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Keeping Sacred Spaces Sacred: A Recap of the Week

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

In September, the Council had the opportunity to partner with Americans United for Separation of Church and State on a series of trainings across North Carolina called “Keeping Sacred Spaces […]

Keeping Sacred Spaces Sacred: A Recap of the Week

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

In September, the Council had the opportunity to partner with Americans United for Separation of Church and State on a series of trainings across North Carolina called “Keeping Sacred Spaces […]

Growing a Partnership with Environmental Defense Fund

By Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

Two weeks ago I was selected as the keynote speaker at the Environmental Defense Fund NC’s Advisory Board dinner to present the collaborative activities and accomplishments of our growing partnership. […]

Growing a Partnership with Environmental Defense Fund

by Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

Two weeks ago I was selected as the keynote speaker at the Environmental Defense Fund NC’s Advisory Board dinner to present the collaborative activities and accomplishments of our growing partnership. […]

Trump, Business Values and H.B. 2

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Donald Trump may strike a populist, anti-big business note a la Bernie Sanders from time to time. But he also has a tendency to gloat over his own cutthroat business […]

Trump, Business Values and H.B. 2

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Donald Trump may strike a populist, anti-big business note a la Bernie Sanders from time to time. But he also has a tendency to gloat over his own cutthroat business […]

Ways to Encourage Faithful Voters in This Election Season

By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

As the election approaches, many people of faith are turning to clergy for advice and assistance in the voting process. This year the Council is partnering with the nonpartisan voting […]

Ways to Encourage Faithful Voters in This Election Season

by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

As the election approaches, many people of faith are turning to clergy for advice and assistance in the voting process. This year the Council is partnering with the nonpartisan voting […]

Speak Peace

By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Remarks delivered on September 21 by Executive Director Jennifer Copeland at a press conference marking the International Day of Peace. Words make a world. The words we use become embedded […]

Speak Peace

by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Remarks delivered on September 21 by Executive Director Jennifer Copeland at a press conference marking the International Day of Peace. Words make a world. The words we use become embedded […]

Sore Afraid

By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

We are “sore afraid.” But not like the shepherds in the hills around Bethlehem on the night angels proclaimed the birth of Jesus. The angels assuaged their fears with Good News […]

Sore Afraid

by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

We are “sore afraid.” But not like the shepherds in the hills around Bethlehem on the night angels proclaimed the birth of Jesus. The angels assuaged their fears with Good News […]

Proposed H.B. 2 Deal Falls Short

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Who can blame North Carolina’s restaurant and hotel operators for wishing the whole House Bill 2 controversy would just vanish into thin air, as if it had never existed? They’d […]

Proposed H.B. 2 Deal Falls Short

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Who can blame North Carolina’s restaurant and hotel operators for wishing the whole House Bill 2 controversy would just vanish into thin air, as if it had never existed? They’d […]

Bad Law vs. Big Games

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

When ultra-visible organizations with major economic leverage press for political change, sometimes the right thing to do is to tell them to take the proverbial long walk off a short […]

Bad Law vs. Big Games

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

When ultra-visible organizations with major economic leverage press for political change, sometimes the right thing to do is to tell them to take the proverbial long walk off a short […]

Celebrate Citizenship Day by Attending the Faith & Immigration Summit

By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

September 17 marks Citizenship and Constitution Day, a combined event that commemorates the anniversary of the United States Constitution and recognizes all U.S. citizens. Ceremonies and celebrations will take place […]

Celebrate Citizenship Day by Attending the Faith & Immigration Summit

by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

September 17 marks Citizenship and Constitution Day, a combined event that commemorates the anniversary of the United States Constitution and recognizes all U.S. citizens. Ceremonies and celebrations will take place […]

Concord UMC: Planting Seeds and Watching Hearts Grow

By Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

By Kaitlyn Brodar, PHW Intern As the health lead for Concord UMC in Graham, NC, Donna Poe spends most of her time in the garden. Even as we were talking, […]

Concord UMC: Planting Seeds and Watching Hearts Grow

by Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

By Kaitlyn Brodar, PHW Intern As the health lead for Concord UMC in Graham, NC, Donna Poe spends most of her time in the garden. Even as we were talking, […]

Supporting NC’s Public Colleges and Universities

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

A couple of weeks ago, I turned and walked away from our youngest son, got into my car and headed for home without him. I was leaving him to live […]

Supporting NC’s Public Colleges and Universities

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

A couple of weeks ago, I turned and walked away from our youngest son, got into my car and headed for home without him. I was leaving him to live […]

Early Voting Draws Support

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

The folks in North Carolina who want to make it harder rather than easier for people to vote – a category that features top officials of the state Republican Party […]

Early Voting Draws Support

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

The folks in North Carolina who want to make it harder rather than easier for people to vote – a category that features top officials of the state Republican Party […]

Health, Wholeness, and Climate Change?

