL Hosts Katharine Hayhoe, World-Renowned Climate Scientist
Apr 3, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

NCIPL Hosts Katharine Hayhoe, World-Renowned Climate Scientist

NCIPL is hosting Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, world-renowned climate scientist and educator with a deep faith in God, the first… Continue Reading

Hurtful Law Sends Signals
Hurtful Law Sends Signals
Apr 1, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Hurtful Law Sends Signals

Yes, it was a pretty neat trick — one bill that manages to expose many vulnerable… Continue Reading

Lenten Guide — Easter Sunday
Lenten Guide — Easter Sunday
Mar 26, 2016
Ashley Yohman, Program Associate for Finance and Development

Lenten Guide — Easter Sunday

Excerpted from the NC Council of Churches Lenten Guide, “Love One Another: Reflections on Race, Power,… Continue Reading

Easter Greetings from the Council
Easter Greetings from the Council
Mar 26, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Easter Greetings from the Council

If we can mourn, if we are vulnerable, if we can contemplate and forgive and act,… Continue Reading

Lenten Guide — Good Friday
Lenten Guide — Good Friday
Mar 24, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Lenten Guide — Good Friday

Excerpted from the NC Council of Churches Lenten Guide, “Love One Another: Reflections on Race, Power,… Continue Reading

Making Discrimination Easier in NC
Making Discrimination Easier in NC
Mar 24, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Making Discrimination Easier in NC

Almost 24 years ago, leaders of the North Carolina Council of Churches approved a policy statement… Continue Reading

Lenten Guide — Maundy Thursday
Lenten Guide — Maundy Thursday
Mar 23, 2016
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Lenten Guide — Maundy Thursday

Excerpted from the NC Council of Churches Lenten Guide, “Love One Another: Reflections on Race, Power,… Continue Reading

Trump’s Campaign of Us versus Them
Trump’s Campaign of Us versus Them
Mar 21, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Trump’s Campaign of Us versus Them

If Donald J. Trump successfully concludes his so-far-dominant push to become this year’s Republican presidential nominee,… Continue Reading

Lenten Guide — Palm Sunday
Lenten Guide — Palm Sunday
Mar 19, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Lenten Guide — Palm Sunday

Excerpted from the NC Council of Churches Lenten Guide, “Love One Another: Reflections on Race, Power,… Continue Reading

State Medicaid Reform Could Be an Opportunity for Expansion
State Medicaid Reform Could Be an Opportunity for Expansion
Mar 16, 2016
Liz Millar, Medicaid Expansion Project Coordinator

State Medicaid Reform Could Be an Opportunity for Expansion

Several public hearings have been planned around the state over the next few months to receive… Continue Reading

Obama Withdraws Plan for Atlantic Coast Offshore Drilling
Obama Withdraws Plan for Atlantic Coast Offshore Drilling
Mar 15, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Obama Withdraws Plan for Atlantic Coast Offshore Drilling

No drilling off North Carolina’s coast… It’s time to celebrate! NCIPL recently presented a statement opposing offshore… Continue Reading

Tell the Truth, Make Amends, Live Better
Tell the Truth, Make Amends, Live Better
Mar 13, 2016
Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Tell the Truth, Make Amends, Live Better

Remarks offered at the March 9, 2016 Vigil on Breaking the Silence on Torture co-sponsored with… Continue Reading

Lenten Guide — Fifth Sunday
Lenten Guide — Fifth Sunday
Mar 12, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Lenten Guide — Fifth Sunday

Excerpted from the NC Council of Churches Lenten Guide, “Love One Another: Reflections on Race, Power,… Continue Reading

District Challengers: ‘Oh, No, You Don’t!’ (Updated)
District Challengers: ‘Oh, No, You Don’t!’ (Updated)
Mar 7, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

District Challengers: ‘Oh, No, You Don’t!’ (Updated)

After a panel of federal judges threw out North Carolina’s congressional district map because it trampled… Continue Reading

Lenten Guide — Fourth Sunday
Lenten Guide — Fourth Sunday
Mar 5, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Lenten Guide — Fourth Sunday

Excerpted from the NC Council of Churches Lenten Guide, “Love One Another: Reflections on Race, Power,… Continue Reading

Early Voting Has Begun — Here’s What You Need to Know
Early Voting Has Begun — Here’s What You Need to Know
Mar 4, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Early Voting Has Begun — Here’s What You Need to Know

Early voting has begun in North Carolina. With all the shifting pieces in this year’s electoral puzzle, our friends… Continue Reading

