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

Because of Jesus

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

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

The Perfect Gift for Mother’s Day

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

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

PHW Faith and Health Summit: Thank You

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

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

Blessed Are the Dreamers

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

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

Opposing the RAISE Act

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

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

Supporting Young Immigrants’ Dreams

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

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

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

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

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

July 25 Update — Senate Health Care Vote Appears Likely Today

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

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

Senate May Still Vote on Health Care; Please Keep Calling

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

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

Revised Health Care Bill, Same Devastating Effects

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

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

Healing Miracles

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

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

Doomed Veto Spotlights Budget Flaws

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

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

Health Care CBO Score Proves Potential Harm

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

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

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

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

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

New Budget with Old Agenda Falls Short

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

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

Senate Health Care Plan — Let’s Keep Calling

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

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

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

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

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

GA’s Budget Proposals — Harmful not Helpful

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

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

Now what? Staying Engaged and Grow the Interfaith Climate Movement

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

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

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

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

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

Heal the Sick

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

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

2018 Budget Proposal is the Antithesis of our Call

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

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

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

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

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

Budget’s Big Picture: A Crumbling Core

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

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

2017 Stand Up Sabbath — June 16-18

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

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

Raleigh Report — May 10, 2017

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

House Passage of AHCA — We are Better Than This
House Passage of AHCA — We are Better Than This
May 4, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

House Passage of AHCA — We are Better Than This

The passage of the American Health Care Act by the House of Representatives reflects a political… Continue Reading

Urgent Action Alert: Please Call Congress about Health Care
Urgent Action Alert: Please Call Congress about Health Care
May 4, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Urgent Action Alert: Please Call Congress about Health Care

Our allies at the NC Justice Center have put out the following action alert about efforts… Continue Reading

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Critical Issues Seminar — Registration Now Open
Critical Issues Seminar — Registration Now Open
Feb 9, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Critical Issues Seminar — Registration Now Open

Join us for the Council’s 2016 Critical Issues Seminar, focused on Race, Power, and Privilege, on… Continue Reading

Tenth Annual HKonJ is February 13
Tenth Annual HKonJ is February 13
Feb 6, 2016
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Tenth Annual HKonJ is February 13

Join the NAACP, NC Council of Churches, and other coalition partners for the Tenth Annual Moral… Continue Reading

2015: Our Conservatives Weren’t Kidding
2015: Our Conservatives Weren’t Kidding
Dec 31, 2015
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

2015: Our Conservatives Weren’t Kidding

For those of us who want to see North Carolina governed with the interests of all… Continue Reading

Advent Guide on Refugees — Christmas
Advent Guide on Refugees — Christmas
Dec 24, 2015
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Advent Guide on Refugees — Christmas

Excerpted from In Those Days and In These, an Advent Devotional Guide from the NC Council… Continue Reading

Advent Guide on Refugees — Fourth Sunday
Advent Guide on Refugees — Fourth Sunday
Dec 19, 2015
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Advent Guide on Refugees — Fourth Sunday

Excerpted from In Those Days and In These, an Advent Devotional Guide from the NC Council… Continue Reading

Advent Guide on Refugees — Third Sunday
Advent Guide on Refugees — Third Sunday
Dec 12, 2015
Ashley Yohman, Program Associate for Finance and Development

Advent Guide on Refugees — Third Sunday

Excerpted from In Those Days and In These, an Advent Devotional Guide from the NC Council… Continue Reading

Advent Guide on Refugees — Second Sunday
Advent Guide on Refugees — Second Sunday
Dec 5, 2015
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Advent Guide on Refugees — Second Sunday

Excerpted from In Those Days and In These, an Advent Devotional Guide from the NC Council… Continue Reading

Advent Guide on Refugees — First Sunday
Advent Guide on Refugees — First Sunday
Nov 28, 2015
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Advent Guide on Refugees — First Sunday

Excerpted from In Those Days and In These, an Advent Devotional Guide from the NC Council… Continue Reading

2015 Advent Devotional Guide Focuses on Refugees
2015 Advent Devotional Guide Focuses on Refugees
Nov 17, 2015
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

2015 Advent Devotional Guide Focuses on Refugees

How desperate would your life need to be for you to leave everyone and everything you… Continue Reading

