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2024 Advent Guide: First Sunday After Christmas

December 26, 2024 By Ren Martin, Eco-Justice Connection Program Coordinator

Excerpted from 2024 Advent Guide: Hope is Near, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year C from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Psalm 148 Praise the Lord!Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the […]

2024 Advent Guide: First Sunday After Christmas

December 26, 2024 by Ren Martin, Eco-Justice Connection Program Coordinator

2024 Advent Guide: Christmas Day

December 19, 2024 By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Excerpted from 2024 Advent Guide: Hope is Near, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year C from the North Carolina Council of Churches. John 1:1-14 In the beginning was the Word, and the […]

2024 Advent Guide: Christmas Day

December 19, 2024 by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Excerpted from 2024 Advent Guide: Hope is Near, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year C from the North Carolina Council of Churches. John 1:1-14 In the beginning was the Word, and the […]

2024 Advent Guide: Fourth Sunday

December 18, 2024 By Sean Allen, Director of Finance and Administration

Excerpted from 2024 Advent Guide: Hope is Near, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year C from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Luke 1:39-45, (46-55) In those days Mary set out and […]

2024 Advent Guide: Fourth Sunday

December 18, 2024 by Sean Allen, Director of Finance and Administration

Excerpted from 2024 Advent Guide: Hope is Near, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year C from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Luke 1:39-45, (46-55) In those days Mary set out and […]

Defiant Joy

December 17, 2024 By Rev. Carrilea Hall, West Regional Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Home is a complicated thing— or word, or concept, really. Not because I didn’t grow up in a wonderful home. But because, well, in our home, we answer questions like: […]

Defiant Joy

December 17, 2024 by Rev. Carrilea Hall, West Regional Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Home is a complicated thing— or word, or concept, really. Not because I didn’t grow up in a wonderful home. But because, well, in our home, we answer questions like: […]

2024 Advent Guide: Third Sunday

December 11, 2024 By Rev. Carrilea Hall, West Regional Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Excerpted from 2024 Advent Guide: Hope is Near, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year C from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Isaiah 12:2-6 “Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and […]

2024 Advent Guide: Third Sunday

December 11, 2024 by Rev. Carrilea Hall, West Regional Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Excerpted from 2024 Advent Guide: Hope is Near, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year C from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Isaiah 12:2-6 “Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and […]

Job Opening: PHW Regional Associate Director

December 11, 2024 By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

North Carolina Council of ChurchesImmediate Position Opening: Regional Associate DirectorMust live in the Northeast Region of N.C.November 2024 40 hr/wk; 3 weeks paid vacation; paid sick leave, HSA contributionHybrid Position, […]

Job Opening: PHW Regional Associate Director

December 11, 2024 by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

2024 Advent Guide: Second Sunday

December 4, 2024 By Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons, Partners in Health and Wholeness East Regional Associate Director

Excerpted from 2024 Advent Guide: Hope is Near, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year C from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Philippians 1:3-11 I thank my God for every remembrance of […]

2024 Advent Guide: Second Sunday

December 4, 2024 by Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons, Partners in Health and Wholeness East Regional Associate Director

Excerpted from 2024 Advent Guide: Hope is Near, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year C from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Philippians 1:3-11 I thank my God for every remembrance of […]

2024 Advent Guide: First Sunday

November 27, 2024 By John Dempsey Parker, Director of Partnerships and Development

Excerpted from 2024 Advent Guide: Hope is Near, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year C from the North Carolina Council of Churches. 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 & Luke 21:25-36 How can we thank […]

2024 Advent Guide: First Sunday

November 27, 2024 by John Dempsey Parker, Director of Partnerships and Development

Excerpted from 2024 Advent Guide: Hope is Near, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year C from the North Carolina Council of Churches. 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 & Luke 21:25-36 How can we thank […]

2024 Advent Guide: Hope Is Near

November 25, 2024 By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

It’s not by accident we call the 1st Sunday of Advent, Hope—Hope, not to be confused with optimism. Hopeful living is a very different sort of existence than the culture […]

2024 Advent Guide: Hope Is Near

November 25, 2024 by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

It’s not by accident we call the 1st Sunday of Advent, Hope—Hope, not to be confused with optimism. Hopeful living is a very different sort of existence than the culture […]

When Renewal Calls: Embracing Rest in Ministry

November 18, 2024 By North Carolina Council of Churches

by the Rev. Edward N. Preistaf, Pastor of Long Memorial United Methodist Church in Roxboro “I don’t think I have it in me. I hope no one calls me today.” […]

When Renewal Calls: Embracing Rest in Ministry

November 18, 2024 by North Carolina Council of Churches

by the Rev. Edward N. Preistaf, Pastor of Long Memorial United Methodist Church in Roxboro “I don’t think I have it in me. I hope no one calls me today.” […]

Vote with the interest of your neighbor in mind

October 29, 2024 · News & Record

by the Rev. Dr. Jenifer Copeland, Executive Director Deep into this presidential election season we are once again saying what we have said for at least the last two—This is […]

Vote with the interest of your neighbor in mind

October 29, 2024 · News & Record

by the Rev. Dr. Jenifer Copeland, Executive Director Deep into this presidential election season we are once again saying what we have said for at least the last two—This is […]

