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Piney Grove Baptist Ministries Helped with Healthy Eating Equipment Grant
Piney Grove Baptist Ministries Helped with Healthy Eating Equipment Grant
Jul 3, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Piney Grove Baptist Ministries Helped with Healthy Eating Equipment Grant

Mt. Airy News

Piney Grove Baptist Church’s food ministries recently got a boost from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (BCBSNC) in the form of a $5,000 healthy eating equipment grant. The effort is a partnership between BCBSNC and the North Carolina Council of Churches to provide equipment for 20 faith-based organizations to bring healthier food to their members and communities. More than $90,000 in equipment grants are being used to provide canning and cooking supplies, expand church community gardens and increase storage for fresh produce.

PHW and Community Transformation Grant Unity
PHW and Community Transformation Grant Unity
Jul 2, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW and Community Transformation Grant Unity

The Community Transformation Grant Project is a state-funded initiative designed to promote tobacco-free living, active living,… Continue Reading

PHW Success Story – St. Timothy’s Episcopal, Winston-Salem
PHW Success Story – St. Timothy’s Episcopal, Winston-Salem
Jul 1, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

PHW Success Story – St. Timothy’s Episcopal, Winston-Salem

We have been busy growing in health and wholeness at St.Timothy’s! Our biggest venture towards a… Continue Reading

Reflection on Moral Mondays
Reflection on Moral Mondays
Jun 29, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Reflection on Moral Mondays

Participating in Moral Monday impressed me with a sense of fraternity and hope in the face… Continue Reading

PHW Book Club Discussion: Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, Chapter One
PHW Book Club Discussion: Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, Chapter One
Jun 28, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Book Club Discussion: Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, Chapter One

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up… Continue Reading

Helping Support Healthy Pregnancies — Dinner and Discussion, June 28
Helping Support Healthy Pregnancies — Dinner and Discussion, June 28
Jun 27, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Helping Support Healthy Pregnancies — Dinner and Discussion, June 28

It feels as though I have been pregnant at least eight times. I have two children, ages… Continue Reading

Why I Went to Jail for Justice on June 24, 2013
Why I Went to Jail for Justice on June 24, 2013
Jun 25, 2013
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Why I Went to Jail for Justice on June 24, 2013

NCCC Volunteer Program Associate Sandy Irving was arrested at the June 24 Moral Monday. Thirty-five years… Continue Reading

The Lord’s Mission Pushes On
The Lord’s Mission Pushes On
Jun 25, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

The Lord’s Mission Pushes On

PHW Liaison, Sarah Dean, is a dynamic individual who runs a successful health ministry at her… Continue Reading

PHW Success Story – Shalom Community Christian Church, Greensboro
PHW Success Story – Shalom Community Christian Church, Greensboro
Jun 20, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

PHW Success Story – Shalom Community Christian Church, Greensboro

Our church has made a concerted effort to emphasize healthy living to our congregation in several… Continue Reading

Still Accomplishing Great Things
Still Accomplishing Great Things
Jun 18, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Still Accomplishing Great Things

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation announced the grantees for their Healthy… Continue Reading

PHW Success Story – Greater St. Matthews, Wadesboro
PHW Success Story – Greater St. Matthews, Wadesboro
Jun 17, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

PHW Success Story – Greater St. Matthews, Wadesboro

Greater St. Matthews has an aerobics class three times a week and offers quarterly nutrition classes.… Continue Reading

Tax Reform: Not So Simple
Tax Reform: Not So Simple
Jun 16, 2013
Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Tax Reform: Not So Simple

A funny thing happened to House Bill 998, the Tax Simplification and Reduction Act, on its… Continue Reading

Carrot-Coconut Bread Pudding
Carrot-Coconut Bread Pudding
Jun 11, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Carrot-Coconut Bread Pudding

My dad has known for quite some time now that I’ve wanted a juicer. This particular… Continue Reading

Twenty Congregations Receive Funding to Increase Access to Healthy, Local Foods
Twenty Congregations Receive Funding to Increase Access to Healthy, Local Foods
Jun 11, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Twenty Congregations Receive Funding to Increase Access to Healthy, Local Foods

The North Carolina Council of Churches has partnered with the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of… Continue Reading

Underlying Factors Contributing to Poor Health
Underlying Factors Contributing to Poor Health
Jun 6, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Underlying Factors Contributing to Poor Health

A person’s health is not only determined by genetics, their level of physical activity or how… Continue Reading

Youth Lead the Way to Better Health
Youth Lead the Way to Better Health
Jun 4, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Youth Lead the Way to Better Health

I am so honored to have met Tes Thraves almost three years ago. She is an… Continue Reading

A Challenge for People of Faith: Contact Congress like Pentagon Contractors Do
A Challenge for People of Faith: Contact Congress like Pentagon Contractors Do
May 30, 2013
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

A Challenge for People of Faith: Contact Congress like Pentagon Contractors Do

The Coalition on Human Needs is sharing sequester impacts and challenging people of faith to raise… Continue Reading

Book Club Discussion: Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire
Book Club Discussion: Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire
May 30, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Book Club Discussion: Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up… Continue Reading

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan, Session 6
PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan, Session 6
May 22, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan, Session 6

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up… Continue Reading

Please Pray for Oklahoma
Please Pray for Oklahoma
May 21, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Please Pray for Oklahoma

All people affected by this week’s devastating storms, particularly those in Moore, Oklahoma, need our prayers.… Continue Reading

PHW Success Story – Islamic Association of Raleigh
PHW Success Story – Islamic Association of Raleigh
May 21, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

PHW Success Story – Islamic Association of Raleigh

The Islamic Association of Raleigh (IAR) is blessed to have a kitchen/restaurant facility which serves the… Continue Reading

Introducing Interns from Bennett College
Introducing Interns from Bennett College
May 20, 2013
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Introducing Interns from Bennett College

For the month of May, Partners in Health and Wholeness is working with three interns from… Continue Reading

Growing Roots Regional Youth Conference – Fayetteville
Growing Roots Regional Youth Conference – Fayetteville
May 17, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Growing Roots Regional Youth Conference – Fayetteville

The theme of this free conference is “Growing Roots: A Youth Training Focused on Gardening, Faith, and Collecting Stories From Our Elders.” The conference is for ages 12-24. There will be healthy locally and organically grown food provided by church gardens, home gardens, and other healthy local food donations.

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan, Session 5
PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan, Session 5
May 16, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan, Session 5

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up… Continue Reading

Childhood Poverty is a Disease
Childhood Poverty is a Disease
May 16, 2013
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Childhood Poverty is a Disease

Pediatrician and author Perri Klass has written a powerful essay on childhood poverty as a disease.… Continue Reading

PHW Success Story – Pathway to Peace Ministries, Peachland
PHW Success Story – Pathway to Peace Ministries, Peachland
May 13, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

PHW Success Story – Pathway to Peace Ministries, Peachland

Pathway to Peace Ministries, under the pastoral leadership of Rev. Cary Rodgers and located in Anson… Continue Reading

Gardeners: Make the Climate Connection
Gardeners: Make the Climate Connection
May 12, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Gardeners: Make the Climate Connection

One thing that almost every congregation does is eat together. Coffee hour after worship, Wednesday dinners,… Continue Reading

Rethink What You Eat
Rethink What You Eat
May 10, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Rethink What You Eat

Who said change is easy? Or that it can only come as a result of well-meaning adults’ efforts? Well, a youth group in New Orleans, called the “Rethinkers”, would beg to differ. They saw a problem (unhealthy foods served in school) and made a difference

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan, Session 4
PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan, Session 4
May 9, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan, Session 4

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up… Continue Reading

Come to the Table Comes to Your Home
Come to the Table Comes to Your Home
May 8, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Come to the Table Comes to Your Home

Everyone gets so hyped about attending conferences. You go there, you collect as many business cards… Continue Reading

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan, Session 3
PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan, Session 3
May 3, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan, Session 3

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up… Continue Reading

PHW Success Story – Ward Street Mission UMC, High Point
PHW Success Story – Ward Street Mission UMC, High Point
May 1, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

PHW Success Story – Ward Street Mission UMC, High Point

Since 2010, beginning with the spring growing season, Ward Street Mission United Methodist Church has implemented… Continue Reading

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan, Session 2
PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan, Session 2
Apr 29, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan, Session 2

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up… Continue Reading

Implementing the Affordable Care Act: Legislative Seminar Workshop
Implementing the Affordable Care Act: Legislative Seminar Workshop
Apr 29, 2013
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Implementing the Affordable Care Act: Legislative Seminar Workshop

Rev. Linda Walling, Executive Director at Faithful Reform in Health Care and Nicole Dozier, Assistant Project Director at the NC Health Access Coalition offered this compelling and insightful workshop on the Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”) at our 2013 Legislative Seminar. You can download and listent the podcast above.

