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North Carolina Council of ChurchesPartners in Health and Wholeness ProgramImmediate Position Opening: Regional Associate DirectorJuly 2022 40 hr/wk; 3 weeks paid vacation; paid sick leave, HSA contributionHybrid Position, Travel required within North Carolina3-month probationary period Retirement benefits available when the probationary period concludesSalary commensurate with experienceMust have proof of COVID-19 vaccination and first booster by the […]

North Carolina Council of ChurchesPartners in Health and Wholeness ProgramImmediate Position Opening: Program and Engagement AdministratorJuly 2022 40 hr/wk; 3 weeks paid vacation; paid sick leave, HSA contribution,Hybrid Position: 2-3 days in Raleigh office (subject to change)3-month probationary period with option to extend an additional 3-month Retirement benefits available when the probationary period concludesOccasional travel required […]

Farmworker Advocacy Network Coordinator (Bilingual – Spanish/English) The Coalition Coordinator will be an employee of the North Carolina Council of Churches, which is a member of FAN and the fiscal agent for the coalition. FARMWORKER ADVOCACY NETWORK DESCRIPTION The Farmworker Advocacy Network (FAN) is a statewide network of approximately 20 organizations that works to improve living and […]

by The Rev. Dr. Conrad Pridgen, Governing Board President-elect, Presiding Elder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2nd Episcopal District and The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director, North Carolina Council of Churches Words make a world and the world our words are making in this nation these days is pretty ugly. The Tops Supermarket […]

This March, during Women’s History Month, we are highlighting four Community Superstars. These incredible women are local leaders in North Carolina who have been doing amazing work in their communities and with the North Carolina Council of Churches. Our second Community Superstar during Women’s History Month is Penny Hooper, Leadership Council Chair of NC Interfaith Power […]

This March, during Women’s History Month, we are highlighting four Community Superstars. These incredible women are local leaders in North Carolina who have been doing amazing work in their communities and with the North Carolina Council of Churches. Our first Community Superstar is Alberta Hairston, former Council Governing Board President and lifelong advocate for justice […]

This February, during Black History Month, we are highlighting 4 amazing Community Superstars. These incredible people are local Black leaders in North Carolina who have been doing amazing work in their communities! This final week of February, our Community Superstar is Margaret D. Bordeaux. Margaret is an inspiring and committed activist, who has been serving […]

This February, during Black History Month, we are highlighting 4 amazing Community Superstars. These incredible people are local Black leaders in North Carolina who have been doing amazing work in their communities! This week our Community Superstar is Dr. Dawn Baldwin Gibson! Dr. Dawn has served her community in amazing ways, especially around health and […]

The following remarks were delivered by Executive, Jennifer Copeland, during the public launch of the North Carolina — Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (NC-TJRC) on January 20, 2022. To watch the entire launch, click here. To learn more about the commission, click here. The North Carolina Council of Churches affirms the work of this commission […]

The following remarks were delivered by the Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director, during a vigil on January 11, 2022 calling on the Biden administration to close the Guantanamo Bay Prison. Did you know, all the people still in prison in Guantanamo Bay are Muslims? And all the people previously imprisoned and tortured there were […]

Americans this first week of January are recalling how close to the brink of disaster our nation’s democratic system came one year ago, when a violent mob seeking to keep Donald Trump in office despite his election loss to Joe Biden invaded the U.S. Capitol. Whether that assault was the capstone of a desperate strategy […]