May We All Be Promoters of Peace

October 14, 2024 By North Carolina Council of Churches

by the Rev. Dr. Christy Lohr Sapp, Pastor of St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Hickory and member of the North Carolina Council of Churches Governing Board. As shoes for your […]

May We All Be Promoters of Peace

October 14, 2024 by North Carolina Council of Churches

by the Rev. Dr. Christy Lohr Sapp, Pastor of St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Hickory and member of the North Carolina Council of Churches Governing Board. As shoes for your […]

The politics of religion and voting your faith

October 8, 2024 · WUNC

There is a joyful sound on Sunday mornings at St. Joseph AME Church in Durham, North Carolina. On the Sunday morning after Helene struck and devastated the western part of […]

The politics of religion and voting your faith

October 8, 2024 · WUNC

There is a joyful sound on Sunday mornings at St. Joseph AME Church in Durham, North Carolina. On the Sunday morning after Helene struck and devastated the western part of […]

A Living Testimony of Death to Life

September 24, 2024 By North Carolina Council of Churches

by Hope Elisa Ann Bryant, Founder of Rebuilding Lives Ministry, written during National Recovery Month. It is always important to honor the mothers, fathers, siblings, caretakers, and youth among us […]

A Living Testimony of Death to Life

September 24, 2024 by North Carolina Council of Churches

Wisdom is a Woman

September 16, 2024 By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

The following sermon was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland on Sunday, September 15, 2024, at New Creation United Methodist Church in Durham. Proverbs 1:20-33; Wisdom of Solomon 7:26-8:1 […]

Wisdom is a Woman

September 16, 2024 by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Tuition giveaway’s real costs

September 12, 2024 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Amid the turbulence of a high-stakes election season stands a sadly familiar outpost of stability – the N.C. General Assembly’s relentless support of private schools at the expense of the […]

Tuition giveaway’s real costs

September 12, 2024 by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Amid the turbulence of a high-stakes election season stands a sadly familiar outpost of stability – the N.C. General Assembly’s relentless support of private schools at the expense of the […]

When They Go Low…

August 30, 2024 By David LaMotte, Consultant for Peace

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. 1 […]

When They Go Low…

August 30, 2024 by David LaMotte, Consultant for Peace

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. 1 […]

A glimpse into the abyss

August 9, 2024 By North Carolina Council of Churches

By: Jennifer Roberts, Co-Chair of N.C. Network for Fair, Safe, and Secure Elections With the November 2024 elections drawing closer, many people have been discussing the specter of political violence. […]

A glimpse into the abyss

August 9, 2024 by North Carolina Council of Churches

A Sound Mind

July 23, 2024 By North Carolina Council of Churches

By: Reggie Wilson Jr. MS, MSW, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, The Armstrong Center for Hope “. . . for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but […]

A Sound Mind

July 23, 2024 by North Carolina Council of Churches

By: Reggie Wilson Jr. MS, MSW, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, The Armstrong Center for Hope “. . . for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but […]

Putting on the Full Apron of God: The Sacramental Moments of the United Methodist Church General Conference

June 17, 2024 By North Carolina Council of Churches

By: The Rev. Beth Crissman, Uwharrie District Superintendent and Director of Peace Building Ministries of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church “sac-ra-men-tal: (adj) exhibiting visible signs […]

Putting on the Full Apron of God: The Sacramental Moments of the United Methodist Church General Conference

June 17, 2024 by North Carolina Council of Churches

Masks, money mean a mess

June 13, 2024 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

There’s the civics-class version of how laws are enacted in North Carolina – rooted in the state constitution and rules of the General Assembly, and embodying ideals of orderly, even-handed […]

Masks, money mean a mess

June 13, 2024 by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

There’s the civics-class version of how laws are enacted in North Carolina – rooted in the state constitution and rules of the General Assembly, and embodying ideals of orderly, even-handed […]

North Carolina Council of Churches Releases Faithful Voter Reflection Guide: Empowering Faith Communities to Vote Their Values

June 5, 2024 By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

RALEIGH, NC – The North Carolina Council of Churches proudly announces the release of the Faithful Voter Reflection Guide. This vital resource is designed to help people of faith integrate […]

North Carolina Council of Churches Releases Faithful Voter Reflection Guide: Empowering Faith Communities to Vote Their Values

June 5, 2024 by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

RALEIGH, NC – The North Carolina Council of Churches proudly announces the release of the Faithful Voter Reflection Guide. This vital resource is designed to help people of faith integrate […]

Welcome John Dempsey Parker!

May 8, 2024 By John Dempsey Parker, Director of Partnerships and Development

We would like to welcome John Dempsey Parker as our new Director of Partnerships and Development. John has over 25 years of experience in North Carolina in asset-based community economic […]

Welcome John Dempsey Parker!