PHW Success Story – First Baptist, Lumberton
PHW Success Story – First Baptist, Lumberton
Apr 25, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

PHW Success Story – First Baptist, Lumberton

First Baptist Church in Lumberton – under the leadership of Dr. TR Murray and PHW Liaison… Continue Reading

NC Council of Churches Supports National Groups to Assist the Less Fortunate
NC Council of Churches Supports National Groups to Assist the Less Fortunate
Apr 23, 2013
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

NC Council of Churches Supports National Groups to Assist the Less Fortunate

In keeping with its mission of supporting peace, unity and social justice, the Council recently has… Continue Reading

Deadlines Pass – Raleigh Report April 22, 2013
Deadlines Pass – Raleigh Report April 22, 2013
Apr 22, 2013
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Deadlines Pass – Raleigh Report April 22, 2013

With the passage of deadlines for the introduction of most bills, there’s been a flurry of new legislation. This issue of Raleigh Report will cover some of these new bills, with others to come in the next issue.

A Healthier NC: It’s All Up to Us!
A Healthier NC: It’s All Up to Us!
Apr 18, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

A Healthier NC: It’s All Up to Us!

Today marks the beginning of a very important journey for our state – a journey toward… Continue Reading

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan, Session 1
PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan, Session 1
Apr 18, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan, Session 1

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up… Continue Reading

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan
PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan
Apr 14, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Daniel Plan

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up… Continue Reading

Tax Reform Cookies
Tax Reform Cookies
Apr 13, 2013
Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Tax Reform Cookies

There’s no telling how the tax cookies will crumble by the time the 2013 General Assembly… Continue Reading

Free AEDs and CPR Training for Select Counties
Free AEDs and CPR Training for Select Counties
Apr 5, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Free AEDs and CPR Training for Select Counties

The NC Council of Churches, American Red Cross and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC are partnering together to provide more Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and CPR training to places of worship in select counties. To date, 183 congregations have received an award.

To learn more or to complete an application, please click here. The deadline to apply is Friday, May 24.

Lectionary: Care for HIV/AIDS Patients (4th Sunday after Easter)
Lectionary: Care for HIV/AIDS Patients (4th Sunday after Easter)
Mar 26, 2013
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Lectionary: Care for HIV/AIDS Patients (4th Sunday after Easter)

From Acts of Faith: Free Lectionary Resources for Prophetic Worship

Date: 4th Sunday after Easter – April 21, 2013
Topic: Care for HIV/AIDS Patients
Focus Text: Acts 9:36-43

From the pastoral reflection: “Today, the reality is that HIV looks like all of us – regardless of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, or faith tradition. The epidemic is growing most rapidly, however, among minorities who have historically experienced a higher risk for poverty, lack of health insurance, co-morbidity, and disenfranchisement from the health care system. The result is a growing number of individuals living with HIV disease who are living at or below the federal poverty level and who have limited or no access to life-saving, life-extending medications.”

Affordable Care Act’s Third Anniversary — A Reason to Celebrate
Affordable Care Act’s Third Anniversary — A Reason to Celebrate
Mar 25, 2013
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Affordable Care Act’s Third Anniversary — A Reason to Celebrate

On March 23, the Affordable Care Act celebrated its third anniversary. The North Carolina Council of… Continue Reading

PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 4 (Honoring Neighbors)
PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 4 (Honoring Neighbors)
Mar 14, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 4 (Honoring Neighbors)

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up… Continue Reading

Preparing the Way: Nourishing God’s Children, Body and Soul
Preparing the Way: Nourishing God’s Children, Body and Soul
Mar 7, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Preparing the Way: Nourishing God’s Children, Body and Soul

From Chapter 4 of Preparing the Way: A Social Justice Study for Lent. We’re offering this free… Continue Reading

PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 3 (Enough)
PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 3 (Enough)
Mar 7, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 3 (Enough)

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up… Continue Reading

The Table Was Packed
The Table Was Packed
Mar 5, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

The Table Was Packed

It is awesome how many people spend their days thinking of ways to make this world better.… Continue Reading

PHW Funding Opportunity – Webinar Posted
PHW Funding Opportunity – Webinar Posted
Feb 27, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

PHW Funding Opportunity – Webinar Posted

Partners in Health and Wholeness, in partnership with the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC… Continue Reading

PHW Update: New Funding Opportunity for Congregations
PHW Update: New Funding Opportunity for Congregations
Feb 15, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

PHW Update: New Funding Opportunity for Congregations

The NC Council of Churches is happy to announce a new partnership with the Blue Cross… Continue Reading

PHW Launches Book Club
PHW Launches Book Club
Feb 14, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Launches Book Club

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. Through it, we hope… Continue Reading

For the Good of All God’s Children — Accept Federal Money Offered to NC
For the Good of All God’s Children — Accept Federal Money Offered to NC
Feb 9, 2013
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

For the Good of All God’s Children — Accept Federal Money Offered to NC

If you are following the actions of the 2013 NC legislature, you know that the idea… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report – February 1, 2013
Raleigh Report – February 1, 2013
Feb 4, 2013
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Raleigh Report – February 1, 2013

After a one-day organizational meeting in early January, the 2013 General Assembly convened in earnest last Wednesday. Bills introduced and advanced during these first two days give a taste of things to come. Note especially the bills affecting the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, weakening the benefits of unemployment insurance, and extending the presence of guns.

Preparing the Way: A Social Justice Study for Lent (free download)
Preparing the Way: A Social Justice Study for Lent (free download)
Feb 1, 2013
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Preparing the Way: A Social Justice Study for Lent (free download)

Click here for a free download of our new 2013 social justice study for Lent: Preparing the Way. This simple 10-page document combines traditional Lenten themes and Bible passages with contemporary issues including hunger, care of creation, and immigration. We invite you to join us in this season of reflection and preparation.

Toward a Healthier New Year
Toward a Healthier New Year
Jan 31, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Toward a Healthier New Year

Are the holidays over already? Well, yes. But what remains for many of us are the… Continue Reading

Make it an Adventure
Make it an Adventure
Jan 30, 2013
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Make it an Adventure

There are few things I love more than setting out on a grand adventure. I know… Continue Reading

Speaking Life In a Dry Valley
Speaking Life In a Dry Valley
Jan 11, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Speaking Life In a Dry Valley

The NCCC’s annual staff Christmas lunch is a time of good cheer for the old and… Continue Reading

Protect Yourself and Others This Flu Season
Protect Yourself and Others This Flu Season
Jan 10, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Protect Yourself and Others This Flu Season

Over the holidays, North Carolina State Health Director, Dr. Laura Gerald, put out a press release… Continue Reading

Looking for Community Sparkplugs for a Healthier Wilson County
Looking for Community Sparkplugs for a Healthier Wilson County
Jan 7, 2013
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Looking for Community Sparkplugs for a Healthier Wilson County

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation and The Rensselaerville Institute are looking for individuals with project ideas for creating a healthier Wilson County. Projects will be implemented over the next 6 months and must focus on increasing physical activity and/or access to and consumption of fresh produce.

