As part of the N.C. Bail Reform Working Group, the Council has created a network of faith leaders (lay and clergy) across the state who are taking a dual approach […]
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A Resolution to Change the Cash Bail Bond System
Approved unanimously on June 7, 2022 by the Governing Board of the North Carolina Council of Churches. Updated September 12, 2023. Considerable empirical evidence demonstrates that the cash bail system is inequitable and ineffective. The […]
Public Education Advocacy Resources
NCFLPE Resources: Let’s Get this Advocacy Started Let’s Get this Partnership Started Organizations: North Carolina Association of Educators Public Schools First NC EdNC Save Our Schools NC Justice Center Education […]
Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit
The Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit is a way to bring about change and transformation in people, policies, structures, and systems. Note: Because the NC Council of Churches is made up of […]
Legislative Advocacy Toolkit Now Available
A Legislative Advocacy Toolkit is now available from the Council. The toolkit provides a wealth of information for people of faith who want to be effective as grass-roots lobbyists, especially […]
Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit
Table of Contents Note: Because the NC Council of Churches is made up of Christian denominations, this toolkit has been prepared specifically with Christians in mind. However, most of its […]
Congress is on Recess but You Can Still Take Action
Congressional leaders are still in their home states for their spring recess, but your voices are still important. Please attend town halls held by our elected leaders, and please request […]
Congregational Toolkit: Supporting Immigrants and Welcoming Strangers
This toolkit is designed to equip faith leaders and congregations with practical resources to respond to the current immigration enforcement landscape. It provides talking points for leaders, worship materials, congregational […]
Sacred Series Toolkit: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Faith Community
By the Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director of Partners in Health and Wholeness, Statewide Mental Health Advocacy Thank you for viewing our toolkit! Please use the Sacred Conversations Toolkit: Becoming […]
Take Action
Sign-Ons from Other Organizations The petitions and other sign-on statements on this page have been submitted to the NC Council of Churches for circulation to people of faith. While the […]
NCIPL’s Spring into Action Kickoff Week has Wrapped Up
By Reuben Gelblum, NCIPL Intern Thank you to everyone who helped make our Spring Into Action kickoff week a success! You all participated from all over the state, listening in […]
Put Your Faith into Action — Join the Public Policy Advocacy Team!
The North Carolina Council of Churches advocates for just and compassionate public policy in North Carolina, and North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light, a program of the Council, brings that […]
Cash Bail Study Guide for Faith Communities
The information in this electronic folder is the initial information on Money Bail Reform Efforts prepared by members of the North Carolina Council of Churches and representatives of the Bishop’s […]
Let’s Get this Partnership Started: Partnership Toolkit
THANK YOU for signing on to NCFLPE. We have two goals: to encourage partnerships with schools in your community, and to encourage advocacy on behalf of public schools in your […]
EPA Takes Moral Action to Cut Carbon Pollution from Power Plants
On June 2, the EPA acted on our moral obligation to address unlimited carbon pollution coming from the nation’s power plants, the single largest source of global warming pollution in the country. The […]
Farmworker Advocacy Network Coordinator (Bilingual – Spanish/English)
FARMWORKER ADVOCACY NETWORK DESCRIPTION The Farmworker Advocacy Network (FAN) is a statewide network of organizations that works to improve the living and working conditions of agricultural workers in North Carolina. […]
Workers’ Rights and the 2020 Election
Work is an essential part of our lives. We work to put food on the table, pay for housing and medical care, and to support our families. We work to […]
Organizing Call: A Lent for Action
Building on the organizing work against federal attacks on our communities through organizations like the North Carolina Council of Churches and Siembra NC, and congregations like yours, we are inviting […]
Public Education Day of Advocacy Suggested Messages
1. GLEAN COMMUNITY IDEAS! If you are on Facebook, we encourage you to visit the Association of Educators Facebook page for your district. We have seen good ideas on the […]
Episcopal Diocese of NC: Take Action on Climate Change
On January 21, during the 196th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, the delegation resolved to receive with thanks the “Teaching of the House of Bishops on Environment” […]
Take Action to Protect Medicaid
Faithful Reform in Health Care is urging people of faith to act to protect Medicaid–health care for the voiceless and our most vulnerable citizens. This is our chance to be […]
Faith in Action: Navigating and Responding to the Opioid Crisis through Harm Reduction