May 8, 2024 by John Dempsey Parker, Director of Partnerships and Development

We would like to welcome John Dempsey Parker as our new Director of Partnerships and Development. John has over 25 years of experience in North Carolina in asset-based community economic […]

Extra money, N.C.’s critical needs

April 26, 2024 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

First, the good news. As North Carolina’s lawmakers crank up their every-other-year “short” session (well, sometimes it’s not so short), they’ll have the luxury of working with a healthy boost […]

Extra money, N.C.’s critical needs

April 26, 2024 by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

2024 Lenten Guide: Easter Sunday

March 28, 2024 By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Excerpted from 2024 Lenten Guide: Terror and Amazement, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Isaiah 25:6-9 On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for […]

2024 Lenten Guide: Easter Sunday

March 28, 2024 by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

2024 Lenten Guide: Maundy Thursday

March 28, 2024 By Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons, Partners in Health and Wholeness East Regional Associate Director

Excerpted from 2024 Lenten Guide: Terror and Amazement, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 I love the Lord because he has heard my voice […]

2024 Lenten Guide: Maundy Thursday

March 28, 2024 by Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons, Partners in Health and Wholeness East Regional Associate Director

2024 Lenten Guide: Good Friday

March 28, 2024 By Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

Excerpted from 2024 Lenten Guide: Terror and Amazement, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Hebrews 10:16-25 “This is the covenant that I will make […]

2024 Lenten Guide: Good Friday

March 28, 2024 by Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

2024 Lenten Guide: Palm Sunday

March 21, 2024 By Krista Westervelt, Associate Director, Partners in Health & Wholeness, Healthy Aging

Excerpted from 2024 Lenten Guide: Terror and Amazement, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Mark 1:1-11 The beginning of the good news of Jesus […]

2024 Lenten Guide: Palm Sunday

March 21, 2024 by Krista Westervelt, Associate Director, Partners in Health & Wholeness, Healthy Aging

Excerpted from 2024 Lenten Guide: Terror and Amazement, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Mark 1:1-11 The beginning of the good news of Jesus […]

Will election ‘machinery’ grind its gears?

March 15, 2024 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

As a classic example of trying to fix something that’s not broken, look no farther than the N.C. General Assembly’s overhaul last year of the State Board of Elections and […]

Will election ‘machinery’ grind its gears?

March 15, 2024 by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

As a classic example of trying to fix something that’s not broken, look no farther than the N.C. General Assembly’s overhaul last year of the State Board of Elections and […]

2024 Lenten Guide: Fifth Sunday

March 14, 2024 By Sean Allen, Director of Finance and Administration

Excerpted from 2024 Lenten Guide: Terror and Amazement, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. John 12:20-33 Now among those who went up to worship […]

2024 Lenten Guide: Fifth Sunday

March 14, 2024 by Sean Allen, Director of Finance and Administration

Excerpted from 2024 Lenten Guide: Terror and Amazement, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. John 12:20-33 Now among those who went up to worship […]

Antidote to Death

March 10, 2024 By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

The following sermon was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at Duke University Chapel. View the recording. Put a serpent on a pole, stare […]

Antidote to Death

March 10, 2024 by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

The following sermon was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at Duke University Chapel. View the recording. Put a serpent on a pole, stare […]

2024 Lenten Guide: Fourth Sunday

March 7, 2024 By Donna Parks Hill, Project Coordinator, Overdose Response and Tobacco/Nicotine Education, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Excerpted from 2024 Lenten Guide: Terror and Amazement, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 O give thanks to the Lord, for he […]

2024 Lenten Guide: Fourth Sunday

March 7, 2024 by Donna Parks Hill, Project Coordinator, Overdose Response and Tobacco/Nicotine Education, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Excerpted from 2024 Lenten Guide: Terror and Amazement, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 O give thanks to the Lord, for he […]

2024 Lenten Guide: Third Sunday

February 29, 2024 By Ren Martin, Eco-Justice Connection Program Coordinator

Excerpted from 2024 Lenten Guide: Terror and Amazement, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Psalm 19 The heavens are telling the glory of God, and […]

2024 Lenten Guide: Third Sunday

February 29, 2024 by Ren Martin, Eco-Justice Connection Program Coordinator

Excerpted from 2024 Lenten Guide: Terror and Amazement, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Psalm 19 The heavens are telling the glory of God, and […]

2024 Lenten Guide: Second Sunday

February 22, 2024 By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Excerpted from 2024 Lenten Guide: Terror and Amazement, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Mark 9:2-9 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter […]

2024 Lenten Guide: Second Sunday

February 22, 2024 by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Excerpted from 2024 Lenten Guide: Terror and Amazement, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Mark 9:2-9 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter […]

Prayer for the Primary

February 22, 2024 By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Voting may be the most important place for us to live into God’s call for a flourishing world. Feeding the hungry is crucial, but how much more so is passing […]

Prayer for the Primary

February 22, 2024 by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Voting may be the most important place for us to live into God’s call for a flourishing world. Feeding the hungry is crucial, but how much more so is passing […]

2024 Lenten Guide: First Sunday

February 15, 2024 By Stephenie Sanders, Partners in Health and Wholeness Program and Engagement Administrator

Excerpted from 2024 Lenten Guide: Terror and Amazement, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Psalm 25:1-10 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.O […]

2024 Lenten Guide: First Sunday

February 15, 2024 by Stephenie Sanders, Partners in Health and Wholeness Program and Engagement Administrator