UNC System’s New Sheriff
UNC System’s New Sheriff
Oct 30, 2015
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

UNC System’s New Sheriff

The notably dapper Thom Goolsby, member of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors, made… Continue Reading

Lamenting the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Lamenting the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Sep 11, 2015
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Lamenting the Syrian Refugee Crisis

Last week, the European refugee crisis reached a tragic peak. More than 11 million Syrians have been… Continue Reading

Healthy Alternatives for Youth Groups
Healthy Alternatives for Youth Groups
Sep 3, 2015
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Healthy Alternatives for Youth Groups

I was talking with colleagues, friends, and co-laborers who strive for better health on a population… Continue Reading

Complicated Answers to Different Questions
Complicated Answers to Different Questions
Aug 22, 2015
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Complicated Answers to Different Questions

The offices for the NC Council of Churches sit half a block from Hillsborough Street—the street… Continue Reading

Tale of Two Chambers Amid Budget Conflict
Tale of Two Chambers Amid Budget Conflict
Aug 21, 2015
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Tale of Two Chambers Amid Budget Conflict

North Carolina has two legislative bodies, the 120-member House of Representatives and the 50-member Senate. They’re… Continue Reading

Lessons Learned from the Millennial Leaders Program
Lessons Learned from the Millennial Leaders Program
Aug 2, 2015
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Lessons Learned from the Millennial Leaders Program

Last month, I had the opportunity to be one of 50 young leaders from across the country… Continue Reading

Private School Vouchers, Lax Standards
Private School Vouchers, Lax Standards
Aug 1, 2015
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Private School Vouchers, Lax Standards

The principle of judicial restraint is a wonderful thing. It helps keep judges – as they… Continue Reading

A New Heaven
A New Heaven
Jul 10, 2015
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

A New Heaven

“Joy, can you still dance. Now that I just heard about the Charleston shooting, can you… Continue Reading

The Leadership of Pope Francis
The Leadership of Pope Francis
Jun 26, 2015
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The Leadership of Pope Francis

By Wayde Marsh, Duke Divinity School Intern “[Pope] Francis almost makes me want to convert to… Continue Reading

Statement on the Supreme Court’s ACA Decision
Statement on the Supreme Court’s ACA Decision
Jun 25, 2015
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Statement on the Supreme Court’s ACA Decision

The North Carolina Council of Churches celebrates today’s Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act. … Continue Reading

Undocugraduation: Hope to Replace Fear
Undocugraduation: Hope to Replace Fear
Jun 23, 2015
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Undocugraduation: Hope to Replace Fear

By Wayde Marsh, Duke Divinity School Intern On my way to work one day last week,… Continue Reading

Refugees Find Hope in Meeting With Each Other
Refugees Find Hope in Meeting With Each Other
Jun 17, 2015
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Refugees Find Hope in Meeting With Each Other

By Wayde Marsh, Duke Divinity School Intern Storytelling is a central piece of community organizing because… Continue Reading

Project NO REST Needs Your Input to Help Victims of Sex Trafficking
Project NO REST Needs Your Input to Help Victims of Sex Trafficking
Jun 12, 2015
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Project NO REST Needs Your Input to Help Victims of Sex Trafficking

At the North Carolina Council of Churches, our work is often guided by Isaiah 1:17, which… Continue Reading

This Millennial’s Response to the Pew Research Center Study
This Millennial’s Response to the Pew Research Center Study
May 15, 2015
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

This Millennial’s Response to the Pew Research Center Study

I am a millennial. I was also born and raised in the church and have continued… Continue Reading

Justice Advocates Convene for the Cause
Justice Advocates Convene for the Cause
Apr 18, 2015
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Justice Advocates Convene for the Cause

The Council of Churches’ Legislative Seminar – its top-profile public event of the year – is… Continue Reading

Universities Take a Hit with Loss of Ross
Universities Take a Hit with Loss of Ross
Mar 20, 2015
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Universities Take a Hit with Loss of Ross

Photo by Dan Sears, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina… Continue Reading

Council Puts Hot Topics on the Table
Council Puts Hot Topics on the Table
Mar 16, 2015
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Council Puts Hot Topics on the Table

The mission of the NC Council of Churches extends into many areas that highlight the links… Continue Reading