Selected Community Sparkplugs and their teams will receive the following: a $3,000 grant (simple application process), individualized help to create an action plan and set project results, support and coaching over the next 6 months, and an opportunity to become part of a growing network of Community Sparkplugs across North Carolina.

New Year’s Resolution to Drop the Habit
New Year’s Resolution to Drop the Habit
Jan 4, 2013
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

New Year’s Resolution to Drop the Habit

No, I’m not talking about the attire worn by a group of women deeply committed to… Continue Reading

Faith and Weight Loss: NC Churches Encourage Members to be Healthy
Faith and Weight Loss: NC Churches Encourage Members to be Healthy
Dec 31, 2012
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Faith and Weight Loss: NC Churches Encourage Members to be Healthy

Public News Service – NC

Weight loss is the most popular New Year’s resolution being made by North Carolinians and people around the country, according to new data from the University of Scranton. The goal of being healthier is even making its way into churches around the state, through a program sponsored by the North Carolina Council of Churches.

Better Dental Care With a Bag of Apples
Better Dental Care With a Bag of Apples
Dec 26, 2012
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Better Dental Care With a Bag of Apples

Executive Director George Reed wrote an article recently about the importance of dental care for children. His… Continue Reading

Update on Free AED and CPR Program
Update on Free AED and CPR Program
Dec 13, 2012
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Update on Free AED and CPR Program

In the spring of this year, the NC Council of Churches and our partners, Blue Cross… Continue Reading

The Not-So-Sweet Truth
The Not-So-Sweet Truth
Dec 9, 2012
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

The Not-So-Sweet Truth

Partners in Health and Wholeness is trying to reach you in every way possible. Why are… Continue Reading

Needed: Lobbyists for the Voiceless
Needed: Lobbyists for the Voiceless
Dec 7, 2012
Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Needed: Lobbyists for the Voiceless

Congress is overwhelmed with lobbyists for corporations, Chambers of Commerce, AARP, the Department of Defense, etc.… Continue Reading

Emotional Eating During the Holidays
Emotional Eating During the Holidays
Dec 3, 2012
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Emotional Eating During the Holidays

I have to admit that the Eat Smart, Move More’s Holiday Challenge to maintain and not… Continue Reading

Date Change: Latino Pastor Dinner in Robeson Co.
Date Change: Latino Pastor Dinner in Robeson Co.
Nov 26, 2012
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Date Change: Latino Pastor Dinner in Robeson Co.

Partners in Health and Wholeness will host a dinner to connect Latino pastors with free resources and grants for churches. It takes place Thursday, Dec. 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Goodwin Heights Baptist Church, 704 Godwin Avenue in Lumberton. Please note this is a change in date from a prior announcement.

The meeting will be conducted in Spanish and is free. Please e-mail Joy Williams, for more information.

Planting the Seeds of Abundant Harvest
Planting the Seeds of Abundant Harvest
Nov 21, 2012
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Planting the Seeds of Abundant Harvest

Recently, I have been reading about the controversies surrounding factory farms and companies that generate genetically… Continue Reading

Food Day Flash Mob a Success
Food Day Flash Mob a Success
Nov 14, 2012
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Food Day Flash Mob a Success

Experiencing Food Day across the nation was a big success. Many people came together to celebrate… Continue Reading

CPR Less Likely in Low Income Neighborhoods
CPR Less Likely in Low Income Neighborhoods
Nov 5, 2012
Trinh Le, Former Strive to Revive Assistant - Partners in Health and Wholeness

CPR Less Likely in Low Income Neighborhoods

WFMY News 2HD

Ramsuer, NC – What if your chances of surviving a heart attack, or sudden cardiac arrest, depended on the neighborhood you lived in? According to a new study, it just may. The New England Journal of Medicine suggests CPR by a bystander is less likely in low-income areas. They go on to say there is a direct relationship between household income and the racial makeup of a neighborhood.

PHW Featured in NC Medical Journal
PHW Featured in NC Medical Journal
Nov 2, 2012
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

PHW Featured in NC Medical Journal

Willona Stallings, PHW Program Coordinator, co-authored a section on working with faith communities to improve population… Continue Reading

Mini-grants to Support Congregations in Promoting Health
Mini-grants to Support Congregations in Promoting Health
Oct 30, 2012
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Mini-grants to Support Congregations in Promoting Health

Partners in Health and Wholeness (PHW), the Council’s faith-based health initiative, is now offering mini-grants to… Continue Reading

Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church Connects Health to Faith
Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church Connects Health to Faith
Oct 27, 2012
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church Connects Health to Faith

Sabrina Morris, a nurse at Cape Fear Valley Health, is helping to connect health as a faith issue… Continue Reading

Critical Issue — Children’s Dental Health
Critical Issue — Children’s Dental Health
Oct 24, 2012
George Reed, Former Executive Director

Critical Issue — Children’s Dental Health

I’ve got critical issue overload. How about you? So probably the last thing you want to… Continue Reading

North Carolina Beyond Coal
North Carolina Beyond Coal
Oct 23, 2012
Richard Fireman, Former NCIPL Public Policy Advisor

North Carolina Beyond Coal

Since 1965, my first year of medical school, I knew that coal kills (see Alan Lockwood’s… Continue Reading

Advent Guide Focuses on Social Justice
Advent Guide Focuses on Social Justice
Oct 11, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Advent Guide Focuses on Social Justice

Because the season of Advent is a time of awaiting the Christ child and the risen… Continue Reading

Sacred Potluck Challenge — Enter by Nov. 10
Sacred Potluck Challenge — Enter by Nov. 10
Oct 4, 2012
Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

Sacred Potluck Challenge — Enter by Nov. 10

Entering into fall, notions of harvests and feasts abound. As people of faith, we are called… Continue Reading

NC Farmworker Health Facts
NC Farmworker Health Facts
Oct 3, 2012
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

NC Farmworker Health Facts

Farm labor ranks as one of the top three most dangerous occupations in the United States. In addition to hazards in the fields, farmworkers and their families face unique burdens on their physical and mental health. North Carolina’s leading industry is agriculture, yet farmworkers are among the most underserved residents in the state.

Clean Air, Clean Water, Good Jobs
Clean Air, Clean Water, Good Jobs
Oct 2, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Clean Air, Clean Water, Good Jobs

Over the past few months, North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light has been a proud part… Continue Reading

Choreographing A Flash Mob
Choreographing A Flash Mob
Oct 2, 2012
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Choreographing A Flash Mob

Why a statewide flash mob to celebrate National Food Day? Because I have big dreams, and… Continue Reading

United States Farmworker Factsheet
United States Farmworker Factsheet
Sep 19, 2012
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

United States Farmworker Factsheet

Farmworkers are some of our nation’s most vital workers, as their labor enables us to enjoy high quality, low-cost, fresh fruits and vegetables all year round. Despite farmworkers’ economic and cultural contributions to the communities where they live and work, they continue to be the some of the lowest paid, least protected, and unhealthiest workers in the United States.

Mt. Zion Picked To Receive Life Saving Tools
Mt. Zion Picked To Receive Life Saving Tools
Sep 16, 2012
Trinh Le, Former Strive to Revive Assistant - Partners in Health and Wholeness

Mt. Zion Picked To Receive Life Saving Tools

Winston-Salem Chronicle

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, the North Carolina Council of Churches, the American Red Cross and State Rep. Becky Carney have selected Winston-Salem’s Mt. Zion Baptist Church as one of 150 places of worship across the state to participate in Strive to Revive.