By Nicole Johnson, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

“Partners in Health and Wholeness, an initiative of the North Carolina Council of Churches, is designed to bridge issues of faith, health and social justice.” These are the words that […]

Health, Wholeness, and Climate Change?

by Nicole Johnson, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

“Partners in Health and Wholeness, an initiative of the North Carolina Council of Churches, is designed to bridge issues of faith, health and social justice.” These are the words that […]

Keeping Sacred Spaces Sacred

By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Early in my tenure as the Executive Director of the NC Council of Churches, I needed a pithy answer to the question: “What do you do?”  I honed the response: […]

Keeping Sacred Spaces Sacred

by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Early in my tenure as the Executive Director of the NC Council of Churches, I needed a pithy answer to the question: “What do you do?”  I honed the response: […]

Faith & Immigration Summit Workshops Highlight Importance of Immigration In Upcoming Elections

By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Immigration is one of the most important issues in the 2016 presidential race, as it has been in previous election cycles. Debates about our response to immigrants and refugees coming […]

Faith & Immigration Summit Workshops Highlight Importance of Immigration In Upcoming Elections

by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Immigration is one of the most important issues in the 2016 presidential race, as it has been in previous election cycles. Debates about our response to immigrants and refugees coming […]

NCIPL’s Penny Hooper Named “Woman of the Year”

By Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

We are thrilled to share that Penny J. Hopper has been awarded “Woman of the Year” by the League of Women Voters of Carteret County, NC. Penny joined NC Interfaith […]

NCIPL’s Penny Hooper Named “Woman of the Year”

by Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

We are thrilled to share that Penny J. Hopper has been awarded “Woman of the Year” by the League of Women Voters of Carteret County, NC. Penny joined NC Interfaith […]

PHW Success Story- St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Durham

By Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

By Kaitlyn Brodar, PHW Intern St. Philip’s Episcopal Church is a gold-level PHW congregation in Durham, North Carolina.  While the health ministry team and pastors have promoted health in a […]

PHW Success Story- St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Durham

by Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

By Kaitlyn Brodar, PHW Intern St. Philip’s Episcopal Church is a gold-level PHW congregation in Durham, North Carolina.  While the health ministry team and pastors have promoted health in a […]

When it Rains it Pours in a Changing Climate

By Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

Extreme rainfall events like this week’s storms in Louisiana are expected to grow increasingly common in the coming years. Louisiana is always at risk of floods, naturally, but climate change […]

When it Rains it Pours in a Changing Climate

by Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

Extreme rainfall events like this week’s storms in Louisiana are expected to grow increasingly common in the coming years. Louisiana is always at risk of floods, naturally, but climate change […]

Dignity Through Food

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

Upon learning that my Greenville office for Partners in Health and Wholeness would be located at the food bank, I knew it would be a harmonious fit. I walk into […]

Dignity Through Food

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

Upon learning that my Greenville office for Partners in Health and Wholeness would be located at the food bank, I knew it would be a harmonious fit. I walk into […]

Election Maps Under Scrutiny

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

The Republican Party developed a national strategy to seize and hold legislative power, and in North Carolina executed it with relentless precision. Six years into that process, however, the adverse […]

Election Maps Under Scrutiny

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

The Republican Party developed a national strategy to seize and hold legislative power, and in North Carolina executed it with relentless precision. Six years into that process, however, the adverse […]

Changing the View

By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

This sermon was preached on August 6, 2016 at the Church Women United Leadership Conference. Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let […]

Changing the View

by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

This sermon was preached on August 6, 2016 at the Church Women United Leadership Conference. Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let […]

Welcoming Strangers and Neighbors

By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

These remarks were delivered at the Reason for Reform press conference on August 3, 2016 at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church. In addition to my job as leader of the NC […]

Welcoming Strangers and Neighbors

by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

These remarks were delivered at the Reason for Reform press conference on August 3, 2016 at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church. In addition to my job as leader of the NC […]

Voting Rights, Redeemed

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Even for ardent voting rights advocates, there’s little comfort to be gained from a federal appeals court’s finding that the N.C. General Assembly engaged in a multifaceted scheme to discriminate […]

Voting Rights, Redeemed

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Even for ardent voting rights advocates, there’s little comfort to be gained from a federal appeals court’s finding that the N.C. General Assembly engaged in a multifaceted scheme to discriminate […]

Eastern NC Peace Rally

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

As I work with the North Carolina Council of Churches through Partners in Health and Wholeness, I am embedded in the communities and stories of Eastern NC. This may be […]

Eastern NC Peace Rally

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

As I work with the North Carolina Council of Churches through Partners in Health and Wholeness, I am embedded in the communities and stories of Eastern NC. This may be […]

Two Steps Forward

By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

If you’ve ever wondered how it feels to live the adage, “two steps forward, one step back,” welcome to North Carolina.  We’re having a 2-step forward celebration after three long […]

Two Steps Forward

by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

If you’ve ever wondered how it feels to live the adage, “two steps forward, one step back,” welcome to North Carolina.  We’re having a 2-step forward celebration after three long […]

Governor in the Glare

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

There was a time, back in the range of 2008, when Pat McCrory looked as though he probably would do a pretty good job if elected as North Carolina’s governor. […]

