The theme for this year's convention is "Spiritual Politics: Resisting the Impending Hunger Crisis." The keynote speaker will be Michael A. Becketts, Assistant Secretary for Human Services at the North Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services and former Director of Durham County Department of Social Services. Additional speakers will include The Rev. David Beckmann, […]
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 […]
North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light (NCIPL) Presents: Solar 101 for Congregations! Come learn how to harness the power of the sun at your worship facility. This free event will include food, a meet and greet with solar vendors, Solar 101 presentation, testimony from other worship facilities, and a question and answer portion. 6:00 Arrival […]
The NC Council of Churches' 2018 Critical Issues Seminar will focus on women. The theme for this daylong event is "The Wisdom of Women" and will cover topics such as the the Equal Rights Amendment, sexual harassment and work place policy, elected office, health care, and public education. This conference is for people of all […]
Please join Democracy NC, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, and the NC Council of Churches in rebuilding and defending “Faith in Democracy.” Each session will include answers to the following questions: Legally, what can faith communities and faith leaders discuss about the social/political issues? Morally, what are leaders feeling compelled to […]
We invite you to participate in this annual gathering of agencies, organizations, and activists dedicated to improving the lives of farmworkers and their families. Summit participants share skills, knowledge, and resources through presentations, workshops, and networking opportunities. Farmworker advocates from across the state will have the chance to learn from and update one another on […]
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 […]
North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light (NCIPL) Presents: Solar 101 for Congregations! Come learn how to harness the power of the sun at your worship facility. This free event will include food, a meet and greet with solar vendors, Solar 101 presentation, testimony from other worship facilities, and a question and answer portion. 6:00 Arrival […]
Narrated by Matt Damon, Backpack Full of Cash explores the growing privatization of public schools and the resulting impact on America’s most vulnerable children. This 90-minute documentary takes viewers through the tumultuous 2013–14 school year, into the world of what is now called education “reform.” In Philadelphia and other big cities, public education – starved […]
North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light (NCIPL) Presents: Solar 101 for Congregations! Come learn how to harness the power of the sun at your worship facility. This free event will include food, a meet and greet with solar vendors, Solar 101 presentation, testimony from other worship facilities, and a question and answer portion. 6:00 Arrival […]
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 […]
Last month the Council co-sponsored a webinar entitled, "Uncovering the Roots of Violence: New Perspectives on Domestic Violence, Social Justice, and Faith." The webinar brought together three anti-violence activists to share their perspectives and explore what it really takes to end the pandemic violence against women, children, and other vulnerable peoples. There were a number […]
This event will focus on the disastrous impact of the US blockade on the people of Cuba and the need for a new relationship between the two countries. During the Obama administration a hopeful process was begun but under the current administration those positive steps are being rolled back. It is for this reason justice-minded […]
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 […]
As people of faith, we believe that immigrant families are precious to God, but recent news reveals just how far our government is straying from this principle- families being separated at the border, individuals seeking sanctuary as their last option, asylum seekers being turned away, and thousands being detained and deported. These events are discouraging […]