Advocate for Family-Sustaining Living Wages and the Right to Organize
Advocate for Family-Sustaining Living Wages and the Right to Organize
Mar 12, 2015
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Advocate for Family-Sustaining Living Wages and the Right to Organize

According to Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ), “four million fast food workers across the country are struggling… Continue Reading

Register for 2015 Legislative Seminar — Updated with Workshops and Presenters
Register for 2015 Legislative Seminar — Updated with Workshops and Presenters
Mar 3, 2015
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Register for 2015 Legislative Seminar — Updated with Workshops and Presenters

Join us on April 14 at Greenwood Forest Baptist Church in Cary for the Council’s 2015… Continue Reading

Doomed UNC Centers Sang the Wrong Songs
Doomed UNC Centers Sang the Wrong Songs
Mar 2, 2015
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Doomed UNC Centers Sang the Wrong Songs

It’s easy to imagine what the conservative Republicans who rule North Carolina’s legislative roost were thinking:… Continue Reading

NC Alliance for Health Releases New Poll
NC Alliance for Health Releases New Poll
Feb 26, 2015
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

NC Alliance for Health Releases New Poll

The NC Alliance for Health recently released poll results that show 70% of North Carolina voters are… Continue Reading

Snow Days?
Snow Days?
Feb 20, 2015
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Snow Days?

This week has been full of weather disruptions.  From school cancellations, missed Ash Wednesday services, to… Continue Reading

Grading the Schools: The Poverty Link
Grading the Schools: The Poverty Link
Feb 16, 2015
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Grading the Schools: The Poverty Link

The scheme ordered up by the conservatives who hold power in the NC General Assembly to… Continue Reading

Register Now for 2015 Faith and Immigration Summit
Register Now for 2015 Faith and Immigration Summit
Jan 28, 2015
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Register Now for 2015 Faith and Immigration Summit

This year’s summit will focus on issues affecting children and youth coming to our state from… Continue Reading

What Frightens Civitas?
What Frightens Civitas?
Jan 28, 2015
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

What Frightens Civitas?

Apparently I scare Civitas. Maybe it’s my upbringing. I was raised by a single mom (my… Continue Reading

Welcome EdNC to the Conversation
Welcome EdNC to the Conversation
Jan 13, 2015
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Welcome EdNC to the Conversation

Education has been of central importance to the NC Council of Churches throughout our history. Part… Continue Reading

So Long, 2014: It Wasn’t all Pretty!
So Long, 2014: It Wasn’t all Pretty!
Dec 29, 2014
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

So Long, 2014: It Wasn’t all Pretty!

Of the many decisions and activities that unfold in the arena of public affairs, the ones… Continue Reading

Christmas: The Story of a Refugee Child Named Jesus
Christmas: The Story of a Refugee Child Named Jesus
Dec 22, 2014
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Christmas: The Story of a Refugee Child Named Jesus

Last week, the largest detention center in the United States opened. The 50-acre center, located in… Continue Reading

When a Child is Loved
When a Child is Loved
Nov 26, 2014
George Reed, Former Executive Director

When a Child is Loved

I had a chance to talk with Mahan Siler at last week’s Road Show in Asheville.… Continue Reading

2014 Advent Guide
2014 Advent Guide
Nov 24, 2014
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

2014 Advent Guide

The Council’s 2014 Advent Devotional Guide is now available as a free download. Each year, Council staff take… Continue Reading

Obama Unveils Immigration Plan: “We Were Strangers Once, Too”
Obama Unveils Immigration Plan: “We Were Strangers Once, Too”
Nov 21, 2014
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Obama Unveils Immigration Plan: “We Were Strangers Once, Too”

Yesterday, President Obama took a courageous and controversial step toward reforming our country’s immigration system. He announced… Continue Reading

Expand Medicaid? Now’s the time
Expand Medicaid? Now’s the time
Nov 16, 2014
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Expand Medicaid? Now’s the time

The decision last year by the conservatives who control North Carolina’s state government not to expand… Continue Reading

Lifting Up the Mexican Children and Students
Lifting Up the Mexican Children and Students
Nov 13, 2014
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Lifting Up the Mexican Children and Students

As I have been traveling across the state educating clergy about immigrants in their communities and… Continue Reading

