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Join Us for the PHW Faith and Health Summit

October 5, 2017 By Michelle Peedin, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

On Thursday, October 19th Partners in Health and Wholeness will host our 2017 Faith and Health Summit. Thursday’s events include a community gardens and permaculture tour throughout the city of […]

Join Us for the PHW Faith and Health Summit

October 5, 2017 by Michelle Peedin, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

On Thursday, October 19th Partners in Health and Wholeness will host our 2017 Faith and Health Summit. Thursday’s events include a community gardens and permaculture tour throughout the city of […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Community Gardens, Council News, Food, Health, Mental Health, Religion & Society, Rural Life

July 25 Update — Senate Health Care Vote Appears Likely Today

July 25, 2017 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

It appears that the U.S. Senate will vote today on some sort of health care action. What they’ll be voting on, however, is unclear even to some of them. This […]

July 25 Update — Senate Health Care Vote Appears Likely Today

July 25, 2017 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

It appears that the U.S. Senate will vote today on some sort of health care action. What they’ll be voting on, however, is unclear even to some of them. This […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Children & Youth, Good Government, Health, Healthcare Reform, Mental Health, People with Disabilities, Rural Life, Substance Abuse

Gov. Cooper Speaks Up for Protecting NC’s Coast

July 24, 2017 By Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Governor Roy Cooper has announced his strong opposition to offshore drilling and seismic blasting along North Carolina’s coast. “Our coast is part of our identity,” he said, speaking to the […]

Gov. Cooper Speaks Up for Protecting NC’s Coast

July 24, 2017 by Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Governor Roy Cooper has announced his strong opposition to offshore drilling and seismic blasting along North Carolina’s coast. “Our coast is part of our identity,” he said, speaking to the […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Environment, Fracking, Good Government, Rural Life

Wood Pellet Plant Would Be Environmental Injustice

July 22, 2017 By Michelle Peedin, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

More than 10,000 individuals and 50 organizations have signed a petition asking Governor Cooper to revoke the world’s largest wood pellet manufacturer’s flawed air quality permit in Richmond County. At […]

Wood Pellet Plant Would Be Environmental Injustice

July 22, 2017 by Michelle Peedin, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

More than 10,000 individuals and 50 organizations have signed a petition asking Governor Cooper to revoke the world’s largest wood pellet manufacturer’s flawed air quality permit in Richmond County. At […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Economic Justice, Environment, Equality & Reconciliation, Good Government, Health, Rural Life

Rising Up with Richmond County

July 1, 2017 By Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

“Biomass” may sound like a clean idea, but it actually means cutting down and turning trees into fuel pellets to be burned for energy — creating more carbon pollution than […]

Rising Up with Richmond County

July 1, 2017 by Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

“Biomass” may sound like a clean idea, but it actually means cutting down and turning trees into fuel pellets to be burned for energy — creating more carbon pollution than […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Economic Justice, Environment, Equality & Reconciliation, Good Government, Health, Rural Life

Heal the Sick

May 24, 2017 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

For more than two decades, the NC Council of Churches has called for access to health care for all. The score from the Congressional Budget Office makes it undeniably clear […]

Heal the Sick

May 24, 2017 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

For more than two decades, the NC Council of Churches has called for access to health care for all. The score from the Congressional Budget Office makes it undeniably clear […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Aging, Children & Youth, Economic Justice, Gender, Good Government, Health, Healthcare Reform, Mental Health, People with Disabilities, Prophetic Voice, Rural Life

Budget’s Big Picture: A Crumbling Core

May 19, 2017 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

So, the question as always comes down to one of vision. The elected chieftains who decide how much money North Carolina’s state government will spend, what it will be spent […]

Budget’s Big Picture: A Crumbling Core

May 19, 2017 by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

So, the question as always comes down to one of vision. The elected chieftains who decide how much money North Carolina’s state government will spend, what it will be spent […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured, Raleigh Report Tagged With: Children & Youth, Economic Justice, Food, Good Government, Health, Housing, Hunger, Mental Health, N.C. General Assembly, Public Education, Rural Life, State Budget, Taxes

Shepherds of Creation

May 8, 2017 By The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Sermon preached on May 7, 2017 at Church of the Nativity, Raleigh. When I was in kindergarten, we memorized the 23rd Psalm. Of course, it was the King James Version, […]

Shepherds of Creation

May 8, 2017 by The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director

Sermon preached on May 7, 2017 at Church of the Nativity, Raleigh. When I was in kindergarten, we memorized the 23rd Psalm. Of course, it was the King James Version, […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Environment, Prophetic Voice, Religion & Society, Rural Life, Worship

Efforts to Cut Health Care Continue in Congress

April 24, 2017 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The public is opposed to efforts to replace the Affordable Care Act, but some members of the U.S. House of Representatives seem determined to forge ahead anyway. The latest version […]

