Council News

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 this link. To guarantee consideration, your application must be received by the end of the day on Friday, February 23. The Council’s Partners in Health […]

The Council’s Partners in Health and Wholeness initiative is hiring a full-time program coordinator to enhance the faith communities’ awareness and response to the opioid crisis in the state of North Carolina. The full job description is posted below and at this link. To guarantee consideration, your application must be received by the end of […]

My name is Mary Elizabeth Hanchey and I joined the staff of the NC Council of Churches as Program Associate for Legislative Advocacy and Interfaith Outreach on November 1. I have long been committed to the work of the Council and the spirit with which it is accomplished. Soon after I graduated from law school […]

Written by Council intern Katie Withers. Katie is a Master of Social Work student at North Carolina State University. Two weeks ago, Partners in Health and Wholeness, a program of the North Carolina Council of Churches, hosted its bi-annual Faith & Health Summit. The purpose of the event was to increase awareness about health disparities […]

Yolanda will be with the Council during the 2017-2018 academic year as an intern through Duke Divinity School. She introduces herself below: My name is Yolanda Santiago-Correa. I am originally from Bayamón, a metropolitan city in the island of Puerto Rico. I am in my third – and last – year of the M.Div. program […]

The Council is excited to introduce you to our newest staff member, Lindsay Barth. Lindsay joined us earlier this month in the position of office manager.  She introduces herself below: First, I would like to thank the NC Council of Churches staff and larger network for the overwhelming kindness and support I have received since […]

The Council is excited to have Katie Withers, a Master of Social Work student at North Carolina State University, interning with us for the 2017-2018 academic year. Katie introduces herself below: My name is Katie Withers. I’m from Yanceyville, a small town in rural North Carolina. I recently graduated from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical […]

Update: This position has now been filled. The Council is hiring an office manager to work in our Raleigh office. The full job description is below and at this link. This position is open immediately and will be filled as soon as possible. 32 hours per week; $15.00 an hour to start; 3 weeks paid […]

Even when the opportunity before you is grand, it is hard to leave a place you love. Today is my last day at the Council of Churches, after 16 years in a variety of roles from very part-time newsletter editor to full-time deputy executive director. As some of you have heard me say, when I […]

Jennifer Copeland, the Council’s Executive Director, has been honored with the 2017 Francis Asbury Award by the NC Conference of the United Methodist Church. The award, named for one of the first two bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America, is based on his admonition to Methodists to erect a school near every church […]

It has been a busy year and is shaping up to be an even busier summer. We hope you’ll support our work.

For a holiday shopping list filled with more hope and less stuff, consider making a gift to the Council. You can donate on behalf of the faithful advocate for social justice in your life, and we will acknowledge your alternative gift with a letter to them along with a Council “Separating Church and Hate Since […]

Without the support of individuals, the work of the Council could not continue as it exists today. Your donation helps us be an ally to the “othered” whether that’s immigrants, farmworkers, and refugees; those who suffer the health consequences of poverty and neglect; those impacted by a changing climate, gun violence, or the lack of […]

As we close out our 80th year, your donation helps in our shared advocacy for justice, peace, and unity. Our donors help us keep the lights on, provide print and online resources, support programming and staff, and otherwise extend the work of the Council as the only statewide prophetic voice for people of faith in North […]

Flight Into Egypt Mary speaks: fear tracks our passage as we flee from royal decrees, make our way with the boy who began in wonder at birth: the star, the angel chorus, visits by the wise and the poor our flight from danger carries us to the haven of Egypt, aware of the irony to […]

For the wonder of each hour of the day and of the night, hill and vale and tree and flower, sun and moon and stars of light, Christ, our Lord, to you we raise this, our hymn of grateful praise. For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child, friends on earth, and friends […]

As the Council’s 2015 fall appeal gets underway, we recognize the importance of individual giving to our work for compassion, justice, and peace. Our donors help us keep the lights on, provide print and online resources, support programming and staff, and otherwise extend the work of the Council as the only statewide prophetic voice for people of […]

Two of North Carolina’s Ten Thousand Villages stores are offering shoppers the chance to give twice this holiday season. The stores in Greensboro and Cary are holding Shop for a Cause events to benefit the NC Council of Churches. A portion of the proceeds raised during designated shopping periods at each store will be donated […]

Jennifer is pictured on a spring break trip with students to Nome, Alaska. Monday, August 3, was my first day at work. The staff laughed with me when hearing that announcement since I’ve been having “first” days since the first week of June. The most important first was spending invaluable time with George Reed, who ranks among […]

There were so many hands, heads, and hearts that made the retirement luncheon for George Reed a joyful event, that it’s impossible to thank all involved. The short list of those deserving of appreciation includes: The staff of Highland United Methodist Church in Raleigh, especially Tom Lamb The catering team at the Irregardless Café The […]