North Carolina UCC Receives Heart Defibrillator Through Health and Wellness Program
North Carolina UCC Receives Heart Defibrillator Through Health and Wellness Program
Sep 14, 2012
Trinh Le, Former Strive to Revive Assistant - Partners in Health and Wholeness

North Carolina UCC Receives Heart Defibrillator Through Health and Wellness Program

UCC News

Parkway United Church of Christ is now ready to take action if someone in the building shows signs of a heart attack. Through the North Carolina Council of Churches’ Strive to Revive program, the Winston-Salem congregation qualified for a free automated external defibrillator (AED) and CPR training, and the Rev. Craig Schaub made sure his church took advantage of the opportunity.

Join the Food Day Flash Mob
Join the Food Day Flash Mob
Sep 14, 2012
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Join the Food Day Flash Mob

Partners in Health and Wholeness is organizing a statewide Flash Mob on October 24 at 12:05… Continue Reading

All Kale, All the Time?
All Kale, All the Time?
Sep 13, 2012
Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

All Kale, All the Time?

It may seem premature to state this…but I love my new job: Partners in Health and… Continue Reading

Blue Cross Giving Churches the Tools to Treat Heart Attacks
Blue Cross Giving Churches the Tools to Treat Heart Attacks
Aug 28, 2012
Trinh Le, Former Strive to Revive Assistant - Partners in Health and Wholeness

Blue Cross Giving Churches the Tools to Treat Heart Attacks

Winston-Salem Journal

Placing defibrillators in houses of worship — including eight in Winston-Salem — is part of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of N.C.’s strategy for extending the reach of health care into community gathering places.

The insurer and churches hope there will be a pay-it-forward element from the free CPR training that goes along with the automated external defibrillators.

“Most people don’t want to be in a helpless place when they see someone having a cardiac arrest,” said Bruce Hayes, associate pastor at Reynolda Church.

The Food We Waste
The Food We Waste
Aug 24, 2012
George Reed, Former Executive Director

The Food We Waste

You may have seen news yesterday about a just-released report from the Natural Resources Defense Council… Continue Reading

BCBSNC Grant Funds Defibrillators, Training for Churches
BCBSNC Grant Funds Defibrillators, Training for Churches
Aug 17, 2012
Trinh Le, Former Strive to Revive Assistant - Partners in Health and Wholeness

BCBSNC Grant Funds Defibrillators, Training for Churches

Durham-Herald Sun

DURHAM – Over the next three years, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina will fund 150 Automated External Defibrillators and training for places of worship across the state, with 33 already lined up. BCBSNC President and CEO J. Bradley Wilson made the announcement Tuesday at First Calvary Baptist Church in Durham along with Strive to Revive partners the American Red Cross, the North Carolina Council of Churches and N.C. Rep. Becky Carney (D-Mecklenburg).

Program Aims To Put Defibrillators In Churches
Program Aims To Put Defibrillators In Churches
Aug 17, 2012
Trinh Le, Former Strive to Revive Assistant - Partners in Health and Wholeness

Program Aims To Put Defibrillators In Churches

WUNC 91.5 North Carolina Public Radio

Eric Hodge: Several state organizations are banding together give churches the tools to save lives. Gurnal Scott reports.
Gurnal Scott: State Representative Becky Carney of Charlotte will never forget April 2nd, 2009..the day a portable defibrillator revived her after a near-fatal heart attack at the General Assembly
Rep. Becky Carney: One story can propel a great movement within a community.

Dynamic Pastor and Determined Teens Lead Together
Dynamic Pastor and Determined Teens Lead Together
Aug 13, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Dynamic Pastor and Determined Teens Lead Together

Most people don’t think of flying basketballs, high rebounds, and tough competition when you say “I’m… Continue Reading

Strive to Revive: All Places of Worship Invited to Apply
Strive to Revive: All Places of Worship Invited to Apply
Aug 9, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Strive to Revive: All Places of Worship Invited to Apply

Places of worship across North Carolina are invited to apply for a free Automated External Defibrillator… Continue Reading

Registration for PHW Faith and Health Summit
Registration for PHW Faith and Health Summit
Aug 8, 2012
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Registration for PHW Faith and Health Summit

Friday, October 10, 2014; 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. Ardmore Baptist Church 501… Continue Reading

Win Your Own Olympic Gold
Win Your Own Olympic Gold
Aug 2, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Win Your Own Olympic Gold

Are you following the Olympics? I am just amazed at the beauty and grace of the… Continue Reading

PHW Collaborates to Promote Good Health in Troy
PHW Collaborates to Promote Good Health in Troy
Jul 29, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

PHW Collaborates to Promote Good Health in Troy

Cindy Taylor and Sheila Menendez of Troy, NC planned a spectacular day of taste testing and… Continue Reading

The Affordable Care Act’s Prognosis for Farmworkers
The Affordable Care Act’s Prognosis for Farmworkers
Jul 23, 2012
Daryn Lane, Former Student Action with Farmworkers Intern

The Affordable Care Act’s Prognosis for Farmworkers

Every day, about 243 agricultural workers suffer injuries that cost them work time; about five percent… Continue Reading

PHW ‘Be A Star’ Children’s Event On July 19 in Troy
PHW ‘Be A Star’ Children’s Event On July 19 in Troy
Jul 16, 2012
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW ‘Be A Star’ Children’s Event On July 19 in Troy

Sizzling pans and laughing children will fill the Troy Farmers Market on July 19. Tomato Day… Continue Reading

Local Farmers Supported by People of Faith
Local Farmers Supported by People of Faith
Jul 5, 2012
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Local Farmers Supported by People of Faith

What do you think of when I say ‘faith and health’? Maybe a congregation exercising together… Continue Reading

Health Care for All God’s Children — ACA Upheld
Health Care for All God’s Children — ACA Upheld
Jun 28, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Health Care for All God’s Children — ACA Upheld

The NC Council of Churches rejoices in today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the… Continue Reading

Seven Risk Factors to Monitor Your Health
Seven Risk Factors to Monitor Your Health
Jun 21, 2012
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Seven Risk Factors to Monitor Your Health

Did you know that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for Americans? In fact, more… Continue Reading

Rio+20 and The Climate is Changed!
Rio+20 and The Climate is Changed!
Jun 19, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Rio+20 and The Climate is Changed!

One of my friends just posted this amazing YouTube video of Severn Suzuki who, at age… Continue Reading

Praise Dancing Reaps Benefits
Praise Dancing Reaps Benefits
Jun 14, 2012
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Praise Dancing Reaps Benefits

Mary Swann and Yvonne McGraw have taken an active leadership role in forming the Pee Dee… Continue Reading

On the Importance of the State’s Public Health System
On the Importance of the State’s Public Health System
Jun 7, 2012
North Carolina Council of Churches

On the Importance of the State’s Public Health System

Adopted by the Governing Board, June 5, 2012 The Issue For more than four decades now,… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report – June 1, 2012
Raleigh Report – June 1, 2012
Jun 1, 2012
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Raleigh Report – June 1, 2012

The General Assembly leadership is committed to having this short session truly be short, and there’s talk of adjourning by early July. In fact, an adjournment resolution was introduced yesterday with a target date of June 19. This session, which starts in May of even-numbered years, is primarily to tweak the second year of the budget adopted the year before. In addition, certain bills which were introduced last year (mostly ones which passed in one house) can be considered. For a new bill to be introduced this year, it must fit into one of a few specific categories, with most new bills having to do with budgetary matters or coming from a study commission which met during the interim. Finally, pending veto overrides are also thought by the House and Senate leadership to be eligible for consideration.