Council Post-Election Road Shows to Charlotte and Asheville
Council Post-Election Road Shows to Charlotte and Asheville
Nov 7, 2014
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Council Post-Election Road Shows to Charlotte and Asheville

What do Tuesday’s elections mean for North Carolina? How can people of faith in the state… Continue Reading

Petition to Expand Medicaid in NC — Signers Welcome
Petition to Expand Medicaid in NC — Signers Welcome
Oct 9, 2014
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Petition to Expand Medicaid in NC — Signers Welcome

Health Care for All NC is continuing the important work for Medicaid expansion in North Carolina.… Continue Reading

2014 Faith & Health Summit: Registration Deadline Extended
2014 Faith & Health Summit: Registration Deadline Extended
Sep 29, 2014
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

2014 Faith & Health Summit: Registration Deadline Extended

The deadline to register for the 2014 Faith and Health Summit has been extended until this… Continue Reading

Breastfeeding Collaborative Awards First Mini-Grant
Breastfeeding Collaborative Awards First Mini-Grant
Sep 27, 2014
Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

Breastfeeding Collaborative Awards First Mini-Grant

Congratulations to Doorkeeper International Ministries, of Raleigh for being recognized as a breastfeeding-friendly congregation by the… Continue Reading

Educating the Littlest and the Least
Educating the Littlest and the Least
Sep 25, 2014
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Educating the Littlest and the Least

Recently, several counties in North Carolina have begun passing resolutions discouraging undocumented children, including unaccompanied minors,… Continue Reading

PHW Success Story – Paradise Outreach Ministry, Greenville
PHW Success Story – Paradise Outreach Ministry, Greenville
Sep 25, 2014
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

PHW Success Story – Paradise Outreach Ministry, Greenville

We at Paradise Outreach Ministry are making great strides in involving our congregation in healthy initiatives.… Continue Reading

2014 Faith & Health Summit: Calling All Volunteers
2014 Faith & Health Summit: Calling All Volunteers
Sep 15, 2014
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

2014 Faith & Health Summit: Calling All Volunteers

The NC Council of Churches’ 2014 Faith and Health Summit is now less than a month… Continue Reading

Peace In Music
Peace In Music
Sep 2, 2014
Ashley Yohman, Program Associate for Finance and Development

Peace In Music

As a teenage girl, pop culture, especially music, is seemingly everything. As a teenage girl growing up… Continue Reading

PHW Honors Helen Livingston
PHW Honors Helen Livingston
Aug 13, 2014
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Honors Helen Livingston

Meet one of our community leaders, Helen Livingston, of Scotland County. I first met Helen through the… Continue Reading

Cary Congregation with Liberian ties Collects Medical Supplies
Cary Congregation with Liberian ties Collects Medical Supplies
Aug 10, 2014
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Cary Congregation with Liberian ties Collects Medical Supplies

We have all been touched by news of the growing Ebola crisis in Liberia, Sierra Leone,… Continue Reading

Finding Amazement With Teens and Worms
Finding Amazement With Teens and Worms
Aug 9, 2014
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Finding Amazement With Teens and Worms

Partners in Health and Wholeness continues to amaze me. I had a chance to visit Laurinburg… Continue Reading

True Imaging Demonstration with PHW
True Imaging Demonstration with PHW
Jul 31, 2014
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

True Imaging Demonstration with PHW

Wednesday, August 12, 1-2 p.m. Partnership for Children Building 404 North Main Street, #A, Troy One… Continue Reading

2014 PHW Youth Conference
2014 PHW Youth Conference
Jul 29, 2014
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

2014 PHW Youth Conference

The Lord raised up Laquanda Bowden of Empowering Word Ministries and her church crew to organize… Continue Reading

World Breastfeeding Week, August 1–7
World Breastfeeding Week, August 1–7
Jul 26, 2014
Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

World Breastfeeding Week, August 1–7

Local North Carolina organizations are joining the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s… Continue Reading

What Would Radical Hospitality at the Border Look Like?
What Would Radical Hospitality at the Border Look Like?
Jul 25, 2014
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

What Would Radical Hospitality at the Border Look Like?

