Co-led by the Rev. Dr. William Barber, II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, this seminar is designed to educate church and lay leaders to pursue policies and organizing strategies for the good of the whole. This course will introduce participants to: 1. A freedom movement framework for understanding faith in American public life 2. Scriptural and theological […]
Economic Inequality for All 9-9:30 a.m. Registration - light breakfast available 9:30-9:45 Opening Remarks and Greeting 9:45-10:25 Opening Worship - The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director, NC Council of Churches 10:25-10:35 Break 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Workshops - Choice of three: - Runaway Inequality - Cesar Leyva and Keith Bullard - A Faith Community's Response […]
Join the Council and Raising Wages NC for a statewide lobby day at the North Carolina General Assembly. Make your voice heard by encouraging your representatives to support a raise for working families of North Carolina to $15 an hour. All North Carolina workers are invited, as well as the owners of businesses who support […]
Join NC Interfaith Power & Light’s lay and faith leader network for our Advocating with Compassion Day at the North Carolina General Assembly. Meet with your elected officials to hear their visions for NC’s future and to express your support for new and existing clean, renewable and energy efficient policies. Click here to find the contact information for your state […]
The Wild Goose Festival is a 4-day art, music, and story-driven transformational experience grounded in faith-inspired social justice. Come to not only learn from incredible speakers, but also to engage in robust and respectful conversation with thought leaders, writers, dreamers, artists, visionaries, and social justice activists. The 2018 collection of co-creaters includes Jen Hatmaker, Jon […]
The Council has long supported public education. This year, we commit anew to support public schools in our communities and to advocate on behalf of public education in our state. (See our statement by clicking here). Please join us for a two-hour session to learn how you might engage in both support and advocacy by joining […]
The Council has long supported public education. This year, we commit anew to support public schools in our communities and to advocate on behalf of public education in our state. (See our statement by clicking here). Please join us for a two-hour session to learn how you might engage in both support and advocacy by joining […]
The Council has long supported public education. This year, we commit anew to support public schools in our communities and to advocate on behalf of public education in our state. (See our statement by clicking here). Please join us for a two-hour session to learn how you might engage in both support and advocacy by joining […]
The House of Representatives in North Carolina has flipped. What does this mean for immigrants in North Carolina, including those currently in sanctuary in places of worship across our state? Join us for an engaging morning of learning, discussion, and food. Speakers from the NC Justice Center, ACLU NC, Church World Service, and American Friends Service […]
The Moral March on Raleigh is part of a love and justice movement working on an intersectional agenda to support public education, economic sustainability, workers’ rights and livable wages, health care for all, Medicaid expansion, environmental justice, equal protection under the law without regard to race, immigration status, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation, voting […]
Join the Council for lunch to learn a bit of our history and current initiatives along with strategies and visions for going forward. We are made of 18 denominations across the state and work in multiple arenas ranging from Immigration to the Environment, from Living Wage advocacy to the Opioid Crisis -- matters that affect […]
Join us for this one day conference to discuss the possibilities for a faith-driven response to the opioid crisis. This event will help to empower faith leaders to mobilize their communities to better respond to the epidemic. NC Attorney General Josh Stein will be on the of the plenary speakers for this event. The schedule for […]
We invite faith leaders and laypeople, hunger relief advocates, farmers, farm workers, community organizers, community gardeners, food council members, extension agents and others to join us next March to examine the root causes of hunger and collaborate to build a more just food system. At the 2019 Come to the Table Conference, we hope to […]
According to the American Public Health Association, gun violence has become a major public health issue in the United States. More than 85,000 people are affected by gun-related injuries per year, and nearly 38,000 people die due to gun-related violence. Join us for a continuation of the summits we held in November and January on […]
Click here to register. Please register by Monday, March 25 to guarantee lunch. Whether you are new to grassroots advocacy or have been engaged in this critical work for some time, the NC Council of Churches' Legislative Seminar offers the opportunity to hear updates on issues being discussed at the General Assembly, network with others […]
Join NC Interfaith Power & Light and Sierra Club for a joint advocacy day at the North Carolina General Assembly. Meet with elected officials to hear their visions for NC’s future and to express your support for clean energy, not fracked gas. Information on current bills, talking points, office location maps, and resource packets will […]