Also in this Raleigh Report: Guns in Church, Gambling, Death Penalty, Boards and Commissions and more.

Church Council Bulletin, Spring 2012
Church Council Bulletin, Spring 2012
May 29, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Church Council Bulletin, Spring 2012

The Spring 2012 Church Council Bulletin includes photographs from the Council’s recent Critical Issues Seminar, an update on items of interest in the General Assembly’s short session, a statement on the passage of Amendment One, the Council’s spring appeal, and more.

Raleigh Report — May 18 Update
Raleigh Report — May 18 Update
May 21, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Raleigh Report — May 18 Update

The General Assembly convened this past Wednesday for its regular “short session.” As always, the primary… Continue Reading

Statement on Passage of Amendment One
Statement on Passage of Amendment One
May 9, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Statement on Passage of Amendment One

In light of yesterday’s vote to add a discriminatory amendment about marriage to our state’s constitution,… Continue Reading

Care of Creation Faith Message Has Legs on Capitol Hill
Care of Creation Faith Message Has Legs on Capitol Hill
May 8, 2012
Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

Care of Creation Faith Message Has Legs on Capitol Hill

Susannah Tuttle and I had the privilege of representing NCIPL at the annual meeting of Interfaith… Continue Reading

Exciting Updates from PHW
Exciting Updates from PHW
Apr 30, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Exciting Updates from PHW

We are happy to announce that the North Carolina Council of Churches’ Partners in Health and… Continue Reading

Being Crazy Christians
Being Crazy Christians
Apr 27, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Being Crazy Christians

It was a beautiful day spent at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Winston-Salem on April 19.… Continue Reading

New Curriculum: Eating Well
New Curriculum: Eating Well
Apr 17, 2012
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

New Curriculum: Eating Well

This comprehensive, intergenerational curriculum focuses on the food we eat and why it matters. Featuring 7 lessons with Scripture, prayers, resources, and activities for young children through adults, “Eating Well” will challenge and inspire your church or community group. Download your copy today.

$9.94 Billion Spent to Market Cigarettes
$9.94 Billion Spent to Market Cigarettes
Apr 16, 2012
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

$9.94 Billion Spent to Market Cigarettes

In 2008, Big Tobacco spent $9.94 billion to market cigarettes, and sadly, that amount corresponds to ‘new… Continue Reading

A Personal Story of Faith and Health
A Personal Story of Faith and Health
Apr 12, 2012
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

A Personal Story of Faith and Health

BCBSNC Foundation

My faith journey began at an early age and in a somewhat nontraditional way. I fondly remember attending weekly prayer meetings and Bible studies at my grandmother’s house in rural North Carolina. Community members would come from all around to worship together in a small, weather-beaten house at the end of a long dirt path. They would read scriptures, sing songs and tell stories of how they were able to overcome various obstacles throughout the week.

New County Health Rankings Point to Disparities in Health
New County Health Rankings Point to Disparities in Health
Apr 10, 2012
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

New County Health Rankings Point to Disparities in Health

The 2012 County Health Rankings report, recently released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the… Continue Reading

Deadline for Critical Issues Seminar Extended; Eva Clayton to Speak at Lunch
Deadline for Critical Issues Seminar Extended; Eva Clayton to Speak at Lunch
Apr 2, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Deadline for Critical Issues Seminar Extended; Eva Clayton to Speak at Lunch

The deadline to guarantee lunch at the 2012 Critical Issues Seminar has been extended to April… Continue Reading

Pee Dee Baptist Association Health Coalition Meeting
Pee Dee Baptist Association Health Coalition Meeting
Mar 29, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Pee Dee Baptist Association Health Coalition Meeting

The Pee Dee Baptist Association Health Coalition, a joint effort of the Association along with Partners… Continue Reading

Keynoter and Distinguished Service Award Recipient Announced for Critical Issues
Keynoter and Distinguished Service Award Recipient Announced for Critical Issues
Mar 26, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Keynoter and Distinguished Service Award Recipient Announced for Critical Issues

Alexia Kelley will deliver the keynote address for the North Carolina Council of Churches’ 2012 Critical Issues… Continue Reading

Champions of Change
Champions of Change
Mar 26, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Champions of Change

Congratulations to two of the Council’s friends and colleagues on being designated Champions of Change by… Continue Reading

Annual Christian Educational Institute to be held in Dobbins Heights
Annual Christian Educational Institute to be held in Dobbins Heights
Mar 19, 2012
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Annual Christian Educational Institute to be held in Dobbins Heights

Richmond County Daily Journal

The Pee Dee Baptist Educational Congress, an auxiliary to the Pee Dee Baptist Educational Association, will conduct the Annual Christian Educational Institute from March 19 to 23, 2012, at the Pee Dee Educational Building in Dobbin Heights.

There will be classes for church officers and each department in the church.

Places of Worship Addressing Youth Health
Places of Worship Addressing Youth Health
Mar 16, 2012
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Places of Worship Addressing Youth Health

A recent report by the U.S. Surgeon General revealed that a large number of America’s youth… Continue Reading

New Resources from Partners in Health and Wholeness
New Resources from Partners in Health and Wholeness
Feb 20, 2012
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

New Resources from Partners in Health and Wholeness

The NC Council of Churches’ Partners in Health and Wholeness Initiative has created three new fact… Continue Reading

UNC-CH Minority Caucus Holds 33rd Annual Minority Health Conference
UNC-CH Minority Caucus Holds 33rd Annual Minority Health Conference
Feb 16, 2012
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

UNC-CH Minority Caucus Holds 33rd Annual Minority Health Conference

Partners in Health and Wholeness is proud to promote the 33rd Annual Minority Health Conference, presented… Continue Reading

Register for 2012 Critical Issues Seminar — “Eating Well: For Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet”
Register for 2012 Critical Issues Seminar — “Eating Well: For Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet”
Feb 10, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Register for 2012 Critical Issues Seminar — “Eating Well: For Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet”

To register for the 2012 Critical Issues Seminar and to choose your workshops, complete the form… Continue Reading

Announcing the “Eating Well” Curriculum!
Announcing the “Eating Well” Curriculum!
Feb 2, 2012
Leslie Ware, Anti-Torture Project Coordinator

Announcing the “Eating Well” Curriculum!

I’m pleased to announce the North Carolina Council of Churches has a new curriculum in the works!… Continue Reading

New Nutritional Standards for School Lunches
New Nutritional Standards for School Lunches
Feb 2, 2012
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

New Nutritional Standards for School Lunches

Back in November, I told you about the political battle that was ensuing over school lunches… Continue Reading

Upcoming AME Zion Church Health Conference on Feb. 25
Upcoming AME Zion Church Health Conference on Feb. 25
Feb 1, 2012
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Upcoming AME Zion Church Health Conference on Feb. 25

Francis Jones is organizing a district wide health conference to be held on February 25 from… Continue Reading

Get Inspired (…and Help Us Raise Money in the Process)!
Get Inspired (…and Help Us Raise Money in the Process)!
Jan 27, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Get Inspired (…and Help Us Raise Money in the Process)!