This past week I have been focusing on the crisis of the thousands of refugee children… Continue Reading

Another Spirit-filled Weekend with Partners in Health and Wholeness
Another Spirit-filled Weekend with Partners in Health and Wholeness
Jul 24, 2014
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Another Spirit-filled Weekend with Partners in Health and Wholeness

Partners in Health and Wholeness co-hosted a youth conference on Saturday, July 12, with Empowering Word… Continue Reading

Capital Clash over Education, Health
Capital Clash over Education, Health
Jul 15, 2014
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Capital Clash over Education, Health

North Carolina legislators faced with vexing conflicts over a new state budget spent a solid week… Continue Reading

Twists, Turns on Teacher Pay
Twists, Turns on Teacher Pay
Jul 8, 2014
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Twists, Turns on Teacher Pay

If this year’s session of the N.C. General Assembly were a work of drama for stage… Continue Reading

2014 PHW Youth Conference is July 12
2014 PHW Youth Conference is July 12
Jun 28, 2014
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

2014 PHW Youth Conference is July 12

I hope that you have saved the date for the 2014 Youth Conference in Wadesboro. Partners… Continue Reading

Council Spotlights Education, Opportunity
Council Spotlights Education, Opportunity
Jun 20, 2014
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Council Spotlights Education, Opportunity

The NC Council of Churches aims to exert a positive influence on public policies that have… Continue Reading

An Interview with Mama Juggs’ Own Anita Woodley
An Interview with Mama Juggs’ Own Anita Woodley
Jun 17, 2014
Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

An Interview with Mama Juggs’ Own Anita Woodley

Anita will be performing her show, “Mama Juggs,” at 3 p.m.on Sunday, June 22, at Martin Street Baptist Church, 1001 E Martin St, Raleigh. This funny and informative show will be a kickoff event for the Breastfeeding Collaborative, an initiative of the NC Council of Churches that helps congregations to be breastfeeding friendly. Interviewed by Marnie Cooper Priest, project director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative. How long have you been performing the “Mama Juggs” show? On June 20 it will be the fifth anniversary of the “Mama Juggs” show. Did you have another show before…

Two New Resources on Public Education
Two New Resources on Public Education
Jun 15, 2014
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Two New Resources on Public Education

The Council has published two new resources for people of faith interested in supporting North Carolina’s… Continue Reading

Choices, Conflicts Amid Budget Squeeze
Choices, Conflicts Amid Budget Squeeze
Jun 13, 2014
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Choices, Conflicts Amid Budget Squeeze

First it was Gov. Pat McCrory who tried to fashion a state budget giving teachers a… Continue Reading

Video from June 9 Moral Monday
Video from June 9 Moral Monday
Jun 13, 2014
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Video from June 9 Moral Monday

The June 9 Moral Monday sent a powerful message to state leaders about the value North… Continue Reading

Take Action for Justice in North Carolina Tobacco Fields
Take Action for Justice in North Carolina Tobacco Fields
Jun 12, 2014
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Take Action for Justice in North Carolina Tobacco Fields

Workers in tobacco fields suffer the same injustices that other farmworkers face, including the low wages,… Continue Reading

Full Program Available for Critical Issues Seminar on Public Education
Full Program Available for Critical Issues Seminar on Public Education
Jun 9, 2014
Lauren Chesson, Former MSW Intern

Full Program Available for Critical Issues Seminar on Public Education

The full program for the our 2014 Critical Issues Seminar on Public Education is now available on… Continue Reading

Health Crunch for the Vulnerable
Health Crunch for the Vulnerable
Jun 6, 2014
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Health Crunch for the Vulnerable

For most North Carolinians, the myriad choices that comprise the state budget may affect the quality… Continue Reading

In the Media: The Moral Urgency of Farmworkers
In the Media: The Moral Urgency of Farmworkers
May 29, 2014
Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

In the Media: The Moral Urgency of Farmworkers

A few weeks ago, Human Rights Watch published a report on child labor in tobacco farming.… Continue Reading

One-Woman Show Kicks Off Breastfeeding Collaborative
One-Woman Show Kicks Off Breastfeeding Collaborative
May 27, 2014
Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

One-Woman Show Kicks Off Breastfeeding Collaborative

The Partners in Health and Wholeness Breastfeeding Collaborative kicks off with a performance by Anita Woodley… Continue Reading

Representative Holley Endorses the Breastfeeding Collaborative
Representative Holley Endorses the Breastfeeding Collaborative
May 23, 2014
Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

