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North Carolina UCC Receives Heart Defibrillator Through Health and Wellness Program

ncchurches.org/2012/09/north-carolina-ucc-receives-heart-defibrillator-through-health-and-wellness-program
UCC News

Parkway United Church of Christ is now ready to take action if someone in the building shows signs of a heart attack. Through the North Carolina Council of Churches' Strive to Revive program, the Winston-Salem congregation qualified for a free automated external defibrillator (AED) and CPR training, and the Rev. Craig Schaub made sure his church took advantage of the opportunity.

Time to Take a Knee

by Andrew Hudgins, Program Associate for Operations

ncchurches.org/2017/09/time-take-knee
It has been nearly fourteen months since Colin Kaepernick first knelt during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner prior to the start of his team’s games. The decision not […]

Careers

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With more than eight decades of progressive activism, the North Carolina Council of Churches remains the leading faith voice for justice advocacy in North Carolina. We are particularly concerned about […]

The Tbilisi Chalice Goes Home

by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

ncchurches.org/2011/11/the-tbilisi-chalice-goes-home
The church of which I’m a member, Pullen Memorial Baptist in Raleigh, has had a partnership for many years with First Baptist Church in Tbilisi, the capital of the Republic of Georgia (formerly part of the Soviet Union). The pastor with whom we’ve had the closest contact, Malkhaz Songulashvili, has now become the Archbishop for Baptists in Georgia. (You did not read that wrong. Baptists in the Republic of Georgia have bishops and an archbishop!) Malkhaz was at Pullen on November 13 to preach and lead in the celebration of Eucharist.

Malkhaz has been courageous in his advocacy and practice of nonviolent action as Georgia has gone through its “Rose Revolution,” which moved Georgia away from authoritarian government and toward democratic reform. The Church of England honored his leadership in September 2005 when he was awarded the Lambeth Cross by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

DREAM Sabbath Takes Off in NC

by chris

ncchurches.org/2011/09/dream-sabbath-takes-off-in-nc
Across North Carolina, congregations are participating in this year's groundbreaking national event called the DREAM Sabbath 2011. Sponsored by the Interfaith Immigration Coalition, the DREAM Sabbath is a month-long opportunity to integrate stories of DREAM students into prayers, readings, reflections, or study sessions as a way to help educate and spread awareness of DREAM students and their hopes to attain full recognition of their contributions to our communities. Over 300 congregations nationwide are participating.

We Are Love Warriors

by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

ncchurches.org/2017/05/testestest
The exhilaration of Easter is fading into memory, and we are left with more routine matters. Unfortunately, the matters that are becoming more and more commonplace have frightening implications: tweets, threats, […]

That Resolution

by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

ncchurches.org/2018/01/that-resolution
We all do it and well we should–start the new year resolving to do better. Maybe it’s eat better, exercise more, or work less. The resolution itself quickly takes a […]

North Carolina Council of Churches applauds President Biden’s death penalty commutations, calls for action in North Carolina

by North Carolina Council of Churches

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RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – The North Carolina Council of Churches and our 19 denomination members commend President Biden for his move to commute the sentences of many of those on […]

Farmworker Advocacy Network to launch new campaign

by chris

ncchurches.org/2010/09/farmworker-advocacy-network-to-launch-new-campaign
Fifty years after “Harvest of Shame,” not much has changed.  Farm work remains one of the nation’s most dangerous industries.  Here in North Carolina, dangerous conditions in the fields, poverty wages and substandard housing continue to threaten workers’ health and well-being.  For example, workers often put in 14-hour days in bad weather – including extreme heat and rain.  In North Carolina, 7 farmworkers died of heat stroke in a recent five-year span.  They were literally worked to death.  And heat stroke isn't the only problem in the fields.

Abraham Jam — Take a Look!

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Thanks to all of those who supported Abraham Jam and the wonderful performers who made it happen. We hope to have links to additional video from the concert soon, but for now, here's a sneak peek provided by the Duke Chronicle.

You can also listen to Frank Stasio's interview with musicians David LaMotte, Dan Nichols, and Dawud Wharnsby from the Nov. 16 edition of WUNC's The State of Things.

Tax Cuts Take Shape

by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

ncchurches.org/2013/07/tax-cuts-take-shape
It could be said that the elephant – symbol of the Republicans who control North Carolina’s General Assembly and governor’s office -- has labored and brought forth a mouse. But this is a mouse with sharp teeth. After weeks of effort, the legislature’s Republican majorities and Gov. Pat McCrory have agreed on a spate of changes to the state’s tax laws centered on cuts in personal and corporate income taxes. The cuts aren’t as deep as some conservatives wanted. Still, they will sap revenues that finance the entire portfolio of state programs and services.