I am very excited to share with you an online storytelling initiative that has just launched,… Continue Reading

Churches Set a Unity Plan: Being Healthy, Being Faithful 2012
Churches Set a Unity Plan: Being Healthy, Being Faithful 2012
Jan 20, 2012
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Churches Set a Unity Plan: Being Healthy, Being Faithful 2012

Thanks to Mary McKeithan for being a key instrumental player in uniting churches in Bladen County… Continue Reading

Richmond County Kicks Off Being Healthy, Being Faithful 2012 on Jan. 29
Richmond County Kicks Off Being Healthy, Being Faithful 2012 on Jan. 29
Jan 13, 2012
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Richmond County Kicks Off Being Healthy, Being Faithful 2012 on Jan. 29

Richmond County has answered the call to Being Healthy,  Being Faithful 2012. Mary Swann and Yvonne… Continue Reading

Obese Corpses Rejected for Medical Research
Obese Corpses Rejected for Medical Research
Jan 11, 2012
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Obese Corpses Rejected for Medical Research

Carrying excess weight poses a number of health and other problems, but who knew such problems… Continue Reading

2012 Critical Issues Seminar — Eating Well for Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet
2012 Critical Issues Seminar — Eating Well for Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet
Jan 10, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

2012 Critical Issues Seminar — Eating Well for Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet

Everyone eats. How and from where we get that food, how much is available to us,… Continue Reading

Free Resources to Help You Begin 2012 Tobacco Free
Free Resources to Help You Begin 2012 Tobacco Free
Jan 5, 2012
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Free Resources to Help You Begin 2012 Tobacco Free

Our friends at the NC Division of Public Health would like to help current tobacco users… Continue Reading

Free AEDs and CPR Trainings for Congregations
Free AEDs and CPR Trainings for Congregations
Jan 4, 2012
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Free AEDs and CPR Trainings for Congregations

Have you ever been in church when someone suffered a heart attack?  If so, you know… Continue Reading

Too Many Victims — Gun Violence Vigil on January 8
Too Many Victims — Gun Violence Vigil on January 8
Jan 3, 2012
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Too Many Victims — Gun Violence Vigil on January 8

As part of the national “Too Many Victims” campaign, there will be a vigil in Raleigh on… Continue Reading

NC Ranks 21st in Protecting Youth from Tobacco
NC Ranks 21st in Protecting Youth from Tobacco
Dec 5, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

NC Ranks 21st in Protecting Youth from Tobacco

According to a recent report released by top public health organizations, NC spends just 16.2% of… Continue Reading

Placing Obese Children in Foster Care: Does the Punishment Fit the “Crime”?
Placing Obese Children in Foster Care: Does the Punishment Fit the “Crime”?
Nov 30, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Placing Obese Children in Foster Care: Does the Punishment Fit the “Crime”?

The debate over whether to place morbidly obese children in foster care or to leave them… Continue Reading

Churches Unite: Being Healthy Being Faithful 2012
Churches Unite: Being Healthy Being Faithful 2012
Nov 28, 2011
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Churches Unite: Being Healthy Being Faithful 2012

Each year in North Carolina, thousands of people die of preventable diseases and almost 1.5 million… Continue Reading

The Debate over Healthier School Lunches
The Debate over Healthier School Lunches
Nov 22, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

The Debate over Healthier School Lunches

As the U.S. grapples with falling home prices, rising unemployment and poverty, members of Congress can’t… Continue Reading

NC Smoke-free Law Results in Fewer Heart Attacks
NC Smoke-free Law Results in Fewer Heart Attacks
Nov 16, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

NC Smoke-free Law Results in Fewer Heart Attacks

North Carolina has scored another victory!  About a week ago, you joined me in celebrating our… Continue Reading

Bladen Churches Unite: Being Healthy, Being Faithful 2012
Bladen Churches Unite: Being Healthy, Being Faithful 2012
Nov 14, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Bladen Churches Unite: Being Healthy, Being Faithful 2012

BladenJournal.com

Joy Williams of Partners in Health and Wholeness, a Christian-based organization, will collaborate with churches and the parish nurse on Monday, Nov. 28, at 5:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Elizabethtown Presbyterian Church at 800 W. Broad St. (across from the Municipal Building), to make local churches healthier for the glory of God.

How Our Health Affects the Bottom Line
How Our Health Affects the Bottom Line
Nov 10, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

How Our Health Affects the Bottom Line

A new report by the Trust for America’s Health examines how the health of a community… Continue Reading

Seven Billion and Growing
Seven Billion and Growing
Nov 9, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Seven Billion and Growing

The temperatures are dropping. The leaves are changing. Holidays are speeding by. We’ve already passed Halloween,… Continue Reading

Being Healthy, Being Faithful: Elizabethtown
Being Healthy, Being Faithful: Elizabethtown
Nov 9, 2011
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Being Healthy, Being Faithful: Elizabethtown

Joy Williams of Partners in Health and Wholeness, an initiative of the NC Council of Churches,… Continue Reading

New Report: NC’s Infant Mortality Rate Lowest in State History
New Report: NC’s Infant Mortality Rate Lowest in State History
Nov 8, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

New Report: NC’s Infant Mortality Rate Lowest in State History

North Carolina has cause to celebrate – our 2010 infant mortality rate is the lowest ever,… Continue Reading

Farm Bill and Your Health—What’s the Connection?
Farm Bill and Your Health—What’s the Connection?
Nov 8, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Farm Bill and Your Health—What’s the Connection?

Interested in healthy and affordable foods? Well, then you are interested in the Farm Bill. Check… Continue Reading

Sleeping Beauty Wake Up!
Sleeping Beauty Wake Up!
Nov 4, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Sleeping Beauty Wake Up!

If we were to write a modern-day fairy tale about sleep, the storyline would be how… Continue Reading

Nonprofit Offers Pharmacy Program
Nonprofit Offers Pharmacy Program
Nov 4, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Nonprofit Offers Pharmacy Program

The Sanford Herald

Giang said N.C. MedAssist representatives wanted to travel to each county to meet with eligible residents and explain the enrollment process. The organization contacted the North Carolina Council of Churches and expressed interest in partnering with faith-based organizations willing to host one-day enrollment programs. The Rev. Mechelle Myers of Sanford’s New Endland AME Zion Church received an e-mail from the Council about the initiative and was the first person to respond.

National Food Day Was Cooked Just Right!
National Food Day Was Cooked Just Right!
Nov 3, 2011
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

National Food Day Was Cooked Just Right!

People nationwide celebrated National Food Day on October 24th.  The mission of National Food Day is… Continue Reading

November is American Diabetes Month
November is American Diabetes Month
Nov 3, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

November is American Diabetes Month

The American Diabetes Association has launched a new faith-based program called “Live Empowered” which is designed to assist churches with integrating diabetes awareness messages and life application principles into worship services. Also, in observance of American Diabetes Month, the American Diabetes Association is sponsoring “Super Diabetes Sunday” on November 13th. Super Diabetes Sundays will include materials and giveaways to help your congregation join the fight against diabetes.

Here’s Harvard’s Plate!
Here’s Harvard’s Plate!
Oct 31, 2011
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Here’s Harvard’s Plate!

Harvard School of Public Health has put out a new plate—different from the USDA’s revamp of… Continue Reading

Radiation in Cigarettes
Radiation in Cigarettes
Oct 27, 2011
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Radiation in Cigarettes

This might strike you as surprising, as it did me, but radiation has been in cigarettes for more than forty years! We all have heard just how bad cigarettes are, but to know that they contain alpha particles on top of the other harmful substances is alarming, to say the least. And it is appalling to know that tobacco companies knew this and covered up the truth.

Safety Net Programs: They’re Worth Fighting For
Safety Net Programs: They’re Worth Fighting For
Oct 26, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Safety Net Programs: They’re Worth Fighting For

NC Policy Watch

It’s no wonder why our political leaders are scrambling to find solutions, even while bumping heads in the process. Both sides want what’s best for America, but the process through which we work to achieve that has become increasingly contentious and politically charged. And I can’t help but believe that our own personal experiences and beliefs, not the persuasive views of political pundits, ultimately determine on which side of an issue we fall and what we deem worth fighting for.

Let me share a story.