Governor in the Glare

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

There was a time, back in the range of 2008, when Pat McCrory looked as though he probably would do a pretty good job if elected as North Carolina’s governor. […]

Summer Is a Great Time to Be emPOWERed

By Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

Energy usage is soaring in NC as we all try to stay cool during the long days of heat and humidity this summer. It’s a great time to highlight an opportunity […]

Summer Is a Great Time to Be emPOWERed

by Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

Energy usage is soaring in NC as we all try to stay cool during the long days of heat and humidity this summer. It’s a great time to highlight an opportunity […]

Untapped Resources: A Treasure for One Congregation and Their Community

By Nicole Johnson, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

July 16, 2016 is the 2-month mark since Regional Coordinator for Western North Carolina became my full time position with the NCCC’s Partners in Health and Wholeness Initiative. This is significant […]

Untapped Resources: A Treasure for One Congregation and Their Community

by Nicole Johnson, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

July 16, 2016 is the 2-month mark since Regional Coordinator for Western North Carolina became my full time position with the NCCC’s Partners in Health and Wholeness Initiative. This is significant […]

Keeping Our Brothers and Sisters

By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Listen; your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground! — Genesis 4:10 For days now, I’ve heard the same cry God is hearing.  The blood of Philando Castile, Alton […]

Keeping Our Brothers and Sisters

by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Listen; your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground! — Genesis 4:10 For days now, I’ve heard the same cry God is hearing.  The blood of Philando Castile, Alton […]

Did You Miss the Council’s Workshop at the Wild Goose?

By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

If you were unable to attend the Wild Goose Festival in Hot Springs last week, you missed an amazing four days of fellowship, talks, music, and telling stories. Watch the 3 […]

Did You Miss the Council’s Workshop at the Wild Goose?

by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

If you were unable to attend the Wild Goose Festival in Hot Springs last week, you missed an amazing four days of fellowship, talks, music, and telling stories. Watch the 3 […]

Appealing to our Shared Humanity in Response to Civil Unrest

By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

By Fady Hanna, Duke Divinity School Intern This week our nation has again experienced the inevitable results of living with the factions and fears that plague us. Three shootings in […]

Appealing to our Shared Humanity in Response to Civil Unrest

by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

By Fady Hanna, Duke Divinity School Intern This week our nation has again experienced the inevitable results of living with the factions and fears that plague us. Three shootings in […]

Scrambled Session’s Lows and Highs

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

The N.C. General Assembly’s 2016 regular session, which drew to a sudden close on July 1, will be remembered as much for what didn’t happen as for what did – […]

Scrambled Session’s Lows and Highs

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

The N.C. General Assembly’s 2016 regular session, which drew to a sudden close on July 1, will be remembered as much for what didn’t happen as for what did – […]

Health Insurance for All Means Healthier Children

By Liz Millar, Medicaid Expansion Project Coordinator

All children deserve to have a strong start in life and the chance to become a happy, healthy, productive adults.  Infant mortality rates, or the number of infants who die […]

Health Insurance for All Means Healthier Children

by Liz Millar, Medicaid Expansion Project Coordinator

All children deserve to have a strong start in life and the chance to become a happy, healthy, productive adults.  Infant mortality rates, or the number of infants who die […]

Eating Faithfully

By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

What does it mean to eat faithfully?  This is a deeply personal, yet essentially communal question that we often don’t take the time to consider.  Delving into this question, however, […]

Eating Faithfully

by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

What does it mean to eat faithfully?  This is a deeply personal, yet essentially communal question that we often don’t take the time to consider.  Delving into this question, however, […]

The NC Council of Churches Opposes HB 100

By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

This speech was delivered by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland at a press conference against House Bill 100 on June 28, 2016.  The Old Testament is filled with instructions on how […]

The NC Council of Churches Opposes HB 100

by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

This speech was delivered by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland at a press conference against House Bill 100 on June 28, 2016.  The Old Testament is filled with instructions on how […]

Tax Cap’s Enduring Mischief

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Sorry for the sugar-coating, but the state Senate’s attempt to enshrine its preferred tax policies in North Carolina’s constitution is arrogant, presumptuous, wrongheaded and profoundly undemocratic. Who will be penalized […]

Tax Cap’s Enduring Mischief

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Sorry for the sugar-coating, but the state Senate’s attempt to enshrine its preferred tax policies in North Carolina’s constitution is arrogant, presumptuous, wrongheaded and profoundly undemocratic. Who will be penalized […]

Crying Aloud in the Wake of the DAPA/DACA Supreme Court Decision

By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

This past week has been filled with what feels like a continuous barrage of tragic news: the shootings in Orlando and subsequent lack of gun control measures by Congress, World […]

Crying Aloud in the Wake of the DAPA/DACA Supreme Court Decision

by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

This past week has been filled with what feels like a continuous barrage of tragic news: the shootings in Orlando and subsequent lack of gun control measures by Congress, World […]