Representative Holley Endorses the Breastfeeding Collaborative

District 38 representative Yvonne Holley recently visited the offices of the North Carolina Council of Churches.… Continue Reading

Tax Cuts’ Sour Notes
Tax Cuts’ Sour Notes
May 20, 2014
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Tax Cuts’ Sour Notes

If a session of the NC General Assembly can be compared to an opera — comedy,… Continue Reading

From Superior Court to Supreme Court, Education in the News
From Superior Court to Supreme Court, Education in the News
May 19, 2014
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

From Superior Court to Supreme Court, Education in the News

Education figured prominently in the news over the past few days, both nationally and locally. As… Continue Reading

Looming Battles Over the Schools
Looming Battles Over the Schools
May 15, 2014
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Looming Battles Over the Schools

North Carolina legislators may think they have their hands full trying to defuse the hot political… Continue Reading

Food Drive at Critical Issues Seminar for Backpack Buddies
Food Drive at Critical Issues Seminar for Backpack Buddies
May 11, 2014
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Food Drive at Critical Issues Seminar for Backpack Buddies

In conjunction with the Critical Issues Seminar on Public Education in June, the NC Council of… Continue Reading

Buckle Up – Here Comes the Legislature
Buckle Up – Here Comes the Legislature
May 10, 2014
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Buckle Up – Here Comes the Legislature

The motto of North Carolina’s General Assembly during the past few years could well have been… Continue Reading

Education Events on Tap
Education Events on Tap
Apr 30, 2014
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Education Events on Tap

The turmoil in North Carolina’s public schools, caused by budget cuts and ill-advised policy choices, has… Continue Reading

Teachers Feel the Strain
Teachers Feel the Strain
Apr 25, 2014
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Teachers Feel the Strain

North Carolina’s public school classrooms these days seem to be running short of happy campers where… Continue Reading

To All Who Love God’s Creation and Hope for the Future
To All Who Love God’s Creation and Hope for the Future
Apr 21, 2014
Kathy Shea, Former Senior Advisor - NCIPL

To All Who Love God’s Creation and Hope for the Future

As we enter Easter Season, the time when Christians celebrate the greatest mystery of our faith,… Continue Reading

Farmworkers — God’s Family Supplying Our Food
Farmworkers — God’s Family Supplying Our Food
Apr 15, 2014
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Farmworkers — God’s Family Supplying Our Food

We have all heard about farmworkers who supply us with cheap food but cannot afford food for… Continue Reading

Lutherans Sponsor Conference to Ponder Justice and Faith
Lutherans Sponsor Conference to Ponder Justice and Faith
Apr 15, 2014
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Lutherans Sponsor Conference to Ponder Justice and Faith

When the line to check in at a church-sponsored conference on a beautiful Saturday morning in… Continue Reading

A Chance to Enjoy God’s Creation
A Chance to Enjoy God’s Creation
Apr 10, 2014
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

A Chance to Enjoy God’s Creation

Last week Rev. Sally Bingham, founder of Interfaith Power & Light, simply asked: “Do you remember… Continue Reading

April is National Minority Health Month
April is National Minority Health Month
Apr 9, 2014
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

April is National Minority Health Month

Differences in health currently exist between minorities and non-Hispanic whites in the U.S., with people of… Continue Reading

Healthy North Carolina 2020: Are We Gaining or Losing Ground?
Healthy North Carolina 2020: Are We Gaining or Losing Ground?
Apr 3, 2014
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Healthy North Carolina 2020: Are We Gaining or Losing Ground?

Healthy North Carolina 2020 is a health improvement plan for our state. It addresses a wide… Continue Reading

New Health Resource Focuses on Early Childhood Brain Development
New Health Resource Focuses on Early Childhood Brain Development
Apr 2, 2014
Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

New Health Resource Focuses on Early Childhood Brain Development

The brain, one of the only organs not fully developed at birth, experiences 90% of its… Continue Reading

2014 Critical Issues Seminar — Registration is Ongoing
2014 Critical Issues Seminar — Registration is Ongoing
Mar 31, 2014
Lauren Chesson, Former MSW Intern

2014 Critical Issues Seminar — Registration is Ongoing

*To see registration form, scroll down to the middle of the page. Registration for the Council’s 2014… Continue Reading