Lectionary: Hunger (Proper 16)

by chris

ncchurches.org/2013/07/lectionary-hunger-proper-16
Date: Proper 16 - Aug. 25, 2013
Topic: Hunger
Focus Text: Isaiah 58:9b-14
God does not say here, “The poor you have with you always, so relax, take your time, pay your bills, balance your budget, play the lottery, fill up the SUV, take a vacation, and, if there are any crumbs left on the table, offer pennies to the hungry.” Rather, God clearly gives feeding the hungry top priority on the daily agenda of God’s people rather than fighting terrorism and protecting one’s job security, life insurance, college savings program, or retirement investment.

Immigrant Rights

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Immigrant rights is one of the defining civil rights struggles of our time. Our work at the Council focuses on providing faith-based resources for congregations and faith communities to think […]

And May We Be Changed

by Mary Elizabeth Hanchey, Program Associate for Legislative Advocacy and Interfaith Outreach

ncchurches.org/2018/05/and-may-we-be-changed
What will change because of May 16? Because of the Day of Advocacy for Public Education in North Carolina?   It was a day born of heart’s work, and bearing […]

Farmworkers

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Farmworkers’ living and working conditions are dangerously inadequate. They face extreme poverty, endure dangerous working conditions, and struggle to enter into an immigration system that has historically targeted immigrants of […]

Food

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The story of our food, how it is grown, by whom, where, under what circumstances, how it travels from farm to fork, and the transformations it undergoes has profound implications […]

Resources

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We offer our resources for free because we want everyone to have access to them. But it takes a lot of time and effort to create these materials. If you’re […]

Raleigh Report – June 21, 2011

by Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

ncchurches.org/2011/06/raleigh-report-june-21-2011
The 2011 session of the General Assembly adjourned around midday on Saturday, June 18. Legislative leaders and the media are trumpeting the efficiency of the session and the fact that this is the earliest adjournment since 1973. But that is misleading since they aren’t really finished with their work. The adjournment resolution calls them back into a special session on July 13. At that time, they will take up the thorny issue of redistricting as well as controversial bills from the just-ended session which remain in conference committees and any bills vetoed by the Governor.

New Documentary: Harvest of Dignity

by chris

ncchurches.org/2011/08/new-documentary-harvest-of-dignity
Harvest of Dignity is a new, original documentary created in 2011. It focuses on the lives and work of farmworkers in North Carolina, providing an in-depth portrait of the people who harvest our food today. It combines interviews with North Carolina farmworkers, advocates, faith leaders and educators, documentary photos and interviews collected by Student Action with Farmworkers interns and clips from the original Harvest of Shame documentary.

The Oath of Citizenship

by Amanda Rauh-Bieri, Duke Divinity School Intern

ncchurches.org/2013/11/oath-citizenship
I witnessed my first naturalization ceremony a few weeks ago at the International Festival in Raleigh. Close to 300 people from dozens of different countries became citizens of the United […]

Children and Gun Violence

by North Carolina Council of Churches

ncchurches.org/1998/10/children-and-gun-violence
Several times in the past decade, we have spoken out about the proliferation of guns and gun violence. In 1994, we noted why this is of concern to people of faith. Gun violence, especially handgun violence, has increasingly become a cause for alarm in our nation and state. As Christians, we especially are disturbed. The way of Christ is a way of peace, reconciliation, forgiveness, and love for enemies. The spirit of Christ is sharply opposed to the spirit of violence and the instruments of violence. It is also opposed to the law of retaliation or responding to injury with injury. Christ rejected the use of violence in the pursuit of his mission, and when one of the disciples drew his sword in defense of Jesus, the Lord said, "Put your sword back into its place; for all who take the sword will perish by the sword" (Matthew 26:51-53).

Ownership of Agricultural Seeds

by North Carolina Council of Churches

ncchurches.org/2010/03/ownership-of-agricultural-seeds
God gives people plants and seeds for farming as a gift in the first chapter of Genesis. Genesis tells us God created plants and their seeds, “each according to its kind,” called them good, and gave to humans to eat. For generations, farmers and gardeners have honored this gift, tending and improving their crops. We, the members of the Rural Life Committee of the North Carolina Council of Churches, celebrate God’s gift of agricultural diversity and the good stewardship of that gift by generations of farmers. We support just and fair options for farmers and a secure food supply for those in need. We recognize that our actions affect people across the globe. When addressing the concentration of ownership in agriculture and the development of genetically modified seeds, we consider: Who benefits? What are those benefits? What are the true costs? Who will pay them? Are there more sustainable, appropriate, cost-effective and just alternatives?

Vigil marks 9 years of Afghan war

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Raleigh News & Observer

A coalition of North Carolina faith and justice groups marked the passage of nine years in the U.S. war in Afghanistan on Thursday with a call for peace and a vigil for dead servicemen and Afghans. N.C. Peace Action, along with the Muslim American Society and N.C. Council of Churches, held the vigil at Community United Church of Christ in Raleigh, and also rallied to redirect the money spent on war toward domestic initiatives. "We must rethink the war in Afghanistan," said David LaMotte, program associate for the N.C. Council of Churches, which represents more than 6,200 Christian congregations from 17 denominations throughout the state.