The Daniel Fast is Not a Diet
The Daniel Fast is Not a Diet
Oct 13, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The Daniel Fast is Not a Diet

I’ve been thinking about Daniel a lot lately. Daniel and his buddies were in the first… Continue Reading

Navigating the State Fair
Navigating the State Fair
Oct 6, 2011
Leslie Ware, Anti-Torture Project Coordinator

Navigating the State Fair

When the weather starts to cool, I begin thinking more and more about the North Carolina… Continue Reading

View Our Informational PHW Webinar
View Our Informational PHW Webinar
Oct 4, 2011
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

View Our Informational PHW Webinar

Please take a look at our Partners in Health and Wholeness Informational Webinar.  You will have an opportunity… Continue Reading

We Accomplished Another Victory!
We Accomplished Another Victory!
Oct 3, 2011
Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

We Accomplished Another Victory!

PHW had our second joint training with YES! On September 17th at Mt. Zion AME Zion Church… Continue Reading

What’s in Season?
What’s in Season?
Sep 15, 2011
Leslie Ware, Anti-Torture Project Coordinator

What’s in Season?

I am a terrible meal planner. I frequently arrive at the grocery store without a plan… Continue Reading

Partners in Health and Wholeness Launches Information Webinar
Partners in Health and Wholeness Launches Information Webinar
Sep 8, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Partners in Health and Wholeness Launches Information Webinar

The NC Council of Churches wants you to know how important it is to view health… Continue Reading

The Cost of Obesity
The Cost of Obesity
Sep 2, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

The Cost of Obesity

Last week, I wrote briefly on the efforts local churches in Mississippi have made to improve… Continue Reading

Improving the Health of Communities from Within
Improving the Health of Communities from Within
Aug 25, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Improving the Health of Communities from Within

“I’ve been eating this way my entire life.” “It tastes better this way.” “This is how… Continue Reading

Raleigh News & Observer: Community gardens are in residents’ hands
Raleigh News & Observer: Community gardens are in residents’ hands
Aug 19, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Raleigh News & Observer: Community gardens are in residents’ hands

The Council has long been touting the benefits of community gardening in both urban and rural settings alike. Community gardens offer healthy local foods that are often more nutritious than their grocery-story or food-bank counterparts. Gardens also help community members become more active, and they are a great way for congregations, local organizations and neighborhoods to collaborate together. Last Sunday the Raleigh News & Observer highlighted this growing movement, using the example of Highland United Methodist Church.

Rural Life Committee Supports Ban on Fracking
Rural Life Committee Supports Ban on Fracking
Aug 18, 2011
North Carolina Council of Churches

Rural Life Committee Supports Ban on Fracking

The experiences of landowners in other states indicate that hydraulic fracturing can have profound negative impacts on rural communities. The Rural Life Committee of the North Carolina Council of Churches supports the current ban on hydraulic fracturing in North Carolina. The above concerns need to be addressed with careful attention to landowners’ property, landowners’ rights, and the care for creation’s gifts. Furthermore, we call on our member bodies and faith leaders to share reliable information about hydraulic fracturing with their communities. We believe that we are called by God to be good stewards of the good gifts of community, health, water and soil. Trusting in God, we refuse to trade this bountiful inheritance for the empty promises of energy that may be cheap in terms of dollars but which we know will be costly in terms of our livelihoods.

Food or Medicine?
Food or Medicine?
Aug 17, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Food or Medicine?

Buy food or buy medicine?  That’s the choice that far too many uninsured individuals face every… Continue Reading

Your Faith Community’s Health Advantage
Your Faith Community’s Health Advantage
Aug 13, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Your Faith Community’s Health Advantage

For anyone who has ever been frustrated when trying to increase their exercising or improve their… Continue Reading

Get Out and Play!
Get Out and Play!
Aug 12, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Get Out and Play!

Our friends at Be Active North Carolina are challenging churches and other community groups to join… Continue Reading

Youth Empowerment Training: Laurinburg
Youth Empowerment Training: Laurinburg
Aug 11, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Youth Empowerment Training: Laurinburg

Partners in Health and Wholeness (PHW) held our first joint training with Youth Empowered Solutions (YES!)… Continue Reading

The Parable Garden
The Parable Garden
Aug 9, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

The Parable Garden

Looking for a little inspiration to plant a garden at your church or in your community? … Continue Reading

Youth Empowerment Training for Clergy: Eastover
Youth Empowerment Training for Clergy: Eastover
Jul 31, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Youth Empowerment Training for Clergy: Eastover

Partners in Health and Wholeness (PHW), in partnership with Youth Empowered Solutions, will hold its second… Continue Reading

Tell Your Story to Help Medicaid and Medicare
Tell Your Story to Help Medicaid and Medicare
Jul 22, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Tell Your Story to Help Medicaid and Medicare

I was on a Faithful Reform in Health Care conference call this week and one of… Continue Reading

Free Youth Empowerment Training for Clergy
Free Youth Empowerment Training for Clergy
Jul 19, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Free Youth Empowerment Training for Clergy

Partners in Health and Wholeness, in partnership with Youth Empowered Solutions, will provide FREE TRAININGS to clergy and other adults who work with youth to create positive community change through strong health advocacy, particularly as it relates to increasing access to healthy foods, physical activity and tobacco use prevention. The date, time and location of the first training

Being Consumed by Our Food
Being Consumed by Our Food
Jul 15, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Being Consumed by Our Food

It should be no surprise to anyone that obesity rates in the United States are still… Continue Reading

Bishop Curry Interviews Dr. Kathy Shea about NC IPL
Bishop Curry Interviews Dr. Kathy Shea about NC IPL
Jul 1, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Bishop Curry Interviews Dr. Kathy Shea about NC IPL

In a recent edition of Please Note, Bishop Michael Curry of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina interviewed Dr. Kathy Shea about her work as director of NC Interfaith Power & Light.

The NFL Needs Your Help to Combat Childhood Obesity
The NFL Needs Your Help to Combat Childhood Obesity
Jun 23, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

The NFL Needs Your Help to Combat Childhood Obesity

If your congregation is looking for a fun, creative way to combat childhood obesity, then the NFL – that’s right, the National Football League – has just the answer for you! The NFL is partnering with schools and community organizations, including churches, across the country to host a FREE skills competition for boys and girls ages 6 to 15 called, “Punt, Pass and Kick” (PPK).

Take Action to Protect Medicaid
Take Action to Protect Medicaid
Jun 20, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Take Action to Protect Medicaid

Faithful Reform in Health Care is urging people of faith to act to protect Medicaid–health care… Continue Reading

Tarheel Footprints in Health Care
Tarheel Footprints in Health Care
Jun 20, 2011
Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Tarheel Footprints in Health Care

North Carolina Medical Journal

The NCMJ features Dr. Kathy Shea, Executive Director of North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light, on page 87 of its March/April 2011 edition.

Welcome, Joy Williams!
Welcome, Joy Williams!
Jun 16, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Welcome, Joy Williams!

The North Carolina Council of Churches is proud to welcome Joy Williams as our new Partners… Continue Reading

Free Tools to Help You Live Healthier
Free Tools to Help You Live Healthier
Jun 15, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Free Tools to Help You Live Healthier

Partners in Health and Wholeness, an initiative of the North Carolina Council of Churches, is pleased to bring to your attention the following free health tools which are designed to help you and your loved ones make healthier choices

Proper 6, Year A
Proper 6, Year A
Jun 1, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Proper 6, Year A

Key Fact: Over 1.5 million North Carolinians ages 0-64 do not have health insurance. That is approximately 1 out of every 5 people in our state. Children account for over 280,000 of the 1.5 million uninsured.

