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January 2020
Clergy Breakfast In Response to the Opioid Crisis
Are you interested in learning more about the state of our state when it comes to opioids? Are you interested in learning more about ways your congregation can get involved with the Opioid Crisis? If so please join the Council at one of our Clergy Breakfasts for the Opioid Crisis, the Faith Community Responds. At these breakfasts, you will learn about the state of our state, what is harm reduction, and what congregations can do to get involved. Click here to…
Find out more »February 2020
A Climate Mobilization Film Festival
Join the UCC Southern Conference's Creation Justice Network on Saturday, February 29, for "Biscuits and Popcorn: A Climate Mobilization Film Festival," at Elon Community UCC, 9:00 a.m. until noon. Thirteen presenters, representing 5 congregations and 8 NC faith-based environmental organizations, will be offering 5-minute film and slide presentations on Creation justice initiatives -- from solar installation to permaculture, to zero church waste to sustainable/sacred church land use, to the link between racial equity and the environment. These will be followed…
Find out more »March 2020
Embracing the Body: Renewing the Mind: Engaging the Spirit — POSTPONED
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR MORE INFORMATION IN THE COMING WEEKS. “Jeremiah 31:25 I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint” We invite you to celebrate with us at the fourth PHW Faith and Health Summit and first Western North Carolina Faith and Health Summit on March 13, 2020 in Hickory, NC: Congregations filled with people who believe that places of faith can support healthier communities Communities that are being transformed by the…
Find out more »Christians and Racial Equity Lenten Series
Racism has been called America's "original sin." Struggles around affirmative action, welfare and immigration reform, and other policies show that the racial divide in the United States wasn't healed in the civil rights era. This Lenten Series is designed to spark discussion, thought, and action about how to live out God's call for racial equity and justice for all. These discussions will online throughout the Lenten Season. Stay tuned for additional dates! Please read Exorcising an American Demon in preparation for the…
Find out more »April 2020
PHW Check-In Call
All are invited to join our Partners in Health and Wholeness Community for a Check-In call. We hope to create a space where people of faith can share needs and collective knowledge as we collaborate with one another for an hour of encouragement and support. We will discuss a hope-filled response to COVID-19, through the intersection of faith and health, and share current resources for faith communities, while gathering new ideas from our state-wide communities. Please click here to register…
Find out more »May 2020
Be Happy Hour: Music and Celebration of Faith & Health
Join us as we come together, virtually, in celebration of the 85th Anniversary of the NC Council of Churches and the 10th Anniversary of the Partners in Health & Wholeness program. Though originally planned as an in-person commemoration tour across North Carolina, we have changed the venue to virtual, but invite you to celebrate with us just the same. On May 18th, 5:00-6:15 pm, we will come together to enjoy live music, virtual door prizes, and spirited conversation led by…
Find out more »June 2020
The Opioid Crisis: The Faith Community Responds – Virtual Clergy Breakfast
DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED AND WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY. Are you interested in learning more about the state of North Carolina when it comes to the opioid crisis? Are you interested in learning more about ways your faith community can get involved? Join us virtually for breakfast as we discuss a faith-based, compassionate response to this growing crisis. Participants will learn more about the effects of this crisis in our state, harm reduction…
Find out more »Sacred Conversations: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Faith Community
Please join us for the next part of our Sacred Conversations series, on Friday, June 26 at 11am via Zoom. This will be part one of a two-part series, titled “Becoming a Trauma-Informed Faith Community.” We will define what a trauma-informed faith community is, how to become one, and look at the various ways in which faith communities can productively address trauma. This work is crucial as we find ourselves in layers of communal and individual stress in our world.…
Find out more »July 2020
A Conversation On Physically Regathering and Protecting the Health of Your Congregation
Join Faith Health NC for a virtual conversation with Dr. Werner Ernst-Bischoff, Professor of Infectious Diseases and Professor of Epidemiology and Prevention in the Wake Forest Baptist Health system. This webinar will cover topics related to the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic, how to flatten the curve, and what to expect next. Registration is required and participation is limited to the first 100 registrants. Click here to register.
Find out more »Sacred Conversations: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Faith Community (Part II)
Please join us for the next part of our Sacred Conversations series, on Friday, July 24 at 11am via Zoom. This will be part two of our two-part series titled “Becoming a Trauma-Informed Faith Community.” This will be a continuation of part one, from June 26 (recording available on our YouTube page here), where we defined what trauma-informed care and ministry is. We will continue to explore ways that a faith community can address trauma, and by doing so, become…
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