Immigrants as Scapegoats — Again

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

There wasn’t a lot to like about what occurred the other day in a state Senate committee. First, legislative rules – notoriously rubberized – were stretched to the point where […]

Immigrants as Scapegoats — Again

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

There wasn’t a lot to like about what occurred the other day in a state Senate committee. First, legislative rules – notoriously rubberized – were stretched to the point where […]

Light Up: Reflections on the Summer Solstice

By Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

Like most days, I start the day by scanning email on my phone before I even get out of bed. Today, I was delighted to find that my friend, Hope Horton had shared […]

Light Up: Reflections on the Summer Solstice

by Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

Like most days, I start the day by scanning email on my phone before I even get out of bed. Today, I was delighted to find that my friend, Hope Horton had shared […]

Stand with Refugees on World Refugee Day

By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Today, June 20, is World Refugee Day, a day when people all over the world celebrate the courage, strength and resiliency of our neighbors who were forced to flee their home […]

Stand with Refugees on World Refugee Day

by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Today, June 20, is World Refugee Day, a day when people all over the world celebrate the courage, strength and resiliency of our neighbors who were forced to flee their home […]

Unity in Action against Islamophobia in the Wake of the Orlando Murders

By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

By Fady Hanna, Duke Divinity School Intern The tragic mass murder in Orlando this past weekend is yet another reminder of the challenges that we as Americans must rise to […]

Unity in Action against Islamophobia in the Wake of the Orlando Murders

by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

By Fady Hanna, Duke Divinity School Intern The tragic mass murder in Orlando this past weekend is yet another reminder of the challenges that we as Americans must rise to […]

Beyond Pulse: Vigilance, Tolerance

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Let’s face it. We, that would be all of us who proudly claim the title of American, must do more to forestall the situations and grievances and opportunities that can […]

Beyond Pulse: Vigilance, Tolerance

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Let’s face it. We, that would be all of us who proudly claim the title of American, must do more to forestall the situations and grievances and opportunities that can […]

Five Questions Answered on Medicaid Expansion

By Liz Millar, Medicaid Expansion Project Coordinator

Why are health care premiums steadily going up? Gallup polls at the end of 2015 found that 74% of Americans say the amount they pay in premiums had gone up […]

Five Questions Answered on Medicaid Expansion

by Liz Millar, Medicaid Expansion Project Coordinator

Why are health care premiums steadily going up? Gallup polls at the end of 2015 found that 74% of Americans say the amount they pay in premiums had gone up […]

How Do We Respond?

By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

After Sunday morning, no one can dispute we are under attack. The real attack, however, is not the one involving assault rifles like the ArmaLite Rifle – 15 (Yes, I […]

How Do We Respond?

by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

After Sunday morning, no one can dispute we are under attack. The real attack, however, is not the one involving assault rifles like the ArmaLite Rifle – 15 (Yes, I […]

The Cost of Making Tax Cuts Permanent

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director of the NC Council of Churches The Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to vote tomorrow afternoon on a proposed constitutional amendment which would solidify […]

The Cost of Making Tax Cuts Permanent

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director of the NC Council of Churches The Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to vote tomorrow afternoon on a proposed constitutional amendment which would solidify […]

Pray for Orlando, Pray for Us All

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

In the coming days, there will be many questions about the who and why of the devastating tragedy in Orlando. What is not in question is how. Another hate-filled rampage […]

Pray for Orlando, Pray for Us All

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

In the coming days, there will be many questions about the who and why of the devastating tragedy in Orlando. What is not in question is how. Another hate-filled rampage […]

A Reminder of Evelyn

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director of the NC Council of Churches The New York Times Sunday Magazine for May 15, 2016 – the annual health issue – focused entirely […]

A Reminder of Evelyn

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director of the NC Council of Churches The New York Times Sunday Magazine for May 15, 2016 – the annual health issue – focused entirely […]

Standing Together Against Gun Violence

By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Remarks from a June 2 press conference recognizing Wear Orange Against Gun Violence Day. Last fall, we at the NC Council of Churches, invited all the organizations we know who […]

Standing Together Against Gun Violence

by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Remarks from a June 2 press conference recognizing Wear Orange Against Gun Violence Day. Last fall, we at the NC Council of Churches, invited all the organizations we know who […]

The Effort to Expand Medicaid in North Carolina Continues

By Liz Millar, Medicaid Expansion Project Coordinator

As the General Assembly’s biennial short session continues, Medicaid expansion continues to be a hot issue for North Carolina. On May 25, concerned citizens gathered outside the General Assembly for Medicaid […]

The Effort to Expand Medicaid in North Carolina Continues

by Liz Millar, Medicaid Expansion Project Coordinator

As the General Assembly’s biennial short session continues, Medicaid expansion continues to be a hot issue for North Carolina. On May 25, concerned citizens gathered outside the General Assembly for Medicaid […]

Budgeting that Tests our Values

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Let’s assume the worst, which for the moment would mean that the N.C. Senate’s version of a new state budget sails through to enactment without change or compromise. The sun, […]