Raleigh Report – May 20, 2011
Raleigh Report – May 20, 2011
May 24, 2011
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Raleigh Report – May 20, 2011

The focus of this issue is a handful of the most important items currently under consideration at the General Assembly. These are issues that are under challenge by the current majorities in both houses.

Upcoming Health Events in Wake and Chatham Counties
Upcoming Health Events in Wake and Chatham Counties
May 19, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Upcoming Health Events in Wake and Chatham Counties

Friends of the Council are encouraged to participate in one or both of the following community events, each of which is designed to help you take better care of your health

Better Choices, Better Health
Better Choices, Better Health
May 12, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Better Choices, Better Health

Our friends at the Living Healthy Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP) would like to invite members of your congregation to take advantage of their FREE online workshop – Better Choices, Better Health™ – which is designed to help individuals self-manage their chronic conditions (e.g., diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, chronic pain, anxiety, etc.). Specifically, the workshop can help you and the people you care about

Free Webinar on Physical Activity for Churches
Free Webinar on Physical Activity for Churches
May 6, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Free Webinar on Physical Activity for Churches

Our friends at Body & Soul, a faith-based health initiative, are offering a free Webinar to clergy and congregants who are looking for creative ways to be more physically active during church events and services.

Raleigh Report – April 26, 2011
Raleigh Report – April 26, 2011
Apr 28, 2011
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Raleigh Report – April 26, 2011

State Deadline Passes and Most New Bills Introduced

Raleigh Report – April 19, 2011
Raleigh Report – April 19, 2011
Apr 20, 2011
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Raleigh Report – April 19, 2011

New Bills Edition: Attack on Workers Comp by New Bill H 709/S 544 misnamed Protect and Put NC Back to Work.

Raleigh Report – April 18, 2011
Raleigh Report – April 18, 2011
Apr 20, 2011
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Raleigh Report – April 18, 2011

Budget Edition: Last week the chairs of the House Appropriations Subcommittees started revealing their plans for the 2011-13 budget. Not surprisingly, their plans differ in significant ways from the budget proposed by Governor Perdue. The most important difference is that the House leaders will not approve the continuation of any of the emergency tax increases enacted in 2009.

Community Gardens Springing Up in Raleigh
Community Gardens Springing Up in Raleigh
Apr 13, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Community Gardens Springing Up in Raleigh

For churches and other nonprofits in Raleigh that wish to grow a community garden but currently… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report – April 4, 2011
Raleigh Report – April 4, 2011
Apr 4, 2011
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Raleigh Report – April 4, 2011

The drumbeat of bad bills continues. Suffice it to say that it’s a tough year for those of us who have advocated for public policy decisions promoting social justice, protecting vulnerable people, and caring for God’s creation. We can’t respond to every bad idea or bad bill. On many of these issues, we feel like we are butting our heads against a wall. Our tendency may be to throw up our hands in despair.

Chronic Disease Legislative Awareness Day
Chronic Disease Legislative Awareness Day
Mar 28, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Chronic Disease Legislative Awareness Day

More than two dozen public health organizations, including the Council’s very own Partners in Health and… Continue Reading

Praise the Lard? Religion Linked to Obesity in Young Adults
Praise the Lard? Religion Linked to Obesity in Young Adults
Mar 28, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Praise the Lard? Religion Linked to Obesity in Young Adults

A recent study conducted by researchers at Northwestern University found a link between religious activity and… Continue Reading

Building Hope, One Chicken Coop at a Time
Building Hope, One Chicken Coop at a Time
Mar 24, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Building Hope, One Chicken Coop at a Time

Last Saturday I got to meet Cecilia.  She used to work in North Carolina’s tobacco fields,… Continue Reading

Raleigh Report – March 21, 2011
Raleigh Report – March 21, 2011
Mar 23, 2011
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Raleigh Report – March 21, 2011

New bills on the budget, care of creation, criminal justice, election and campaign law, gambling, guns, health and health care, immigration, mental health, developmental disabilities, substance abuse services, public eduction, and taxes.

Calling all Community Sparkplugs!
Calling all Community Sparkplugs!
Mar 18, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Calling all Community Sparkplugs!

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation – in partnership with the North Carolina Council of Churches, Center for Environmental Farming Systems, North Carolina PTA, and North Carolina Recreation and Park Association – is looking for “Community Sparkplugs” to help build a healthier North Carolina. So, what exactly is a Community Sparkplug?

Grants to Create Healthier Communities
Grants to Create Healthier Communities
Mar 18, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Grants to Create Healthier Communities

ENCToday.com

Lenoir County is the first county in the state to receive grant awards through the “Spark Plug” program, an initiative of the Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation to promote healthy activity and nutrition.

Ten organizations and government entities in Pink Hill, Grifton and Kinston each received a $3,000 award for projects that inspired physical activity or greater nutrition in the community.

“If every county has spark plugs in it like Lenoir County does, this is going to be a huge success,” Danielle Breslin, vice president of operations for the BCBSNC Foundation, said of the program.

Raleigh Report – March 7, 2011
Raleigh Report – March 7, 2011
Mar 17, 2011
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Raleigh Report – March 7, 2011

Governor Bev Perdue on Saturday vetoed H 2, the misnamed “Protect Health Care Freedom” bill. (It should be called the “Freedom to be Uninsured and Unable to Get Health Care” bill.) The bill was an attack on federal health care reform and purported to remove North Carolinians from the mandated purchase of health insurance, which is the basis of federal reform which will move millions of uninsured Americans into the ranks of the insured.

Video from Come to the Table Conference
Video from Come to the Table Conference
Mar 17, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Video from Come to the Table Conference

On a blustery March day that saw snow flurries up in the mountains, more than a… Continue Reading

Prospect Presbyterian’s Health Efforts Noted
Prospect Presbyterian’s Health Efforts Noted
Mar 15, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Prospect Presbyterian’s Health Efforts Noted

Salisbury Post

Prospect Presbyterian Church, 9425 W. NC Hwy 152 in Mooresville, has achieved the North Carolina Council of Churches’ first Gold Certification for the congregation’s commitment to better health.

The Rev. Joanne Hull serves as Prospect’s pastor with Sybil Perrell, RN, as the parish nurse for this rural church in the edge of Western Rowan County.

Healthy Focus
Healthy Focus
Mar 14, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Healthy Focus

Raleigh News and Observer

The 26th Annual Emerging Issues Forum in downtown Raleigh on Feb. 7 and 8 focused specifically on new and promising innovations in health care. Throughout the forum, there was one group in particular that seemed to get a lot of attention – churches.

Report from Come to the Table
Report from Come to the Table
Feb 23, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Report from Come to the Table

On Friday and Saturday last week, about 180 people gathered at the 2011 Come to the Table conference in Winston-Salem. Bringing together pastors, lay leaders, experts in the fields of hunger and sustainable agriculture, entrepreneurs, farmworker advocates, and many others. Conference workshops were held on Friday, with site visits and practical tours on Saturday.

Raleigh Report – February 18, 2011
Raleigh Report – February 18, 2011
Feb 22, 2011
Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

Raleigh Report – February 18, 2011

Health Benefit Exchange Bills Introduced; Other New Bills; Updates on already introduced bills.

Mooresville Church Receives First PHW Gold Certificate
Mooresville Church Receives First PHW Gold Certificate
Feb 22, 2011
Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Mooresville Church Receives First PHW Gold Certificate

Prospect Presbyterian Church in Mooresville has received the North Carolina Council of Churches’ first Partners in… Continue Reading

The Cost of Cheap Food
The Cost of Cheap Food
Feb 17, 2011
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

The Cost of Cheap Food

Tomorrow, the NC Council of Churches’ Rural Life Committee will convene our third biennial Come to the Table Conference. With meetings across the state over the next three weeks, the conference offers resources for faith communities working to relieve hunger and support local farms.


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