Excerpted from 2024 Lenten Guide: Terror and Amazement, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Psalm 25:1-10 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.O […]

2024 Lenten Guide: Ash Wednesday

February 8, 2024 By Rev. Carrilea Hall, West Regional Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Excerpted from 2024 Lenten Guide: Terror and Amazement, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm […]

2024 Lenten Guide: Ash Wednesday

February 8, 2024 by Rev. Carrilea Hall, West Regional Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

2024 Lenten Guide: Terror and Amazement

February 6, 2024 By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Most of us are responsible, productive people. We head off at the start of the day to do what is expected of us. At the start of a new school […]

2024 Lenten Guide: Terror and Amazement

February 6, 2024 by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Most of us are responsible, productive people. We head off at the start of the day to do what is expected of us. At the start of a new school […]

Schools face ‘sound basic’ showdown

February 1, 2024 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

In a political climate less driven by conservative ideology, even within our judicial system’s upper reaches, it might be reckless to forecast how the latest, epic clash over proper funding […]

Schools face ‘sound basic’ showdown

February 1, 2024 by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

In a political climate less driven by conservative ideology, even within our judicial system’s upper reaches, it might be reckless to forecast how the latest, epic clash over proper funding […]

Freedom or Control?

January 22, 2024 By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

The following remarks were delivered by Executive Director, Jennifer Copeland during a Faith Leaders Rally for Abortion Access on January 22, 2024. Click here to view the recording of the full rally. When […]

Freedom or Control?

January 22, 2024 by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

2023 Advent Guide: Epiphany of the Lord

January 3, 2024 By Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

Excerpted from 2023 Advent Guide: A Season of Renewal, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Isaiah 60:1-6 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and […]

2023 Advent Guide: Epiphany of the Lord

January 3, 2024 by Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

2023 Advent Guide: First Sunday After Christmas

December 27, 2023 By Donna Parks Hill, Project Coordinator, Overdose Response and Tobacco/Nicotine Education, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Excerpted from 2023 Advent Guide: A Season of Renewal, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Psalm 148 Praise the Lord!Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in […]

2023 Advent Guide: First Sunday After Christmas

December 27, 2023 by Donna Parks Hill, Project Coordinator, Overdose Response and Tobacco/Nicotine Education, Partners in Health and Wholeness

2023 Advent Guide: Christmas Day

December 21, 2023 By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Excerpted from 2023 Advent Guide: A Season of Renewal, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Isaiah 9:2-7 The people who walked in darkness have seen […]

2023 Advent Guide: Christmas Day

December 21, 2023 by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

2023 Advent Guide: Fourth Sunday of Advent

December 20, 2023 By Rev. Carrilea Hall, West Regional Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Excerpted from 2023 Advent Guide: A Season of Renewal, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Luke 1:26-38 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel […]

2023 Advent Guide: Fourth Sunday of Advent

December 20, 2023 by Rev. Carrilea Hall, West Regional Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Excerpted from 2023 Advent Guide: A Season of Renewal, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Luke 1:26-38 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel […]

2023 Advent Guide: Third Sunday of Advent

December 13, 2023 By Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons, Partners in Health and Wholeness East Regional Associate Director

Excerpted from 2023 Advent Guide: A Season of Renewal, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Luke 1:46b-55 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and […]

2023 Advent Guide: Third Sunday of Advent

December 13, 2023 by Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons, Partners in Health and Wholeness East Regional Associate Director

2023 Advent Guide: Second Sunday of Advent

December 6, 2023 By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Excerpted from 2023 Advent Guide: A Season of Renewal, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Isaiah 40:1-11 Comfort, O comfort my people, says your […]

2023 Advent Guide: Second Sunday of Advent

December 6, 2023 by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Excerpted from 2023 Advent Guide: A Season of Renewal, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Isaiah 40:1-11 Comfort, O comfort my people, says your […]

They ‘stand’ against a gerrymander

November 30, 2023 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

North Carolina’s new voting district maps were hatched in a way that brings to mind Macbeth’s calculation as he ponders murder: “If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere […]

They ‘stand’ against a gerrymander

November 30, 2023 by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

North Carolina’s new voting district maps were hatched in a way that brings to mind Macbeth’s calculation as he ponders murder: “If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere […]

2023 Advent Guide: First Sunday of Advent

November 29, 2023 By Ren Martin, Eco-Justice Connection Program Coordinator

Excerpted from 2023 Advent Guide: A Season of Renewal, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Corinthians 1:3-9 Grace to you and peace from […]

2023 Advent Guide: First Sunday of Advent

November 29, 2023 by Ren Martin, Eco-Justice Connection Program Coordinator

Excerpted from 2023 Advent Guide: A Season of Renewal, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year B from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Corinthians 1:3-9 Grace to you and peace from […]

2023 Advent Guide: A Journey Towards Justice for Women and the LGBTQ+ Community

November 9, 2023 By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Advent offers the double purpose of waiting for two things while preparing for both—waiting for Christmas and waiting for the in-breaking of God’s kin-dom. The preparation for Christmas is obvious: […]