The Path Toward Energy Justice: Creating a Climate for Change
The Path Toward Energy Justice: Creating a Climate for Change
Mar 4, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

The Path Toward Energy Justice: Creating a Climate for Change

Infographic by Tracy Loeffelholz Dunn / The Nation. Shutterstock images from Lorelyn Medina, Agusto Cabral The… Continue Reading

NCCC Policy Statement Opposing Offshore Drilling
NCCC Policy Statement Opposing Offshore Drilling
Mar 3, 2016
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

NCCC Policy Statement Opposing Offshore Drilling

The following was adopted by the Governing Board of the North Carolina Council of Churches at… Continue Reading

Medicaid Expansion Benefits Everyone in NC
Medicaid Expansion Benefits Everyone in NC
Mar 2, 2016
Liz Millar, Medicaid Expansion Project Coordinator

Medicaid Expansion Benefits Everyone in NC

There is little dispute that Medicaid expansion stands to benefit more than 400,000 uninsured North Carolinians… Continue Reading

Statement Opposing Offshore Drilling
Statement Opposing Offshore Drilling
Mar 1, 2016
North Carolina Council of Churches

Statement Opposing Offshore Drilling

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

Legislators’ High-Court Switcheroo
Legislators’ High-Court Switcheroo
Feb 29, 2016
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Legislators’ High-Court Switcheroo

After a five-year exercise in seeking to put a lasting stamp on North Carolina government and… Continue Reading


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By this December, over 700,000 Americans will be killed or injured by guns since the Sandy Hook shooting tragedy. Join us for a vigil of prayer, reflection, and call to action to end gun violence. bit.ly/2YHXy59 #endgunviolence pic.twitter.com/ETcp…

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Check out our Cultivating Care for Creation Advent Guide this Advent Season! As people of faith, we are charged by our Creator with caring for creation, and are called to be faithful stewards of that which is entrusted to us. bit.ly/2t0nw8c #AdventGuide #CreationCare

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This #GivingTuesday hear from our Executive Director, the Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, about how you can support our work. Donate today at ncchurches.org/donat…! bit.ly/2szKanD #GivingTuesday2019

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The #ClimateStrike showed us that our youth are the future & there is no stopping their momentum: bit.ly/356qvur @NCIPL @NCIPLYL pic.twitter.com/jFio…

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RT @FFThriving Rev. Jessica Stokes with @healthandfaith writes about the important role faith communities can play in understanding trauma and building resilience: bit.ly/34gfRA2. She will co-facilitate our breakout session on ACES at the 2020 Faithful Families Summit. Join us! pic.twitter.com/LMc3…

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RT @UN Suicide is a global public health issue that affects all ages, sexes & regions of the world. On Thursday's World #MentalHealth Day, find out what you can do to help save a life: bit.ly/2MnEq6E via @WHO pic.twitter.com/UYOa…

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This is just a friendly reminder to sign-up for a breakfast in response to the #OpioidCrisis. This is a great opportunity to learn about the work going on in our state and local resources you can connect with. Sign-up on our event page! bitly.is/31OH1Nt #harmreduction #NC pic.twitter.com/veEp…

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How does faith connect to our relationship with God? How does our faith guide us in addressing the health issues of our communities? Join us on Oct. 25 in Eastern NC as e discuss the theological connections to our health wholeness. bit.ly/eastNC #faith #health #NC pic.twitter.com/F3Wk…

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RT @billmckibben Big milestone today: Fossil Fuel divestment movement tops $12 trillion!!! That's, trillion with a T. gofossilfree.org/div…

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RT @GretaThunberg “The politics needed do not exist today despite all the fancy words you might hear from world leaders.” Here’s a link to my full speech at the #cop25 yesterday. youtube.com/watch?v=…

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RT @IPLdmv “Everything and everyone we love is impacted by the climate crisis. @IPLdmv is a hope-charged response that reminds us we can make another way in this world.” — @revlauramartin You can be a climate hero in these dark times, right here at home: bit.ly/donateIPLDMV pic.twitter.com/lgly…

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RT @rosariosabrinam @SenThomTillis @NCIPL Working for climate justice is working for human rights too, Sen Tillis! #ActOnClimate and you will be tackling your top priorities.

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RT @SenThomTillis Defending #HumanRights is one of my top priorities as co-chair of the Senate Human Rights Caucus. Our mission is to defend and advocate internationally recognized human rights norms around the world and contribute to global leadership in promoting and protecting human rights. pic.twitter.com/vsu0…

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