2024 Advent Guide: Hope is Near

Public Education Advocacy and Faith: Why The Church Should Care

The United Methodist Advocates for Public Schools (UMAPS) team from Saint Francis United Methodist Church and the NC Conference and Pastors for NC Children invite you to join us for an evening webinar to explore the calling our faith provides to support public education for all students in North Carolina. For over 20 years, public […]

Extremism & Gun Violence: What are the Connections

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CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. Join us and coalition partners as we continue the conversation on gun violence safety and prevention. This event will open with a presentation describing the connections between extremism and gun violence, continue with presentations by leading NC gun safety advocates Gerald Givens (Raleigh-Apex NAACP President) and Kaaren Haldman (Vice Chair, Durham […]

Voting Our Values: Forum on LGBTQ Rights

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This August and September, NCIPL will host an eight-week forum series detailing the important issues facing us this election. These events will highlight our voter reflection guide, feature expert speakers, and educate attendees on policy as well as voting during a pandemic. These events will educate voters and emphasize the importance of voting by introducing, […]

Voting Our Values: Forum on LGBTQ Rights

Online

This August and September, NCIPL will host an eight-week forum series detailing the important issues facing us this election. These events will highlight our voter reflection guide, feature expert speakers, and educate attendees on policy as well as voting during a pandemic. These events will educate voters and emphasize the importance of voting by introducing, […]

Sacred Conversations: Local Food: Supporting Farmers and Families

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CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. How can food relief programs support both the local economy and the families impacted most by COVID-19? Partnering with small farmers in your community to purchase farm products not only supports their businesses and livelihood, but can also increase access to healthy food for those who need it most. In this […]

Answering the Call: The American Struggle for the Right to Vote

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Join us for a screening of "Answering the Call: The American struggle for the Right to Vote" followed by a You Can Vote representative who will discuss voter registration and voting procedures in North Carolina. About the film: Fifty-five years ago, Americans watched in horror as images of bloody police attacks on voting rights protesters […]

Voting Our Values: Forum on Global Common Good/Peace

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This August and September, NCIPL will host an eight-week forum series detailing the important issues facing us this election. These events will highlight our voter reflection guide, feature expert speakers, and educate attendees on policy as well as voting during a pandemic. These events will educate voters and emphasize the importance of voting by introducing, […]

Voting Our Values: Forum on Global Common Good/Peace

Online

This August and September, NCIPL will host an eight-week forum series detailing the important issues facing us this election. These events will highlight our voter reflection guide, feature expert speakers, and educate attendees on policy as well as voting during a pandemic. These events will educate voters and emphasize the importance of voting by introducing, […]

Community Conversation: What Can Rural Communities and People of Faith Do to Prevent Suicide?

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Join us and our partners at Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA), American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - North Carolina Chapter, and NC Agromedicine Institute for a series on the intersection of mental health, faith communities, and rural communities. This four-night event will take place next Monday, October 5-Thursday, October 8, at 7 p.m. each night […]

12th Annual Jack Crum Conference: Voices on Health Care NC 2020

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Join us for the 12th Annual Jack Crum Conference on Prophetic Ministry. This year's conference will focus on the voices that represent health care in North Carolina. Over the course of the conference, participants can expect to hear from policy experts, faith leaders, and impacted individuals. Due to COVID-19, the conference will take place virtually […]

Strengthening and Connecting: Families, Congregations, and Communities

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Did you know when we support and connect with one another we are providing hope and using key protective factors that actually help prevent child abuse and neglect? Connect with us for a week-long webinar and town hall series to learn how you can be a connection in your community. Starting on Monday, October 19, […]

Understanding ACEs and Trauma (Part I)

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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are forms of early childhood trauma that can have a strong impact on development and future adult health. Join Crystal Imes, BSW, and Annette Snider, LMFTA, both certified Connections Matter trainers, a program of Prevent Child Abuse NC for part one of Resourceful Communities' two-part webinar series on ACEs. Participants will […]

Our Stories: A Paid Leave Town Hall

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More than ever, North Carolina's families need access to supportive workplaces that allow them to take time to care for themselves and for their loved ones. Amidst a global public health crisis, global economic crisis, and an election year, we know paid leave and workers' rights are on the ballot. Tune in for a town […]

Leading Trauma-Informed Programs and Ministries

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Join Crystal Imes and Annette Snider, certified Connections Matter trainers with Prevent Child abuse NC, for part two of their ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and trauma series. Participants will explore NETworX’s trauma-informed approaches to build authentic relationships across common divisions like wealth, race, and culture. Crystal and Annette will open a discussion with participants on how […]

Sacred Conversations: The Spirituality of Loneliness in Life’s Second Chapter

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CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. 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, including people of faith, and faith leaders. Yet too often, stigma and a misconception of the root […]

Sacred Conversations: The Church at the Center of the Covid Pandemic

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Partners in Health and Wholeness, an initiative of the North Carolina Council of Churches, invites faith and lay leaders to join us for our next Sacred Conversations event on Wednesday, November 18 at 12 p.m., titled "The Church at the Center of the COVID Pandemic." Participants will hear from guest speakers from the NC Department […]