2023 Advent Guide: A Journey Towards Justice for Women and the LGBTQ+ Community

November 9, 2023 by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Welcome Sandra Pardo

November 3, 2023 By Sandra Pardo, Farmworker Advocacy Network Coalition Coordinator

The Council is excited to introduce you to one of our newest staff members, Sandra Pardo. Sandra joined us in October as the Farmworker Advocacy Network Coalition Coordinator. Read more […]

Welcome Sandra Pardo

November 3, 2023 by Sandra Pardo, Farmworker Advocacy Network Coalition Coordinator

The Council is excited to introduce you to one of our newest staff members, Sandra Pardo. Sandra joined us in October as the Farmworker Advocacy Network Coalition Coordinator. Read more […]

Faith, Hope, and Healing: #Every1KnowsSome1

October 27, 2023 By Mary Peacock, Domestic Violence Advocate

Have you seen the trending #Every1KnowsSome1 for domestic violence awareness? It may surprise you to think you know someone. Or maybe you think you are the only one? In truth, […]

Faith, Hope, and Healing: #Every1KnowsSome1

October 27, 2023 by Mary Peacock, Domestic Violence Advocate

Have you seen the trending #Every1KnowsSome1 for domestic violence awareness? It may surprise you to think you know someone. Or maybe you think you are the only one? In truth, […]

Secrecy-obsessed legislators turn to new maps

September 28, 2023 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Well, that was quick. We’d barely had time to reckon with all the bullying packed into the new state budget approved on Sept. 22 when the N.C. General Assembly’s Republican […]

Secrecy-obsessed legislators turn to new maps

September 28, 2023 by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Well, that was quick. We’d barely had time to reckon with all the bullying packed into the new state budget approved on Sept. 22 when the N.C. General Assembly’s Republican […]

Election board shuffling spells trouble

September 21, 2023 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

The Republicans who rule North Carolina’s General Assembly from their high supermajority perch want to make voting more difficult because they think that on balance, this gives them a leg […]

Election board shuffling spells trouble

September 21, 2023 by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

The Republicans who rule North Carolina’s General Assembly from their high supermajority perch want to make voting more difficult because they think that on balance, this gives them a leg […]

Resources from the 2023 Legislative Seminar

June 27, 2023 By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Recordings and resources from the 2023 Legislative Seminar are now available. View the resources below:

Resources from the 2023 Legislative Seminar

June 27, 2023 by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Recordings and resources from the 2023 Legislative Seminar are now available. View the resources below:

Welcome Donna Parks Hill

June 15, 2023 By Donna Parks Hill, Project Coordinator, Overdose Response and Tobacco/Nicotine Education, Partners in Health and Wholeness

The Council is excited to introduce you to one of our newest staff members, Donna Parks Hill. Donna joined us earlier this month as Project Coordinator for Overdose Response and […]

Welcome Donna Parks Hill

June 15, 2023 by Donna Parks Hill, Project Coordinator, Overdose Response and Tobacco/Nicotine Education, Partners in Health and Wholeness

The Council is excited to introduce you to one of our newest staff members, Donna Parks Hill. Donna joined us earlier this month as Project Coordinator for Overdose Response and […]

Celebrating the Success of the Council’s Legislative Seminar!

May 26, 2023 By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

The 2023 Legislative Seminar proved to be a platform for education, discussion, and inspiration, made possible by all of you who participated. Participants and organizers left feeling energized and motivated. […]

Celebrating the Success of the Council’s Legislative Seminar!

May 26, 2023 by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Farmworker Advocacy Network Coordinator (Bilingual – Spanish/English)

May 24, 2023 By North Carolina Council of Churches

FARMWORKER ADVOCACY NETWORK DESCRIPTION The Farmworker Advocacy Network (FAN) is a statewide network of organizations that works to improve the living and working conditions of agricultural workers in North Carolina. […]

Farmworker Advocacy Network Coordinator (Bilingual – Spanish/English)

May 24, 2023 by North Carolina Council of Churches

After the Act, SB20

May 18, 2023 By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

After the sun set on May 16, 2023, the North Carolina General Assembly completed their override of the Governor’s veto of a bill that will now dramatically restrict reproductive rights […]

After the Act, SB20

May 18, 2023 by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

After the sun set on May 16, 2023, the North Carolina General Assembly completed their override of the Governor’s veto of a bill that will now dramatically restrict reproductive rights […]

Governor Roy Cooper to Receive North Carolina Council of Churches’ Faith Active in Public Life Award at Upcoming 2023 Legislative Seminar

May 4, 2023 By North Carolina Council of Churches

Written by Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director, and Rachel Baker, Communications Director The North Carolina Council of Churches announces that Governor Roy Cooper will receive this year’s Faith Active in Public […]

Governor Roy Cooper to Receive North Carolina Council of Churches’ Faith Active in Public Life Award at Upcoming 2023 Legislative Seminar

May 4, 2023 by North Carolina Council of Churches

High court careens back to the future

May 3, 2023 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

In the conservative catalogue of insults, calling a judge an “activist” is about as cutting as it gets. If this were an old-time playground war of words, it would rank […]