Discover a path of action for faith communities in the face of the opioid crisis through our Faith in Action Webinar. Participants will understand the depth of the opioid crisis […]
Faith in Action: Navigating and Responding to the Opioid Crisis Through Harm Reduction
Discover a path of action for faith communities in the face of the opioid crisis through our Faith in Action event. Participants will understand the depth of the opioid crisis […]
Faith in Action: Navigating the Opioid Crisis Through Harm Reduction
Discover a path of action for faith communities in the face of the opioid crisis through our Faith in Action event. Participants will understand the depth of the opioid crisis […]
Faith in Action: Navigating the Opioid Crisis Through Harm Reduction
Discover a path of action for faith communities in the face of the opioid crisis through our Faith in Action Workshop. Participants will understand the depth of the opioid crisis […]
Faith in Action: Navigating the Opioid Crisis Through Harm Reduction
Discover a path of action for faith communities in the face of the opioid crisis through our Faith in Action Workshop. Participants will understand the depth of the opioid crisis […]
Faith in Action: Navigating and Responding to the Opioid Crisis through Faith Response
Discover a path of action for faith communities in the face of the opioid crisis through our Faith in Action Workshop. Participants will understand the depth of the opioid crisis […]
Faith In Action: Navigating and Responding to the Opioid Crisis through Harm Reduction
Various dates and locations Choose an event near you Discover a path of action for faith communities in the face of the opioid crisis through our Faith in Action Workshop. […]
Backpack Full of Cash Documentary Screening
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 […]
Backpack Full of Cash Documentary Screening – Raleigh
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 […]
Take Action for Justice in North Carolina Tobacco Fields
Workers in tobacco fields suffer the same injustices that other farmworkers face, including the low wages, weak workplace protections, and harsh conditions. However, their work is even more unhealthy and […]
Take Action For Health
I am roughly halfway through my internship with Partners in Health and Wholeness, and the pressure is on. There are a lot of behind-the-scenes activities that make PHW successful. For instance, it can […]
Your Energy. Your Bill. Your Voice. Take Action!
Due to the extreme heat forecast, Sierra Club has canceled today’s rally against Senate Bill 266. This dangerous weather is a stark reminder of the climate crisis, which SB 266 would only worsen. […]
Take Action for Public Schools — Aug. 24 and 26
North Carolina’s public schools has suffered at the hands of this General Assembly and Governor. The impact on the schools, their employees, and the children they serve will be felt for […]
Legislative Advocacy
Legislative advocacy is an important part of the Council’s work because we recognize that much of our state’s legislation has been rooted in a legacy of racism. By centering the […]
Faith in Action NCIPL
We are committed to helping you put your faith in action in North Carolina with the greatest possible impact. We currently offer programs and resources in the areas of energy, […]
Sol Train Connects Climate and Faith with Solar Power
Many people want to take meaningful action on climate change but don’t know where to start. Taking a big step, like switching to solar, doesn’t have to be hard. Any […]
Farmworker Advocacy Network Coordinator
Farmworker Advocacy Network Coordinator (Bilingual – Spanish/English) The Coalition Coordinator will be an employee of the North Carolina Council of Churches, which is a member of FAN and the fiscal […]
Public Education Advocacy Day Schools Closing
School districts around the triangle may close on May 16. Perhaps you also know that the school district in your own county is likely to close. (This will happen if […]
Faith-Based Links
This page features links to numerous organizations and resources, all from a faith-based perspective. Please contact us if you feel something is missing from this page. North Carolina Organizations American Friends Service […]
Council Provides Toolkit for Amendment One Opponents
The NC Council of Churches, working in conjunction with the Coalition to Protect ALL NC Families, has developed a toolkit to help people of faith working against Amendment One. If […]
Corporations Model Taking Steps Toward Health
There are some exciting advances happening in the world of public health, and these are in the form of policies created by major corporations. Although it is right to hold […]
America’s Role in Torture — Beginning the Path to Forgiveness
With so many issues confronting us, our nation’s involvement in acts of torture is fading from the public’s priorities for concern. Five years and $40 million in the making, the […]
Immigration & Arizona: Making a Problem Worse
NC Policy Watch
In a hyper-partisan era characterized by failures of leadership across the board, perhaps no single issue illustrates government gridlock better than immigration. Everyone knows that our current immigration system is broken. Year after year, proposals to help fix the system have been introduced in Washington, only to die without ever taking effect. Understandably, many states feel they have been left no choice but to take action themselves.