Theological Conference on Public Policy — April 12
Theological Conference on Public Policy — April 12
Mar 20, 2014
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Theological Conference on Public Policy — April 12

The call to people of faith through Moral Mondays continues to be felt. On April 12,… Continue Reading

Crossroads for Teacher Pay
Crossroads for Teacher Pay
Mar 17, 2014
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Crossroads for Teacher Pay

The gory details are right there, laid out in columns of cold hard data compiled by… Continue Reading

Allowing Access to Church Facilities to Promote Physical Activity: Free Webinar
Allowing Access to Church Facilities to Promote Physical Activity: Free Webinar
Mar 15, 2014
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Allowing Access to Church Facilities to Promote Physical Activity: Free Webinar

Partners in Health and Wholeness recently teamed up with the NC Division of Public Health, Faithful… Continue Reading

The Benefits of Breastfeeding
The Benefits of Breastfeeding
Mar 12, 2014
Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

The Benefits of Breastfeeding

Recent, widely disseminated news reports claim that the benefits of breastfeeding have been drastically overstated. This… Continue Reading

Teacher Pay: Leaping, then Looking
Teacher Pay: Leaping, then Looking
Mar 9, 2014
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Teacher Pay: Leaping, then Looking

He hasn’t put it quite this way, but what Gov. Pat McCrory seems to be saying… Continue Reading

PHW-Certified Congregation Receives Funding to Improve Access to Healthy Foods
PHW-Certified Congregation Receives Funding to Improve Access to Healthy Foods
Mar 2, 2014
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

PHW-Certified Congregation Receives Funding to Improve Access to Healthy Foods

Love Fellowship Believers – a PHW Silver-Certified Congregation located in Greensboro and under the pastoral leadership… Continue Reading

Presbyterian Clergy Sign Letter for the Public Good
Presbyterian Clergy Sign Letter for the Public Good
Feb 28, 2014
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Presbyterian Clergy Sign Letter for the Public Good

A group of Presbyterian clergy have prepared and circulated A Pastoral Letter to their colleagues. It… Continue Reading

Photos from HKonJ 2014
Photos from HKonJ 2014
Feb 22, 2014
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Photos from HKonJ 2014

The Council helped organize a Service of Repentance and Consecration in front of the General Assembly Building prior… Continue Reading

2014 PHW Certification & Mini-Grants: We’re Now Accepting Applications!
2014 PHW Certification & Mini-Grants: We’re Now Accepting Applications!
Feb 21, 2014
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

2014 PHW Certification & Mini-Grants: We’re Now Accepting Applications!

New activities and requirements for the 2014 Partners in Health and Wholeness Certification Program are now… Continue Reading

The Stakes with Teachers’ Pay
The Stakes with Teachers’ Pay
Feb 17, 2014
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

The Stakes with Teachers’ Pay

Whether anecdotal or empirical, the evidence is clear: North Carolina has done a poor job of… Continue Reading

HKonJ 2014 — Moral March and People’s Assembly
HKonJ 2014 — Moral March and People’s Assembly
Feb 8, 2014
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

HKonJ 2014 — Moral March and People’s Assembly

A cross-section of North Carolinians and progressives from other states flooded downtown Raleigh on Saturday as part… Continue Reading

Pray with Us on Friday, March with Us on Saturday
Pray with Us on Friday, March with Us on Saturday
Feb 6, 2014
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Pray with Us on Friday, March with Us on Saturday

Join the NC NAACP, the North Carolina Council of Churches, and coalition partners for this weekend’s… Continue Reading

Pope Supports Breastfeeding in Public
Pope Supports Breastfeeding in Public
Jan 18, 2014
Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

Pope Supports Breastfeeding in Public

Breastfeeding mothers everywhere have another reason to smile. On two separate occasions, one at the General Audience… Continue Reading

One State, One Rate: In-State Tuition for Young Immigrants
One State, One Rate: In-State Tuition for Young Immigrants
Jan 14, 2014
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

One State, One Rate: In-State Tuition for Young Immigrants

Education is one of the critical issues of our time. How we as a society choose… Continue Reading

PHW Receives Outstanding Community Service Award
PHW Receives Outstanding Community Service Award
Jan 13, 2014
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