Budgeting that Tests our Values

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Let’s assume the worst, which for the moment would mean that the N.C. Senate’s version of a new state budget sails through to enactment without change or compromise. The sun, […]

Gun Violence Prevention: New Web Page, Stand Up Sabbath

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

NC advocates in orange at the General Assembly last year. Photo provided by Beth Messersmith, NC Campaign Director, MomsRising. Less than a month ago, our middle son sat with his classmates under […]

Gun Violence Prevention: New Web Page, Stand Up Sabbath

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

NC advocates in orange at the General Assembly last year. Photo provided by Beth Messersmith, NC Campaign Director, MomsRising. Less than a month ago, our middle son sat with his classmates under […]

Sour Notes, Again, in Budget Song

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Well, did anyone really expect North Carolina’s General Assembly, in finalizing a new state budget, suddenly to see the light and swerve toward more effective, fairer government? The same General […]

Sour Notes, Again, in Budget Song

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Well, did anyone really expect North Carolina’s General Assembly, in finalizing a new state budget, suddenly to see the light and swerve toward more effective, fairer government? The same General […]

Webinar: A Faithful Response to ICE Raids and Detentions

By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

At the beginning of 2016, ICE (Immigration and Custom Enforcement) stepped up deportations of undocumented Central Americans in North Carolina. Last week it was announced that another wave of deportations […]

Webinar: A Faithful Response to ICE Raids and Detentions

by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

At the beginning of 2016, ICE (Immigration and Custom Enforcement) stepped up deportations of undocumented Central Americans in North Carolina. Last week it was announced that another wave of deportations […]

Raleigh Report: Weekly Update, May 25, 2016

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The update is compiled on a volunteer basis by George Reed, the Council’s retired executive director. Weekly Update May 25, 2016 (Legislators’ identifications are listed only the first time they […]

Raleigh Report: Weekly Update, May 25, 2016

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The update is compiled on a volunteer basis by George Reed, the Council’s retired executive director. Weekly Update May 25, 2016 (Legislators’ identifications are listed only the first time they […]

PHW Reminder: Certify in May to Qualify for Mini-Grants in June

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Certification in the Council’s Partners in Health and Wholeness program is up and running. Faith communities must certify by May 31 to be eligible for mini-grant opportunities in June. In 2016, mini-grant […]

PHW Reminder: Certify in May to Qualify for Mini-Grants in June

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Certification in the Council’s Partners in Health and Wholeness program is up and running. Faith communities must certify by May 31 to be eligible for mini-grant opportunities in June. In 2016, mini-grant […]

Be an Ally: Support the Council

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Without the support of individuals, the work of the Council could not continue as it exists today. Your donation helps us be an ally to the “othered” whether that’s immigrants, […]

Be an Ally: Support the Council

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Without the support of individuals, the work of the Council could not continue as it exists today. Your donation helps us be an ally to the “othered” whether that’s immigrants, […]

Creating Healthier Food Pantries: Workshop and Lunch

By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Every congregation I have worked with has collected and donated food as a part of their mission and outreach.  Feeding the hungry is an essential part of both the history […]

Creating Healthier Food Pantries: Workshop and Lunch

by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Every congregation I have worked with has collected and donated food as a part of their mission and outreach.  Feeding the hungry is an essential part of both the history […]

Stand-Up Sabbath Against Gun Violence, June 17-19

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

According to the news reports, it all started over a place on a pew. One parishioner sat in someone else’s spot and then objected to moving. Another flashed his legally […]

Stand-Up Sabbath Against Gun Violence, June 17-19

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

According to the news reports, it all started over a place on a pew. One parishioner sat in someone else’s spot and then objected to moving. Another flashed his legally […]

2016 Faith Voices for Clean Energy Advocacy Day

By Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

On May 11, NCIPL hosted the Second Annual Faith Voices for Clean Energy Advocacy Day. Members of faith communities from across the state met with representatives of the NC General […]

2016 Faith Voices for Clean Energy Advocacy Day

by Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

On May 11, NCIPL hosted the Second Annual Faith Voices for Clean Energy Advocacy Day. Members of faith communities from across the state met with representatives of the NC General […]

Tar Heel Beacon of Tolerance

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Take heart, fair-minded North Carolinians. The state’s not-always-pristine but still vaguely operative image as a place where “the weak grow strong and the strong grow great” is in the process […]

Tar Heel Beacon of Tolerance

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Take heart, fair-minded North Carolinians. The state’s not-always-pristine but still vaguely operative image as a place where “the weak grow strong and the strong grow great” is in the process […]

Louisburg College Baccalaureate: “What’s the Plan?”