High court careens back to the future

May 3, 2023 by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

In the conservative catalogue of insults, calling a judge an “activist” is about as cutting as it gets. If this were an old-time playground war of words, it would rank […]

After switch, they’re set to party hearty

April 20, 2023 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

The forces in North Carolina’s General Assembly aligned with what typically are seen as progressive causes – including strong public schools, fair and adequate taxation, wide access to decent health […]

After switch, they’re set to party hearty

April 20, 2023 by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Welcome Carrilea Hall

April 18, 2023 By Rev. Carrilea Hall, West Regional Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

The Council is excited to introduce you to one of our newest staff members, Carrilea Hall. Carrilea joined us as West Regional Associate Director for Partners in Health and Wholeness. […]

Welcome Carrilea Hall

April 18, 2023 by Rev. Carrilea Hall, West Regional Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

The Council is excited to introduce you to one of our newest staff members, Carrilea Hall. Carrilea joined us as West Regional Associate Director for Partners in Health and Wholeness. […]

Project Coordinator: Overdose Response and HIV Education

April 18, 2023 By North Carolina Council of Churches

Council Description: With more than eight decades of progressive activism, the North Carolina Council of Churches remains the leading faith-based ecumenical voice for justice advocacy in North Carolina. We are […]

Project Coordinator: Overdose Response and HIV Education

April 18, 2023 by North Carolina Council of Churches

A New Vision of Justice

April 14, 2023 By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland delivered the following remarks at a press conference on April 14, 2023, calling on Governor Roy Cooper to commute all death sentences in North Carolina. Click […]

A New Vision of Justice

April 14, 2023 by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland delivered the following remarks at a press conference on April 14, 2023, calling on Governor Roy Cooper to commute all death sentences in North Carolina. Click […]

2023 Lenten Guide: Easter Sunday

April 8, 2023 By Nicole Johnson, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Excerpted from 2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Matthew 28:1-10 After the Sabbath, as the first […]

2023 Lenten Guide: Easter Sunday

April 8, 2023 by Nicole Johnson, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Excerpted from 2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Matthew 28:1-10 After the Sabbath, as the first […]

2023 Lenten Guide: Good Friday

April 7, 2023 By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Excerpted from 2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Psalm 22 My God, my God, why have […]

2023 Lenten Guide: Good Friday

April 7, 2023 by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Excerpted from 2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Psalm 22 My God, my God, why have […]

2023 Lenten Guide: Maundy Thursday

April 6, 2023 By Stephenie Sanders, Partners in Health and Wholeness Program and Engagement Administrator

Excerpted from 2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Now before the festival of […]

2023 Lenten Guide: Maundy Thursday

April 6, 2023 by Stephenie Sanders, Partners in Health and Wholeness Program and Engagement Administrator

Excerpted from 2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Now before the festival of […]

2023 Lenten Guide: Palm Sunday

March 30, 2023 By Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

Excerpted from 2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Matthew 21:1-11 When they had come near Jerusalem […]

2023 Lenten Guide: Palm Sunday

March 30, 2023 by Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

Excerpted from 2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Matthew 21:1-11 When they had come near Jerusalem […]

N.C.’s court of supreme do-overs

March 23, 2023 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

High on the granite façade of the North Carolina Supreme Court’s headquarters across from the Capitol in downtown Raleigh is engraved what can be seen as an inspiring and enduring […]

N.C.’s court of supreme do-overs

March 23, 2023 by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

High on the granite façade of the North Carolina Supreme Court’s headquarters across from the Capitol in downtown Raleigh is engraved what can be seen as an inspiring and enduring […]

2023 Lenten Guide: Fifth Sunday in Lent

March 23, 2023 By Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons, Partners in Health and Wholeness East Regional Associate Director

Excerpted from 2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Psalm 130 Out of the depths I cry […]

2023 Lenten Guide: Fifth Sunday in Lent

March 23, 2023 by Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons, Partners in Health and Wholeness East Regional Associate Director

Excerpted from 2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Psalm 130 Out of the depths I cry […]

2023 Lenten Guide: Fourth Sunday in Lent

March 16, 2023 By Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Excerpted from 2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Ephesians 5:8-14 For once you were darkness, but […]

2023 Lenten Guide: Fourth Sunday in Lent

March 16, 2023 by Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Excerpted from 2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Ephesians 5:8-14 For once you were darkness, but […]

2023 Lenten Guide: Third Sunday in Lent

March 9, 2023 By Ren Martin, Eco-Justice Connection Program Coordinator

Excerpted from 2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Psalm 95 O come, let us sing to […]

2023 Lenten Guide: Third Sunday in Lent

March 9, 2023 by Ren Martin, Eco-Justice Connection Program Coordinator

Excerpted from 2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Psalm 95 O come, let us sing to […]

2023 Lenten Guide: Second Sunday in Lent

March 2, 2023 By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Excerpted from 2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Genesis 12:1-4a Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from […]

2023 Lenten Guide: Second Sunday in Lent

March 2, 2023 by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Excerpted from 2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Genesis 12:1-4a Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from […]

Out of the starting gate — sideways

February 23, 2023 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

We weren’t expecting it to be pretty – “it” being the launch of the N.C. General Assembly’s new session, with freshly emboldened conservatives eager to flex their muscles. The reality, […]