Second Annual Advocacy Training: Public Schools Our Students Deserve
The NC Public Education Working Group is a grassroots collaboration of citizens (including teachers) that support Pre-K-12 public education in NC. We work to educate, inform, engage and train citizens […]
Public Education Advocacy Day Event Details
This page will be updated as new details emerge about plans for the day. Watch for information from the NC Council of Churches and our partners. Teach-in: Advocating for Public […]
Urgent Action Alert: Please Call Congress about Health Care
Our allies at the NC Justice Center have put out the following action alert about efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. As people of faith, we believe that we […]
Voices of Moral Mondays: No Longer Alone by Rebecca Cary
By Rebecca Cary, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Durham
During the past winter and spring, as I followed the news, I grew increasingly dispirited. Our state government was taking more and more actions that I believed, as a Christian, to be fundamentally unjust. Christ healed the sick and fed the hungry. The legislature was blocking access to Medicaid and taking benefits away from those who had little, and claiming to be helping our state by doing so.
Welcome Sandra Pardo
The Council is excited to introduce you to one of our newest staff members, Sandra Pardo. Sandra joined us in October as the Farmworker Advocacy Network Coalition Coordinator. Read more […]
PHW Featured in June Magazine Article
Earlier this summer, Partners in Health and Wholeness was featured in an Atlanta-based magazine article on faith and health. The June feature appeared in “Upscale” magazine and shared information about PHW’s work […]
President’s Climate Action Plan Could Increase Air Quality and Business for NC
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The President’s newly announced climate action plan calls for more funding for clean energy and limiting carbon emissions for new and existing power plants. This is good news for us […]
Calvary Baptist Takes Part in Cardiac Arrest Rescue Program
The Sylva Herald
“Our congregation is committed to protecting the health of our members, and Strive to Revive helps us take this commitment to the next level,” said the Rev. Avery Brown, church pastor. “With more than 50-75 people attending our church each week, we have the potential to save lives and make a real difference in our community.”
Strive to Revive kicked off in Charlotte in 2010 by awarding 20 organizations with AEDs and CPR training. BCBSNC, the North Carolina Council of Churches, the American Red Cross and Carney are committed to expanding the program statewide by distributing AEDs and providing CPR training to places of worship across North Carolina with the goal of reaching all 100 counties.
National Day of Action #PutSolarOnIt
On June 21, the longest day of the year, Interfaith Power & Light is joining a coalition of groups to come together for a National Day of Action to show support for switching […]
Action Needed Before Monday Night on Guns in Places of Worship
Our friends at North Carolinians Against Gun Violence have issued the alert below. Please note that it requires action before this evening, Monday, March 27. _________________________________________________________________________ We are continuing to […]
Job Opening: Program Coordinator for Sanctuary Sites and Immigration Advocacy
Update: This position has now been filled. The Council is hiring a part-time program coordinator for Sanctuary sites and Immigration Advocacy. The full job description is posted below and at […]
Emergency Call to Action from Rev. William Barber
Rev. William Barber, president of the NC NAACP, organizer of the HKonJ movement (of which the NC Council of Churches is a partner), and pastor of the Greenleaf Christian Church in […]
Week of Action to End Immigration Detention Quotas
Next week, the American Friends Service Committee is coordinating a national week of action to end immigration detention quotas. The United States has the largest detention immigration system in the […]
Medicaid Expansion Advocacy Day
Several organization including the Council, Health Care for All NC, NC Child, the Justice Center, and the League of Women Voters will come together for a Medicaid Expansion Advocacy Day. […]
Faith Voices for Creation Justice Advocacy Day
Join NC Interfaith Power & Light and Sierra Club for a joint advocacy day at the North Carolina General Assembly. Meet with elected officials to hear their visions for NC’s […]
Religious leaders talk possible legal action against the Wake school board
News 14 Carolina
Outside a closed door meeting with fellow clergy and attorneys at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh, N.C. NAACP President Rev. Dr. William Barber, a representative from the North Carolina Council of Churches and fellow Wake school board protest arrestees talked future tactics on how they plan to take on the changing policies of the board.
