Covid-19 has revealed yet another epidemic among us: of loneliness and isolation. The challenges they present to mental health and spiritual well-being can be particularly difficult for those in the second chapter of life. On top of that, elderly individuals can also be victims of abuse. Join the Centralina Area Agency on Aging for a […]
Join MemoryCare Inc. for their 2021 Caregiver College, a series of six modules provided for caregivers of persons with memory disorders. Sessions are designed to improve caregiver understanding of different aspects of dementia care. The course will be led by MemoryCare, Inc. staff with guest speaker Elder Law Attorney Caroline Knox. Registration is required: contact […]
You are invited to join Partners in Health and Wholeness and the UMC Northern Piedmont District for “Becoming a Trauma-Informed Faith Community.” We will define what a trauma-informed faith community is, how to become one, and look at the various ways in which faith communities can productively address trauma. This work is crucial as we […]
You are invited to join Partners in Health and Wholeness and the UMC Northern Piedmont District for “Becoming a Trauma-Informed Faith Community.” We will define what a trauma-informed faith community is, how to become one, and look at the various ways in which faith communities can productively address trauma. This work is crucial as we […]
Join Partners in Health and Wholeness, an initiative of the North Carolina Council of Churches, in partnership with the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) for a webinar on the COVID-19 vaccine roll out in our communities. We will discuss where we are now in the process, what things will look like going […]
Join AARP for their virtual webinar on caregiving for caregivers. This interactive workshop is designed to empower family caregivers to take care of themselves while caring for a relative or friend. You will benefit from this class if you need to find more time for you while caring for someone who lives at home, in […]
In 2017, womxn and allies around the globe collectively rose up to stand against the threat to womxn’s and human rights everywhere. We marched, organized, called voters, wrote to our elected officials, and engaged in difficult conversations. Together, we discovered the power of raising our voices. Four years later, our work is as essential now as […]
This past autumn, PHW held its first Sacred Conversation on the epidemic of loneliness and social isolation for those in life’s second chapter, particularly in the time of Covid. We were joined by spiritually integrated psychotherapist Caleb Pusey as he examined these issues through a spiritual/theological lens, and modeled evidence-based tools and storytelling, so our […]
On February 11 at 6 p.m., join Catawba College for a live-stream screening of 11am: Hope for America’s Most Segregated Hour. The story in this film is centered around the Urban Doxology Songwriting Internship, documenting the fruit of (at that point) a seven-year investment in culture-making, innovative worship practices and leadership development in the community […]
The annual HKonJ (Historic Thousands on Jones Street) Moral March and People's Assembly 2021 is happening virtually and online this year. Due to Covid, we cannot gather on Fayetteville Street, but there will still be a big caravan, music, speakers and a livestream! To register for the motorcade kickoff on February 6, click here. Check out the NAACP HKonJ […]
Join NC Interfaith Power & Light (NCIPL), the NC Council of Churches, and national Interfaith Power & Light on Wednesday, February 17th, for our “Advocating with Compassion” Campaign Launch! Click here to register. Speakers will include NCIPL Director, Susannah Tuttle; NCIPL Program Coordinator, Sarah Ogletree; National Interfaith Power & Light President, the Rev. Susan Hendershot; National […]
Are you interested in learning more about the state of our state when it comes to opioids? Are you interested in learning more about ways your congregation can get involved in managing the overdose crisis in your community? Please join us at our next virtual clergy breakfast in response to the overdose crisis. At this […]
The N.C. Council of Churches in partnership with Triangle Interfaith Alliance (TIA) and the Methodist Federation for Social Action (MFSA-NCC) invite you to join us for the 2021 Triangle Interfaith Alliance Annual Meeting: Faith Communities Supporting Democracy. Click here to register. The evening will begin with an introduction to the work of the N.C. Council […]
Join us on Friday, February 26th, for a conversation on the work of environmental justice with expert speakers including Sherri White-Williamson of the Environmental Justice Community Action Network and the North Carolina Conservation Network and Rev. Michael Malcom of the People's Justice Council and Alabama Interfaith Power & Light. Click here to register. We will […]
Join us for a virtual screening of the documentary Braided Prayer, featuring former Council staff member, David LaMotte! The new documentary from John Kennedy and David Saich tells the story of Abraham Jam, an interfaith folk/world music trio making the case that harmony can be even stronger than unity — that we don't have to […]
Join NCIPL & NC Council of Churches Intern for Climate and Environmental Justice, Noely Bernier, for a discussion on the impacts of colonialism (on our lives and the environmental movement), the importance of decolonization to the work of social and ecological justice, and ways to embody decolonization as activists and people of faith. Noely will […]
