Health Archives - NC Council of Churches

Council Welcomes Elizabeth Brewington to Partners in Health and Wholeness

June 14
Chris Pernell, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Council Welcomes Elizabeth Brewington to Partners in Health and Wholeness

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

Partners in Health and Wholeness Spotlight: Bryson City UMC

June 1
Lindsay Barth, Office Manager

Partners in Health and Wholeness Spotlight: Bryson City UMC

Catherine Gantt has been a member of Bryson City United Methodist (UMC) for almost 25 years.… Continue Reading

May is Mental Health Month

May 16
Jessica Stokes, PHW Regional Coordinator

May is Mental Health Month

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

Partners in Health and Wholeness Spotlight: Faith and Victory Christian Church

May 14
Lindsay Barth, Office Manager

Partners in Health and Wholeness Spotlight: Faith and Victory Christian Church

Since 2011, Faith and Victory Christian Church (FVCC) has been promoting health and wholeness of the… Continue Reading

The Perfect Gift for Mother’s Day

May 10
Lindsay Barth, Office Manager

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

Partners in Health and Wholeness Mini-Grant Cycle Now Open

May 3
Lindsay Barth, Office Manager

Partners in Health and Wholeness Mini-Grant Cycle Now Open

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

Politics of Eating

April 24
Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Politics of Eating

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

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

April 3
Jessica Stokes, PHW Regional Coordinator

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

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

Partners in Health and Wholeness Spotlight: Brown’s Chapel UMC

March 27
Lindsay Barth, Office Manager

Partners in Health and Wholeness Spotlight: Brown’s Chapel UMC

Lynn Frost has been attending Brown’s Chapel United Methodist Church since she was a baby. Lynn… Continue Reading

PHW Expands and Welcomes New Staff

March 8
Chris Pernell, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

PHW Expands and Welcomes New Staff

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

Partners in Health and Wholeness Spotlight: St. John AME

February 28
Lindsay Barth, Office Manager

Partners in Health and Wholeness Spotlight: St. John AME

St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church in Raleigh has been hard at work promoting health and… Continue Reading

Apply Today for a PHW Mini-Grant

February 13
Katie Withers, NC State MSW Intern

Apply Today for a PHW Mini-Grant

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

The Severity of the Flu

January 29
Jessica Stokes, PHW Regional Coordinator

The Severity of the Flu

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

Partners in Health and Wholeness Spotlight: Bethel Christian Assembly

January 15
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Partners in Health and Wholeness Spotlight: Bethel Christian Assembly

Partners in Health and Wholeness (PHW) is highlighting some of our congregations across NC who are… Continue Reading

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

Dec 11, 2017
Chris Pernell, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

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

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

Winding Down National Diabetes Month with Partners in Health and Wholeness

Nov 30, 2017
Josie Walker, PHW Regional Coordinator

Winding Down National Diabetes Month with Partners in Health and Wholeness

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

Thanksgiving Notes

Nov 22, 2017
Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Thanksgiving Notes

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

Navigating the Health Insurance Marketplace

Nov 18, 2017
Lindsay Barth, Office Manager

Navigating the Health Insurance Marketplace

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

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

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

Oct 10, 2017
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

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

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

Faith and Health Summit Spotlight: Mental Health Workshops

Oct 9, 2017
Jessica Stokes, PHW Regional Coordinator

Faith and Health Summit Spotlight: Mental Health Workshops

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

Join Us for the PHW Faith and Health Summit

Oct 5, 2017
Michelle Peedin, Program Associate for PHW and NCIPL

Join Us for the PHW Faith and Health Summit

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

Suicide Awareness Prevention: Shalom Instead of Silence

Sep 27, 2017
Jessica Stokes, PHW Regional Coordinator

Suicide Awareness Prevention: Shalom Instead of Silence

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

The Affordable Care Act Today

Sep 22, 2017
Chris Pernell, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

The Affordable Care Act Today

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

Partners in Health and Wholeness Announces Photography Contest

Aug 23, 2017
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Partners in Health and Wholeness Announces Photography Contest

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

Thankful and Ever Vigilant When it Comes to Health Care

Jul 28, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Thankful and Ever Vigilant When it Comes to Health Care

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

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

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

Wood Pellet Plant Would Be Environmental Injustice

Jul 22, 2017
Michelle Peedin, Program Associate for PHW and NCIPL

Wood Pellet Plant Would Be Environmental Injustice

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

Senate May Still Vote on Health Care; Please Keep Calling

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

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

Jul 7, 2017
Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Healing Miracles

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

Rising Up with Richmond County

Jul 1, 2017
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Rising Up with Richmond County

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

Doomed Veto Spotlights Budget Flaws

Jun 30, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

Doomed Veto Spotlights Budget Flaws

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

With Prescription Medication, Verify Before You Buy

Jun 29, 2017
Chris Pernell, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

With Prescription Medication, Verify Before You Buy

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

Health Care CBO Score Proves Potential Harm

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

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

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

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

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

Now what? Staying Engaged and Grow the Interfaith Climate Movement

Jun 1, 2017
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Now what? Staying Engaged and Grow the Interfaith Climate Movement

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

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

Jun 1, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

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

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

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

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

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

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

May 11, 2017
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

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

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

Raleigh Report — May 10, 2017

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New Push for Broader Medicaid, Better Health

Apr 14, 2017
Steve Ford, Volunteer Program Associate

New Push for Broader Medicaid, Better Health

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

No More of This

Apr 14, 2017
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

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

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

Speak Out Against Anti-Climate Executive Order

Mar 29, 2017
Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Speak Out Against Anti-Climate Executive Order

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

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

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

Mar 17, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

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

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

Raleigh Report — March 13, 2017

Mar 14, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Raleigh Report — March 13, 2017

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

Who Would Choose to be Poor or Sick?

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

Mar 8, 2017
Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Women and Wages

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

Taking Away Health Care

Mar 8, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Taking Away Health Care

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

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

Introducing the Partners in Health and Wholeness Collaborative

Mar 3, 2017
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Introducing the Partners in Health and Wholeness Collaborative

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

PHW Launches Collaborative; Certify for 2017

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

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

Welcome Andrew and Michelle!

Feb 15, 2017
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Welcome Andrew and Michelle!

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

Keeping With Community

Jan 29, 2017
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Changing the View

Aug 11, 2016
Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Changing the View

This sermon was preached on August 6, 2016 at the Church Women United Leadership Conference. Then… Continue Reading

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

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

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