Out of the starting gate — sideways

February 23, 2023 by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

2023 Lenten Guide: First Sunday in Lent

February 23, 2023 By Sean Allen, Director of Finance and Administration

Excerpted from 2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 The Lord God took the man and […]

2023 Lenten Guide: First Sunday in Lent

February 23, 2023 by Sean Allen, Director of Finance and Administration

Excerpted from 2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 The Lord God took the man and […]

2023 Lenten Guide: Ash Wednesday

February 16, 2023 By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Excerpted from 2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal, a Lenten Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Matthew 6:1-6 Beware of practicing your righteousness before […]

2023 Lenten Guide: Ash Wednesday

February 16, 2023 by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal

February 16, 2023 By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Years ago I preached for a friend in a “high church,” Lutheran Church in Washington, D.C.’s Capital District. As an aside, my students and I also were treated to a […]

2023 Lenten Guide: A Season of Renewal

February 16, 2023 by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Years ago I preached for a friend in a “high church,” Lutheran Church in Washington, D.C.’s Capital District. As an aside, my students and I also were treated to a […]

Veto Showdowns and Voter ID

January 19, 2023 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

The N.C. General Assembly gathered on Jan. 11 amid trappings of ceremony and good cheer to kick off its 2023 session. Then reality reared its head: At least in the […]

Veto Showdowns and Voter ID

January 19, 2023 by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

The N.C. General Assembly gathered on Jan. 11 amid trappings of ceremony and good cheer to kick off its 2023 session. Then reality reared its head: At least in the […]

Job Opening: WNC PHW Regional Associate Director

January 18, 2023 By North Carolina Council of Churches

North Carolina Council of ChurchesPartners in Health and Wholeness ProgramImmediate Position Opening: Western Regional Associate DirectorJanuary 2023 40 hr/wk; 3 weeks paid vacation; paid sick leave, HSA contributionLocation: Western North […]

Job Opening: WNC PHW Regional Associate Director

January 18, 2023 by North Carolina Council of Churches

2022 Advent Guide: Epiphany of the Lord

January 2, 2023 By Ren Martin, Eco-Justice Connection Program Coordinator

Excerpted from Keep Awake, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Isaiah 60:1-6 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has […]

2022 Advent Guide: Epiphany of the Lord

January 2, 2023 by Ren Martin, Eco-Justice Connection Program Coordinator

Excerpted from Keep Awake, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Isaiah 60:1-6 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has […]

2022 Advent Guide: First Sunday after Christmas

December 28, 2022 By Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Excerpted from Keep Awake, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Psalm 148 Praise the Lord!Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights!Praise him, all […]

2022 Advent Guide: First Sunday after Christmas

December 28, 2022 by Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

2022 Advent Guide: Christmas Day

December 21, 2022 By Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons, Partners in Health and Wholeness East Regional Associate Director

Excerpted from Keep Awake, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Psalm 96 O sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.Sing […]

2022 Advent Guide: Christmas Day

December 21, 2022 by Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons, Partners in Health and Wholeness East Regional Associate Director

Excerpted from Keep Awake, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Psalm 96 O sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.Sing […]

2022 Advent Guide: Fourth Sunday

December 14, 2022 By Nicole Johnson, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Excerpted from Keep Awake, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Matthew 1:18-25 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. […]

2022 Advent Guide: Fourth Sunday

December 14, 2022 by Nicole Johnson, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Excerpted from Keep Awake, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Matthew 1:18-25 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. […]

2022 Advent Guide: Third Sunday

December 7, 2022 By Sean Allen, Director of Finance and Administration

Excerpted from Keep Awake, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Isaiah 35:1-10 The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall […]

2022 Advent Guide: Third Sunday

December 7, 2022 by Sean Allen, Director of Finance and Administration

Excerpted from Keep Awake, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Isaiah 35:1-10 The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall […]

2022 Advent Guide: Second Sunday

November 30, 2022 By Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

Excerpted from Keep Awake, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Psalm 71: 1-17 Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to […]

2022 Advent Guide: Second Sunday

November 30, 2022 by Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

Excerpted from Keep Awake, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Psalm 71: 1-17 Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to […]

2022 Advent Guide: First Sunday

November 23, 2022 By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Excerpted from Keep Awake, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Isaiah 2:1-5 The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and […]

2022 Advent Guide: First Sunday

November 23, 2022 by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Excerpted from Keep Awake, an Advent Guide for Lectionary Year A from the North Carolina Council of Churches. Isaiah 2:1-5 The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and […]

High court faces school funds switcheroo

November 14, 2022 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

The N.C. Supreme Court – or at least a slim majority of its members – invoked its solemn duty to uphold constitutional rights when it agreed in a Nov. 4 […]

High court faces school funds switcheroo

November 14, 2022 by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

The N.C. Supreme Court – or at least a slim majority of its members – invoked its solemn duty to uphold constitutional rights when it agreed in a Nov. 4 […]

2022 Advent Guide: Keep Awake

November 7, 2022 By Sean Allen, Director of Finance and Administration

The central calling of an Advent ethic is waiting. But this waiting is not a passive or idle activity. The root word for wait is the same root word for […]