UPDATE — Urgent Action Required: Let GA Members Hear from You
The NC NAACP has called for a People’s Assembly at 4:30 p.m., today, Thursday, December 15, in the General Assembly building, 16 West Jones Street. Details can be found here. […]
Caring for God’s Creation through Climate Action
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) is sponsoring the Southeast Coastal Climate Network’s (SECCN) webinar series with a presentation on faith-based climate action in the Southeast.Join this webinar to […]
2016 Faith Voices for Clean Energy Advocacy Day
On May 11, NCIPL hosted the Second Annual Faith Voices for Clean Energy Advocacy Day. Members of faith communities from across the state met with representatives of the NC General […]
U.S. Senate Expected to Take Up Gun Legislation
Next week, the United States Senate is expected to take up legislation intended to curb gun violence. Given recent mass atrocities at the hands of gunmen along with the daily loss […]
Update — GA Takes Up Dangerous Gun Law, June 7
Representatives in the General Assembly are scheduled to take up H.B. 746 this afternoon. Calls are still needed against this bill. As our friends at NC Policy Watch reported, the […]
Sacred Series Toolkit: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Faith Community
Please use the Sacred Conversations Toolkit: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Faith Community alongside our Part I and Part II recordings found below, which offer an overview of helpful strategies in becoming a trauma-informed faith community.
Advocacy
The work of “Advocating with Compassion” is the faithful work of justice. This work is grounded in our values, faith traditions, spiritualities, and the work of countless colleagues who have […]
More Than Two Dozen Christian and Jewish Denominations and Associations Sue to Protect Religious Freedoms
The North Carolina Council of Churches is proud to stand as a plaintiff to affirm the sacred obligation to welcome and care for our immigrant neighbors. Read more in the […]
Moral Mondays Continue in June
Moral Mondays continue (though they will take the day off on Memorial Day). This week’s protest had the largest number of participants (around 600) and of people taking part in […]
Affirm Teacher Advocacy
Teachers in your community need to hear that faith communities support their efforts to advocate on behalf of the children whom they serve. NOW! We ask you to do these […]
Farmworkers Address Reynolds American: Do More to Protect Workers
Last week, members of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) joined allies and activists from across the state in protesting Reynolds American Inc.'s treatment of farmworkers. Last year, Reynolds earned $1.3 billion in profits, but the company has hesitated to take proactive steps in guaranteeing good housing and fair pay to the workers at the very heart of its supply chain. Here at the NC Council of Churches, we have long supported farmworkers' rights to living wages and dignity on the job. No one should have to work in slave-like conditions to provide for their family. Corporations should take responsibility for their supply chains, and the people whose labor makes possible their profits.
Join the Fast for Family Unity
More than 10,000 people of faith committed to the FAST Action, 40 days Prayer and Fasting for Immigration Reform. As we closed the 40 days on October 18th, we recognize the need for action and escalation is only growing as we approach a shrinking timeline for legislation.We must continue to lift up the moral imperative of immigrants' rights and immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship.
Now many people of faith from all traditions are joining labor, immigrant and community leaders in setting the moral compass and raising our voices. Many faith organizations are joining the Fast for Family Unity beginning November 12th.
Update: Save Our Health Care Rallies Statewide on January 15
On Friday, the House of Representatives voted to continue the process that could ultimately repeal the Affordable Care Act. Activists across the nation were already planning Day of Action events […]
PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 7 (Reflection)
Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why […]
From Jerusalem to Jericho: Christian Witness on the Tax-Sustained Road
Few of us, I imagine, like to pay taxes, whether it’s income tax withheld from your paycheck or a sales tax added on at the cash register. Yet, taxation provides for public services that benefit us all and that contribute to the well-being of communities. Whether public education, safety, roads, mental health care, or agricultural research, we take a lot for granted in a culture that often asserts a “don’t tread on me” ethos, a proclamation that ignores the importance of tax policies while all too often neglecting the most vulnerable voices in our midst.
White Water, Black Gold: We Can’t Have Both
On the eve of the National Preach-In on Climate Change, I just watched an amazing movie called White Water, Black Gold. It’s a beautifully crafted and accurate exploration of one of the hidden costs of continued development of tar sands oil in Canada’s North Country. That cost is clean water. This Canadian production is available for free viewing until February 18th and is well worth the 57 minutes it takes to watch it. Elegantly juxtaposing video of pristine examples of God’s glorious creation with shocking shots of lands and waters defiled by human industry, this movie calls us to action and to change.
