Advocates for farmworker rights will gather with North Carolina field and poultry workers this Day of the Dead, the Mexican celebration of life and death known as Día de los Muertos. The event will recognize farmworkers who have died in the past year and other workers who continue to labor in hazardous conditions. Expert speakers will […]
Experience a world-class faculty convened to provide tools for sustainable health interventions. If you are a pastor or a person responsible for the health ministry, annual health fair, kitchen ministry, nurse’s ministry or other aspects of health education, promotion and compassion within your congregation and community, you will want to attend this conference. For the […]
The NC Council of Churches is continuing its successful statewide clergy series on immigration. These events are geared toward busy religious professionals and faith leaders, and they provide an overview of immigration issues in the context of a great networking event (and free meal). This series revolves around sharing a meal together and hearing from knowledgeable […]
The NC Council of Churches is continuing its successful statewide clergy series on immigration. These events are geared toward busy religious professionals and faith leaders, and they provide an overview of immigration issues in the context of a great networking event (and free meal). This series revolves around sharing a meal together and hearing from knowledgeable […]
Two of North Carolina’s Ten Thousand Villages stores are offering shoppers the chance to give twice this holiday season. The stores in Greensboro and Cary are holding Shop for a Cause events to benefit the NC Council of Churches. A portion of the proceeds raised during designated shopping periods at each store will be donated […]
As the Triangle community responds to the global refugee crisis and intense backlash against Syrian refugees after the devastating attacks in Beirut, Paris and Baghdad, local faith communities are sending an intentional message of welcome to all refugees and immigrants. On Monday, December 7 at 6 PM, faith leaders, service organizations, refugee resettlement agencies and […]
Commemorate the 32,000 lives that are lost every year to gun violence. Roughly once a week this year, on average, a small child has found a gun, pointed it at himself or someone else and pulled the trigger. Additionally, since the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012, there have been at least 864 other mass shootings in […]
Two of North Carolina’s Ten Thousand Villages stores are offering shoppers the chance to give twice this holiday season. The stores in Greensboro and Cary are holding Shop for a Cause events to benefit the NC Council of Churches. A portion of the proceeds raised during designated shopping periods at each store will be donated […]
In an effort to enroll more Latinos in the Health Insurance Marketplace, the Council is organizing several events across North Carolina during January. Attendees will be able to meet with a bilingual in-person assister free of charge for an appointment to walk them through the enrollment process for themselves or their family members. Please share […]
In an effort to enroll more Latinos in the Health Insurance Marketplace, the Council is organizing several events across North Carolina during January. Attendees will be able to meet with a bilingual in-person assister free of charge for an appointment to walk them through the enrollment process for themselves or their family members. Please share […]
In an effort to enroll more Latinos in the Health Insurance Marketplace, the Council is organizing several events across North Carolina during January. Attendees will be able to meet with a bilingual in-person assister free of charge for an appointment to walk them through the enrollment process for themselves or their family members. There will […]
Join us for an opening reception to see the work of Pulitzer Prize winner José Galvez on Friday, February 5 from 6 – 9pm at the City Gallery (118 S Person St.). For over 40 years, José Galvez has used black and white film to create a powerful and unparalleled historical record of the Latino […]
Please join us at Myers Park Baptist Church to meet the Rev. Dr. Jennifer E. Copeland, the Council's new executive director, and to learn about new and expanded initiatives the Council is offering statewide. We’ll bring plenty of sample resources and let you know how to access additional materials; all are free. Our time together […]
Registration is now open for this statewide convention hosted by the N.C. State Catholic Campus Ministry Bread for the World chapter. The convention's theme is "Abolishing Hunger: A Moral Imperative." We are excited that Rev. Ray Buchanan, founder of Stop Hunger Now, will be the keynote speaker. Convention topics include: public policy and advocacy, eliminating […]
The Pilgrimage takes place statewide throughout Holy Week. The Council is coordinating Maundy Thursday activities. 2 p.m. Presentation at Auditorium at Student Action with Farmworkers 3 p.m. Walk to Durham History Museum (West Main Street) then continue to Durham County Detention Facility (South Mangum Street) 5 p.m. Inside Outside Alliance – presentation on conditions at […]
NC Interfaith Power and Light, Clean Air Carolina, Medical Advocates for Healthy Air, and the Union of Concerned Scientists host this event featuring Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University, and Jim Rogers, former CEO of Duke Energy and author of "Lighting the World: […]