2022 Advent Guide: Keep Awake

November 7, 2022 by Sean Allen, Director of Finance and Administration

The central calling of an Advent ethic is waiting. But this waiting is not a passive or idle activity. The root word for wait is the same root word for […]

Press Conference in Response to Raleigh Mass Shooting

October 17, 2022 By Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

The following remarks were delivered by Eco-Justice Connection Director, Susannah Tuttle, during a gun violence prevention press conference on October 14, 2022, in response to the recent Raleigh mass shooting. […]

Press Conference in Response to Raleigh Mass Shooting

October 17, 2022 by Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

North Carolina Council of Churches Passes a Resolution on Reproductive Health

September 27, 2022 By North Carolina Council of Churches

RALEIGH, NC – On September 13, 2022, the Governing Board of the North Carolina Council of Churches approved an updated resolution on Reproductive Health. The resolution references a 1970 Council […]

North Carolina Council of Churches Passes a Resolution on Reproductive Health

September 27, 2022 by North Carolina Council of Churches

2022 Willona Stallings Award presented to local Broadway, N.C. church

September 23, 2022 By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

GREENSBORO, NC — More than two years after the the nation’s shutdown due to COVID-19 and five years since the previous Faith and Health Summit, Partners in Health and Wholeness […]

2022 Willona Stallings Award presented to local Broadway, N.C. church

September 23, 2022 by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

GREENSBORO, NC — More than two years after the the nation’s shutdown due to COVID-19 and five years since the previous Faith and Health Summit, Partners in Health and Wholeness […]

Resolution on Reproductive Health

September 13, 2022 By North Carolina Council of Churches

Approved unanimously on September 13, 2022 by the Governing Board of the North Carolina Council of Churches Whereas, in 1970, before the Supreme Court ruled in 1973 that the U.S. Constitution protects a pregnant […]

Resolution on Reproductive Health

September 13, 2022 by North Carolina Council of Churches

Dishonoring the Boy Scouts of America

September 13, 2022 By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

As the proud parent of an Eagle Scout (Occoneechee Council), the announcement that Boy Scout organizers have invited former president George W. Bush to address the Scouts in the Raleigh area next week […]

Dishonoring the Boy Scouts of America

September 13, 2022 by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Democracy Rooted in Imago Dei

September 7, 2022 By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

The following remarks were delivered by the Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland at the #MapOurFuture: People Over Politics virtual town hall on Thursday, September 1, 2022. The event focused on Moore […]

Democracy Rooted in Imago Dei

September 7, 2022 by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

The following remarks were delivered by the Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland at the #MapOurFuture: People Over Politics virtual town hall on Thursday, September 1, 2022. The event focused on Moore […]

Welcome Stephenie Sanders

September 1, 2022 By Stephenie Sanders, Partners in Health and Wholeness Program and Engagement Administrator

The Council is excited to introduce you to one of our newest staff members, Stephenie Sanders. Stephenie joined us earlier this month in the position of Program and Engagement Administrator […]

Welcome Stephenie Sanders

September 1, 2022 by Stephenie Sanders, Partners in Health and Wholeness Program and Engagement Administrator

The Council is excited to introduce you to one of our newest staff members, Stephenie Sanders. Stephenie joined us earlier this month in the position of Program and Engagement Administrator […]

Welcome Arlecia Simmons

August 31, 2022 By Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons, Partners in Health and Wholeness East Regional Associate Director

The Council is excited to introduce you to one of our newest staff members, Arlecia Simmons. Arlecia joined us earlier this month in the position of East Regional Associate Director […]

Welcome Arlecia Simmons

August 31, 2022 by Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons, Partners in Health and Wholeness East Regional Associate Director

The Council is excited to introduce you to one of our newest staff members, Arlecia Simmons. Arlecia joined us earlier this month in the position of East Regional Associate Director […]

Fair Courts Press Conference

August 23, 2022 By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

The N.C. Council of Churches includes 18 denominations with churches large and small, urban and rural, black, brown, and white all across the state. One of the things we all […]

Fair Courts Press Conference

August 23, 2022 by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

The N.C. Council of Churches includes 18 denominations with churches large and small, urban and rural, black, brown, and white all across the state. One of the things we all […]

Fair, Safe and Secure Elections

August 19, 2022 By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Prior to the 2020 elections, a representative from the Carter Center’s Conflict Resolution team reached out to the North Carolina Council of Churches. For the first time in its 40-year […]

Fair, Safe and Secure Elections

August 19, 2022 by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Prior to the 2020 elections, a representative from the Carter Center’s Conflict Resolution team reached out to the North Carolina Council of Churches. For the first time in its 40-year […]

Who decides on ‘sound basic’ spending? Stay tuned

August 11, 2022 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Like it or not – and there are plenty of reasons to worry amid the familiar end-of-summer bursts of excitement – another school year will soon get under way. The […]

Who decides on ‘sound basic’ spending? Stay tuned

August 11, 2022 by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Like it or not – and there are plenty of reasons to worry amid the familiar end-of-summer bursts of excitement – another school year will soon get under way. The […]