By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Baccalaureate sermon delivered by Jennifer Copeland on May 5 at Louisburg College. Isaiah 2:2-4; Revelation 21:1-7; Luke 4:16-21 You are the most watched generation in history. Of course, it’s easy […]

Louisburg College Baccalaureate: “What’s the Plan?”

by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Baccalaureate sermon delivered by Jennifer Copeland on May 5 at Louisburg College. Isaiah 2:2-4; Revelation 21:1-7; Luke 4:16-21 You are the most watched generation in history. Of course, it’s easy […]

Video: Sermon by T. Anthony Spearman at the Critical Issues Seminar

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman delivered the sermon during worship at the Council’s 2016 Critical Issues Seminar on Race, Power, and Privilege. Video of his extraordinary message is below:   […]

Video: Sermon by T. Anthony Spearman at the Critical Issues Seminar

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman delivered the sermon during worship at the Council’s 2016 Critical Issues Seminar on Race, Power, and Privilege. Video of his extraordinary message is below:   […]

Don’t Neglect the June 7 Election

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director of the Council North Carolina has a second primary coming up next month, and in contrast to second primaries of old, this one is […]

Don’t Neglect the June 7 Election

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director of the Council North Carolina has a second primary coming up next month, and in contrast to second primaries of old, this one is […]

Raleigh Report Weekly Update: May 3, 2016

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Today, the weekly update from Raleigh Report resumes as a supplement to Steve Ford’s commentary. The update is compiled on a volunteer basis by George Reed, the Council’s retired executive […]

Raleigh Report Weekly Update: May 3, 2016

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Today, the weekly update from Raleigh Report resumes as a supplement to Steve Ford’s commentary. The update is compiled on a volunteer basis by George Reed, the Council’s retired executive […]

Webinar: A Faithful Response to ICE Raids and Detentions

By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Tuesday, May 17 Noon At the beginning of 2016, ICE (Immigration and Custom Enforcement) stepped up deportations of undocumented Central Americans in North Carolina. Now is the time for faith […]

Webinar: A Faithful Response to ICE Raids and Detentions

by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Tuesday, May 17 Noon At the beginning of 2016, ICE (Immigration and Custom Enforcement) stepped up deportations of undocumented Central Americans in North Carolina. Now is the time for faith […]

Video: Christian Ethics and HB2

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

On April 24, the Council joined with EqualityNC  and the Equality Federation to present a discussion of Christian ethics and House Bill 2. The video from this remarkable event is […]

Video: Christian Ethics and HB2

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

On April 24, the Council joined with EqualityNC  and the Equality Federation to present a discussion of Christian ethics and House Bill 2. The video from this remarkable event is […]

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Voter Suppression Gets a Pass

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

A federal judge’s ruling that upholds changes in North Carolina election laws, despite their effect of making it harder for some citizens to vote, seems to rest on his conclusion […]

Voter Suppression Gets a Pass

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

A federal judge’s ruling that upholds changes in North Carolina election laws, despite their effect of making it harder for some citizens to vote, seems to rest on his conclusion […]

Safety is Imperative to Worker Justice

By Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Worker Memorial Day is April 28, a day when we remember workers who have lost their lives providing goods (buildings, roads, food, clothing, etc) and services (caring for our children, […]

Safety is Imperative to Worker Justice

by Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Worker Memorial Day is April 28, a day when we remember workers who have lost their lives providing goods (buildings, roads, food, clothing, etc) and services (caring for our children, […]

How Do You Read the Bible?

By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Remarks from an April 19 press conference in opposition to HB2. There are lots of ways to read the Bible. Some of us read it like a self-help manual; not […]

How Do You Read the Bible?

by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Remarks from an April 19 press conference in opposition to HB2. There are lots of ways to read the Bible. Some of us read it like a self-help manual; not […]

Earth Day 2016

By Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

On this Earth Day 2016, let us celebrate that the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has left out the mid-Atlantic region from its final draft proposal for new […]

Earth Day 2016

by Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

On this Earth Day 2016, let us celebrate that the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has left out the mid-Atlantic region from its final draft proposal for new […]

Bathroom Drama’s Many Plots

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Here’s a funny thing about House Bill 2, the “bathroom bill” (now law) that’s causing North Carolina so much grief: The Charlotte ordinance that the General Assembly was in such […]

Bathroom Drama’s Many Plots

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Here’s a funny thing about House Bill 2, the “bathroom bill” (now law) that’s causing North Carolina so much grief: The Charlotte ordinance that the General Assembly was in such […]

Beyond Bathrooms: Jobs, Fairness

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

North Carolina’s House Bill 2 – rammed through the General Assembly and signed into law in less than half a day – manages to rope together a herd of provisions […]

Beyond Bathrooms: Jobs, Fairness

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

North Carolina’s House Bill 2 – rammed through the General Assembly and signed into law in less than half a day – manages to rope together a herd of provisions […]

NCIPL Joins National Call to Support Green Climate Fund

By Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

This week, NC Interfaith Power & Light joined 120 religious traditions and organizations across the nation representing tens of millions of Americans – including the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, Jewish […]

NCIPL Joins National Call to Support Green Climate Fund

by Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

This week, NC Interfaith Power & Light joined 120 religious traditions and organizations across the nation representing tens of millions of Americans – including the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, Jewish […]

Christian Ethics and HB2: Gushee, Spearman, and Meyer to Speak

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The Council is joining EqualityNC and the Equality Federation to bring noted Christian ethicist David Gushee to Durham on April 24 to speak about Christian ethics and the recently passed House […]