Legislative Process and Advocacy: Legislative Seminar Workshop
Tune in as George Reed, our Executive Director here at the NC Council of Churches, explains the legislative process in North Carolina. How can "ordinary citizens" get involved? What strategies can we use to be as effective as possible? Listen as George crams 25 years of experience into one jam-packed hour.
Rights Advocacy At Risk
The optics, as they say, are terrible. But in a state whose motto is “To Be Rather Than to Seem,” it’s even more important to look at the substance. And […]
Courage & Compassion in the Time of Coronavirus
The work of faith-based climate action is important to us because we know that we cannot Iove our neighbors without addressing climate change and environmental injustice. The same can be […]
More Wind Energy, Not Less
It is becoming a national trend for politicians to “divide and conquer” by attacking the wind industry while supporting other forms of clean energy. This is fracturing the renewable energy community as folks […]
Knowing the Truth
Remarks delivered by Jennifer Copeland at a November 15 press conference in Fayetteville opposing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Roughly half the people in this country, give or take six hundred […]
Mental Health Advocacy
Together, we will learn ways that our health, faith, and overall well-being intersect. A foundation of our wholeness is mental health, which includes our individual and community-wide mental health. Our […]
2019 Legislative Seminar
Click here to register. Please register by Monday, March 25 to guarantee lunch. Whether you are new to grassroots advocacy or have been engaged in this critical work for some […]
PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 1 (Overview)
Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our health matters. We will be […]
PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 3 (Enough)
Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why […]
PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 4 (Honoring Neighbors)
Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why […]
PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 5 (Diversity)
Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why […]
PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 6 (Peace)
Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why […]
Join the Fast for Immigrant Families
In these waning days of 2013, when the outlook for winning comprehensive immigration reform looks rather bleak in the short term, many of you have been asking me: what can we do?
While the pace of progress on immigration reform has been appallingly slow, we need to keep speaking up and taking action to show elected officials that this movement isn't going away. I will be participating in the North Carolina Fast for Immigrant Families on December 17.
Here is a detailed invitation by our friends at FaithAction International House.
General Assembly Convenes; Action Needed
The 2011 General Assembly convened Wednesday for its long session. The politics of this session will be unlike any we have ever known because Republicans are now in the majority in both the House and Senate, and the Governor – with a veto – is a Democrat. We’ve not been here before.
Also in this Raleigh Report: Photo ID to Vote, Health Care Reform, State Budget and more.
People of Faith Must Speak Up
We can't speak up for poor people without speaking up to the powerful, writes Rev. Joel Edwards, director of Micah Challenge International. PEOPLE OF FAITH MUST SPEAK UP! Please take action today... and invite you friends and family to join you!
Faith Voices for Clean Energy Advocacy Day
Join NC Interfaith Power & Light’s congregational lay and faith leaders network on March 21 at the NC General Assembly in Raleigh for the third Annual Faith Voices for Clean […]
Standing with the Dreamers
The Raleigh News & Observer recently featured a front-page story about how students are organizing in support of the Dream Act. Here at the Council, we’re excited to see this generation of young people come out of the shadows and stand against unjust immigration policies that separate families and undermine access to education. At the same time, we know these students are taking huge risks in revealing their status.
Observations by Steve Ford
Steve Ford has lived in North Carolina since 1981, when he moved here to join The News & Observer of Raleigh. He retired in late 2012 as the paper’s editorial page […]
Affirming NC’s Public Investments — An Opportunity for Action
The North Carolina Council of Churches is a member of the Together NC Coalition. In light of the current state budget crisis, the coalition is offering concerned citizens one way […]
Anti-Muslim Bigotry is Wrong
Lowe’s home improvement stores confirmed last week that, in response to agitation from an anti-Muslim group, they had pulled their advertising from TLC’s All American Muslim, a reality TV show […]
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.
Upcoming Webinar- Congregational Energy Savings Analyses
If you are interested in reducing your congregation’s utility bills, increasing your congregation’s efforts to care for creation, and taking a positive action in response to climate change, we invite […]
Discriminatory Bill Won’t Deliver on Driving Permits for Undocumented Immigrants
North Carolina’s own Arizona-style, anti-immigrant bill is still alive in the House, but your voices can help defeat this bill. Click here to take action now. Recently, House Bill 786 was amended […]