PHW Receives Outstanding Community Service Award

PHW received an Outstanding Community Service Award from Peletah Ministries in New Bern, under the leadership… Continue Reading

HKonJ 2014 — Saturday, February 8
HKonJ 2014 — Saturday, February 8
Jan 12, 2014
George Reed, Former Executive Director

HKonJ 2014 — Saturday, February 8

It’s now just four weeks until this year’s HKonJ People’s Assembly. There is nothing more important for… Continue Reading

Worship Resources on the Beatitudes
Worship Resources on the Beatitudes
Jan 8, 2014
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Worship Resources on the Beatitudes

Date: Epiphany 4 – Feb. 2, 2014
Topic: The Beatitudes
Focus Text: Matthew 5:1-12
The Beatitudes reflect the eschatological – or ultimate – nature of Jesus’ mission and proclaim the effects of the establishment of God’s rule. They list eschatological reversals for the unfortunate and eschatological rewards for the virtuous. It would be a mistake, however, to see the beatitudes as having only future significance. In fact, the first (5:3) and last (5:10) of the sayings are in the present tense. By bookending these future promises with the present tense, Matthew emphasizes the imminence of the Kingdom.

PHW Success Story – Tabernacle of Deliverance, Rocky Mount
PHW Success Story – Tabernacle of Deliverance, Rocky Mount
Jan 4, 2014
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

PHW Success Story – Tabernacle of Deliverance, Rocky Mount

Tabernacle of Deliverance is a non-denominational church located in a low socioeconomic community that strives to… Continue Reading

A Year of Setbacks, Pushbacks
A Year of Setbacks, Pushbacks
Dec 29, 2013
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

A Year of Setbacks, Pushbacks

At the close of a momentous year for politics and public policy in North Carolina –… Continue Reading

Experts Discuss Junk Food Advertising Focused on Children
Experts Discuss Junk Food Advertising Focused on Children
Dec 18, 2013
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Experts Discuss Junk Food Advertising Focused on Children

The holiday season, unfortunately, has become one of the more appropriate times of the year to talk about… Continue Reading

PHW Launches New Breastfeeding Program, Welcomes New Staff
PHW Launches New Breastfeeding Program, Welcomes New Staff
Dec 12, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

PHW Launches New Breastfeeding Program, Welcomes New Staff

PHW was recently awarded a two-year implementation grant from the John Rex Endowment to promote breastfeeding… Continue Reading

Church Youth Groups Invited to Apply for Funding to Create Healthier Communities
Church Youth Groups Invited to Apply for Funding to Create Healthier Communities
Dec 6, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Church Youth Groups Invited to Apply for Funding to Create Healthier Communities

Partners in Health and Wholeness is teaming up with the NC Alliance of YMCAs to identify… Continue Reading

Sequestration Cuts 300,000 Families from Energy Assistance
Sequestration Cuts 300,000 Families from Energy Assistance
Nov 20, 2013
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Sequestration Cuts 300,000 Families from Energy Assistance

What does the Lord require of you? Christians are very familiar with the Micah 6:8 verse… Continue Reading

Advent Worship Resources for Vulnerable Mothers
Advent Worship Resources for Vulnerable Mothers
Nov 20, 2013
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Advent Worship Resources for Vulnerable Mothers

Date: Advent 4 – Dec. 22, 2013
Topic: Vulnerable Mothers
Focus Text: Matthew 1:18-25
Drawing on the Old Testament, James speaks of the prophets who endured suffering and, for their steadfastness, are called “blessed.” This is the same word used in the beatitudes, another text which brings comfort to those who are suffering or longing for justice in light of God’s future reign. James also goes on to invoke Job, a proverbial figure of faithfulness and long-suffering in times of trial. These figures exemplify faithfulness even in the face of oppression.

Day of the Dead and the Road Ahead for Farmworkers
Day of the Dead and the Road Ahead for Farmworkers
Nov 11, 2013
John Zambenini, Former Duke Divinity School Intern

Day of the Dead and the Road Ahead for Farmworkers

Andres Sandoval went to a doctor in Benson, North Carolina four years ago complaining of stomach… Continue Reading

Teachers Walk the Talk
Teachers Walk the Talk
Nov 7, 2013
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Teachers Walk the Talk

Most people would agree that a young person’s success in school tilts the odds in favor… Continue Reading


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