Christian Ethics and HB2: Gushee, Spearman, and Meyer to Speak

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The Council is joining EqualityNC and the Equality Federation to bring noted Christian ethicist David Gushee to Durham on April 24 to speak about Christian ethics and the recently passed House […]

Coalition Visits DC to Speak Against Payday Lending

By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Remarks by Jennifer E. Copeland to Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, delivered in Washington, DC, as part of a national coalition to address predatory lending. Representatives […]

Coalition Visits DC to Speak Against Payday Lending

by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Remarks by Jennifer E. Copeland to Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, delivered in Washington, DC, as part of a national coalition to address predatory lending. Representatives […]

2016 Critical Issues Seminar — Register for Workshops

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Registration for 2016 Critical Issues Seminar workshops is now available online. If you have not yet registered, please use the form below to do so and include your selection for […]

2016 Critical Issues Seminar — Register for Workshops

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Registration for 2016 Critical Issues Seminar workshops is now available online. If you have not yet registered, please use the form below to do so and include your selection for […]

Reform Medicaid by Expanding It

By Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Remarks delivered on March 30 by Volunteer Program Associate Sandy Irving at the Raleigh public hearing on Medicaid reform. As Medicaid reform is being planned, please consider including Medicaid expansion […]

Reform Medicaid by Expanding It

by Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Remarks delivered on March 30 by Volunteer Program Associate Sandy Irving at the Raleigh public hearing on Medicaid reform. As Medicaid reform is being planned, please consider including Medicaid expansion […]

Signs of Hope After Easter

By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

I do not believe that I am the only one who feels a little hopeless right now. Members of the news media bombard us with news of​ the attack on Brussels, […]

Signs of Hope After Easter

by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

I do not believe that I am the only one who feels a little hopeless right now. Members of the news media bombard us with news of​ the attack on Brussels, […]

Hurtful Law Sends Signals

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Yes, it was a pretty neat trick — one bill that manages to expose many vulnerable North Carolinians to unfair, hurtful treatment, that threatens to put a dent in the […]

Hurtful Law Sends Signals

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Yes, it was a pretty neat trick — one bill that manages to expose many vulnerable North Carolinians to unfair, hurtful treatment, that threatens to put a dent in the […]

Making Discrimination Easier in NC

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Almost 24 years ago, leaders of the North Carolina Council of Churches approved a policy statement opposing discrimination against beloved children of God based on their sexuality. Progress has been […]

Making Discrimination Easier in NC

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Almost 24 years ago, leaders of the North Carolina Council of Churches approved a policy statement opposing discrimination against beloved children of God based on their sexuality. Progress has been […]

Critical Issues Seminar — Registration Now Open

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Join us for the Council’s 2016 Critical Issues Seminar, focused on Race, Power, and Privilege, on Saturday, April 23 at St. Matthew United Methodist Church, 600 East Florida Street, Greensboro. […]

Critical Issues Seminar — Registration Now Open

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Join us for the Council’s 2016 Critical Issues Seminar, focused on Race, Power, and Privilege, on Saturday, April 23 at St. Matthew United Methodist Church, 600 East Florida Street, Greensboro. […]

Lenten Guide Available — Love One Another

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

When we set out to prepare this year’s Lenten guide, the contributors were told they could choose whichever lectionary passage they wanted to write about for their given date as […]

Lenten Guide Available — Love One Another

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

When we set out to prepare this year’s Lenten guide, the contributors were told they could choose whichever lectionary passage they wanted to write about for their given date as […]

Your Vote in 2016 — Important Dates and Information

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director [Editor’s note: Because of a late afternoon ruling on February 5 by a panel of federal judges, the timing of North Carolina’s primary elections […]

Your Vote in 2016 — Important Dates and Information

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director [Editor’s note: Because of a late afternoon ruling on February 5 by a panel of federal judges, the timing of North Carolina’s primary elections […]

Election Changes’ Telltale Timing

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

It was just one little comment, perhaps ventured with the flicker of a wry smile. But we can doubt that Tom Farr saw the humor in being ribbed by a […]

Election Changes’ Telltale Timing

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

It was just one little comment, perhaps ventured with the flicker of a wry smile. But we can doubt that Tom Farr saw the humor in being ribbed by a […]

Voter ID on Trial

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

The ongoing legal challenge to North Carolina’s voter ID rule, now playing out before a federal judge in Winston-Salem, could end up reminding us that it’s not the job of […]

Voter ID on Trial

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

The ongoing legal challenge to North Carolina’s voter ID rule, now playing out before a federal judge in Winston-Salem, could end up reminding us that it’s not the job of […]

“Aquí Estamos, Here We Are” Art Show Opening Reception

By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Join us for an opening reception to see the work of Pulitzer Prize winning photographer José Galvez on Friday, February 5 from 6 – 9 p.m. at the City Gallery, 118 […]

“Aquí Estamos, Here We Are” Art Show Opening Reception

by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Join us for an opening reception to see the work of Pulitzer Prize winning photographer José Galvez on Friday, February 5 from 6 – 9 p.m. at the City Gallery, 118 […]