Efforts to Cut Health Care Continue in Congress

April 24, 2017 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The public is opposed to efforts to replace the Affordable Care Act, but some members of the U.S. House of Representatives seem determined to forge ahead anyway. The latest version […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Aging, Children & Youth, Good Government, Health, Healthcare Reform, Human Rights, Mental Health, Religion & Society, Rural Life

Raleigh Report — April 17, 2017

April 17, 2017 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director Newly Introduced Bills BUDGET AND TAXES H 540, Teachers & State Employees Pay Raise, would give annual raises of $2,400 to teachers and other […]

Raleigh Report — April 17, 2017

April 17, 2017 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

By George Reed, Retired Executive Director Newly Introduced Bills BUDGET AND TAXES H 540, Teachers & State Employees Pay Raise, would give annual raises of $2,400 to teachers and other […]

Filed Under: Blog, Raleigh Report Tagged With: Children & Youth, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Economic Justice, Elections, Environment, Gun Violence, Health, Healthcare Reform, Human Rights, People with Disabilities, Public Education, Rural Life, State Budget, Taxes

New Push for Broader Medicaid, Better Health

April 14, 2017 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

North Carolina’s failure under Republican leadership to improve low-income residents’ access to health care via the Medicaid program has been like a persistent, throbbing pain in the state’s civic and […]

New Push for Broader Medicaid, Better Health

April 14, 2017 by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

North Carolina’s failure under Republican leadership to improve low-income residents’ access to health care via the Medicaid program has been like a persistent, throbbing pain in the state’s civic and […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured, Raleigh Report Tagged With: Economic Justice, Health, Healthcare Reform, Mental Health, N.C. General Assembly, Rural Life, Substance Abuse

Speak Out Against Anti-Climate Executive Order

March 29, 2017 By Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

This week, Donald Trump issued an executive order to turn back the clock on the climate progress we have made over the past decade. In addition to directing the EPA to […]

Speak Out Against Anti-Climate Executive Order

March 29, 2017 by Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

This week, Donald Trump issued an executive order to turn back the clock on the climate progress we have made over the past decade. In addition to directing the EPA to […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Environment, Equality & Reconciliation, Fracking, Good Government, Health, Interfaith, Peace, Race/Ethnicity, Rural Life

2017 Legislative Seminar — Thank You plus Worship and Awards Presentation Online

March 28, 2017 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

For those who could not be with us at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Raleigh, video from portions of the day is available on our Facebook page. The morning […]

2017 Legislative Seminar — Thank You plus Worship and Awards Presentation Online

March 28, 2017 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

For those who could not be with us at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Raleigh, video from portions of the day is available on our Facebook page. The morning […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Children & Youth, Economic Justice, Elections, Environment, Fracking, Good Government, Healthcare Reform, Immigration, Interfaith, LGBTQ, Mental Health, N.C. General Assembly, Prophetic Voice, Public Education, Refugees, Religion & Society, Rural Life, State Budget, Taxes, Worship

UPDATE: Trumpcare Just Got Worse — Call Before Today’s Vote

March 24, 2017 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Thank you for every call, email, and letter to Congressional leaders that led to today’s decision to pull the American Health Care Act without a vote. Those committed to a […]

UPDATE: Trumpcare Just Got Worse — Call Before Today’s Vote

March 24, 2017 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Thank you for every call, email, and letter to Congressional leaders that led to today’s decision to pull the American Health Care Act without a vote. Those committed to a […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Action Alert, Children & Youth, Civil Liberties, Economic Justice, Equality & Reconciliation, Gender, Good Government, Health, Healthcare Reform, Mental Health, People with Disabilities, Prophetic Voice, Rural Life

Increased Costs in NC Under Health Care Repeal

March 22, 2017 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

With a House vote on the plan to appeal the Affordable Care Act as early as this week, the NC Justice Center has released a series of fact sheets that […]

Increased Costs in NC Under Health Care Repeal

March 22, 2017 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

With a House vote on the plan to appeal the Affordable Care Act as early as this week, the NC Justice Center has released a series of fact sheets that […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Aging, Children & Youth, Healthcare Reform, Mental Health, Rural Life

2017 Legislative Seminar: Advocate in NC as well as DC

March 6, 2017 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The political situation at the national level has occupied the time and attention of many faithful progressives. Each day has brought with it more reasons to be concerned for our […]

2017 Legislative Seminar: Advocate in NC as well as DC

March 6, 2017 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The political situation at the national level has occupied the time and attention of many faithful progressives. Each day has brought with it more reasons to be concerned for our […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Children & Youth, Civil Discourse, Civil Liberties, Economic Justice, Elections, Environment, Equality & Reconciliation, Farmworkers, Good Government, Health, Healthcare Reform, Immigration, Interfaith, LGBTQ, Mental Health, N.C. General Assembly, Peace, Public Education, Race/Ethnicity, Refugees, Religion & Society, Rural Life, State Budget, Taxes