New Medicaid Expansion Effort Launches — Presentations and Petition Available

By Liz Millar, Medicaid Expansion Project Coordinator

Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.              –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in a speech to the Medical Committee for Human […]

New Medicaid Expansion Effort Launches — Presentations and Petition Available

by Liz Millar, Medicaid Expansion Project Coordinator

Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.              –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in a speech to the Medical Committee for Human […]

Health Care for Legal Immigrants: Resources and Events

By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

To see this message in Spanish click here. Para ver este mensaje en español haga un clic aquí). At the North Carolina Council of Churches, we believe that access to […]

Health Care for Legal Immigrants: Resources and Events

by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

To see this message in Spanish click here. Para ver este mensaje en español haga un clic aquí). At the North Carolina Council of Churches, we believe that access to […]

The Only Way to Win

By Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Preached at the Christian Unity Service of Holy Cross Catholic Church, Durham Matthew 5:1-16 The sermon you have just heard is only one-seventh of the real thing. You heard 16 verses, […]

The Only Way to Win

by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Preached at the Christian Unity Service of Holy Cross Catholic Church, Durham Matthew 5:1-16 The sermon you have just heard is only one-seventh of the real thing. You heard 16 verses, […]

The State of Our Union and Climate Justice

By Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

Were you watching? This week President Obama gave his final State of the Union speech. He touted the success of the Paris conference in bringing 195 countries together to agree […]

The State of Our Union and Climate Justice

by Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director

Were you watching? This week President Obama gave his final State of the Union speech. He touted the success of the Paris conference in bringing 195 countries together to agree […]

2016 Ecumenical Prayer Calendar

By Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

This Prayer for Unity and monthly ecumenical prayer calendar include by name the judicatories and congregations that are members of the North Carolina Council of Churches and the names of […]

2016 Ecumenical Prayer Calendar

by Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

This Prayer for Unity and monthly ecumenical prayer calendar include by name the judicatories and congregations that are members of the North Carolina Council of Churches and the names of […]

Race, Courts and Twisted Districts

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Few of the decisions made by the men and women of our General Assembly are so prone to self-serving, partisan abuse as the setting of boundaries for voting districts. When […]

Race, Courts and Twisted Districts

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Few of the decisions made by the men and women of our General Assembly are so prone to self-serving, partisan abuse as the setting of boundaries for voting districts. When […]

Strive to Revive Maintenance Grants

By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

By Nicole Johnson, Strive to Revive Assistant The Strive to Revive (STR) Maintenance Grant Program is now open. This program is focused on providing resources, technical support, and financial assistance to congregations […]

Strive to Revive Maintenance Grants

by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

By Nicole Johnson, Strive to Revive Assistant The Strive to Revive (STR) Maintenance Grant Program is now open. This program is focused on providing resources, technical support, and financial assistance to congregations […]

Uncomplicating Justice

By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

A lot of times in the work that we do at the Council we preface our comments, blogs or presentations with the words, “it’s complicated”. The Syrian refugee crisis is […]

Uncomplicating Justice

by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

A lot of times in the work that we do at the Council we preface our comments, blogs or presentations with the words, “it’s complicated”. The Syrian refugee crisis is […]

2015: Our Conservatives Weren’t Kidding

By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

For those of us who want to see North Carolina governed with the interests of all its residents in mind – not mainly the interests of the well-off and privileged […]

2015: Our Conservatives Weren’t Kidding

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

For those of us who want to see North Carolina governed with the interests of all its residents in mind – not mainly the interests of the well-off and privileged […]

Pre-Diabetic?

By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

I just found out that I was pre-diabetic. This has never shown up in my blood draws before and I was stunned. “Really?” I say laughing, not sure how exactly […]

Pre-Diabetic?

by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

I just found out that I was pre-diabetic. This has never shown up in my blood draws before and I was stunned. “Really?” I say laughing, not sure how exactly […]

We Welcome Your End-of-Year Gift

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

As we close out our 80th year, your donation helps in our shared advocacy for justice, peace, and unity. Our donors help us keep the lights on, provide print and online […]

We Welcome Your End-of-Year Gift

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

As we close out our 80th year, your donation helps in our shared advocacy for justice, peace, and unity. Our donors help us keep the lights on, provide print and online […]

Advent Guide on Refugees — Christmas

By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Excerpted from In Those Days and In These, an Advent Devotional Guide from the NC Council of Churches In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all […]

Advent Guide on Refugees — Christmas

by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Excerpted from In Those Days and In These, an Advent Devotional Guide from the NC Council of Churches In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all […]

Blessings of Christmas from the Council

By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Flight Into Egypt Mary speaks: fear tracks our passage as we flee from royal decrees, make our way with the boy who began in wonder at birth: the star, the […]

Blessings of Christmas from the Council

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Flight Into Egypt Mary speaks: fear tracks our passage as we flee from royal decrees, make our way with the boy who began in wonder at birth: the star, the […]