Ethical Debates on Industrial Agriculture

February 21, 2017 By Michelle Peedin, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

An ethical debate is a bit of a juxtaposition. As we know, ethics are a set of moral principles. It is how we understand right from wrong. So how can […]

Ethical Debates on Industrial Agriculture

February 21, 2017 by Michelle Peedin, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

An ethical debate is a bit of a juxtaposition. As we know, ethics are a set of moral principles. It is how we understand right from wrong. So how can […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Farmworkers, Food, Hunger, Peace, Rural Life

Whispers and Shouts

February 11, 2017 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Sometimes God whispers. Whether through hymns or homilies or kids dancing their way down the aisle to children’s chapel. Sometimes God shouts. Through the amplified suffering of others, known or […]

Whispers and Shouts

February 11, 2017 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Sometimes God whispers. Whether through hymns or homilies or kids dancing their way down the aisle to children’s chapel. Sometimes God shouts. Through the amplified suffering of others, known or […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Action Alert, Children & Youth, Christian Unity, Civil Liberties, Council News, Criminal Justice, Economic Justice, Elections, Environment, Equality & Reconciliation, Farmworkers, Fracking, Good Government, Gun Violence, Healthcare Reform, Housing, Immigration, Interfaith, LGBTQ, Living Wage, Mental Health, Moral Mondays, N.C. General Assembly, Organized Labor, Peace, People with Disabilities, Prophetic Voice, Public Education, Race/Ethnicity, Religion & Society, Rural Life, State Budget

Getting Back to Our Normal: Some Suggestions for the Long Haul

January 27, 2017 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Our friend Rob Schofield over at Policy Watch wrote a column on Tuesday that was as vitally important in its truth-telling as it was hard to read for the future […]

Getting Back to Our Normal: Some Suggestions for the Long Haul

January 27, 2017 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Our friend Rob Schofield over at Policy Watch wrote a column on Tuesday that was as vitally important in its truth-telling as it was hard to read for the future […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Children & Youth, Christian Unity, Civil Discourse, Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, Economic Justice, Elections, Environment, Equality & Reconciliation, Farmworkers, Food, Fracking, Gender, Good Government, Gun Violence, Health, Housing, Human Rights, Hunger, Immigration, Interfaith, LGBTQ, Living Wage, Mental Health, N.C. General Assembly, Organized Labor, Peace, Prophetic Voice, Public Education, Race/Ethnicity, Religion & Society, Rural Life, Taxes

Let’s Keep Marching

January 23, 2017 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

At another time in my life, I would not have spent most of Saturday occupying my tiny square of personal space in the heart of Washington DC, literally shoulder to […]

Let’s Keep Marching

January 23, 2017 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

At another time in my life, I would not have spent most of Saturday occupying my tiny square of personal space in the heart of Washington DC, literally shoulder to […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Children & Youth, Christian Unity, Civil Discourse, Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, Economic Justice, Elections, Environment, Equality & Reconciliation, Food, Fracking, Good Government, Gun Violence, Health, Healthcare Reform, Housing, Human Rights, Hunger, Immigration, Interfaith, LGBTQ, Living Wage, Mental Health, Organized Labor, Peace, People with Disabilities, Prophetic Voice, Public Education, Race/Ethnicity, Religion & Society, Rural Life

Speak Out on Cabinet Nominees

January 10, 2017 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Groups at the state and national level continue to mobilize around concerns about President-Elect Donald Trump’s stated policy objectives and choices for cabinet posts. The NC NAACP, Interfaith Power & […]

Speak Out on Cabinet Nominees

January 10, 2017 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Groups at the state and national level continue to mobilize around concerns about President-Elect Donald Trump’s stated policy objectives and choices for cabinet posts. The NC NAACP, Interfaith Power & […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Action Alert, Children & Youth, Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Domestic Violence, Economic Justice, Elections, Environment, Equality & Reconciliation, Fracking, Good Government, Gun Violence, Health, Healthcare Reform, Human Rights, Hunger, Immigration, Interfaith, LGBTQ, Living Wage, Mental Health, Organized Labor, Peace, People with Disabilities, Public Education, Race/Ethnicity, Religion & Society, Rural Life, Substance Abuse

PHW Mini-Grants Now Open

January 7, 2017 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

We are excited to announce that we are now accepting mini-grant applications. Congregations who were certified in 2016 (and have not already received a grant from the last cycle) are […]

PHW Mini-Grants Now Open

January 7, 2017 by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

We are excited to announce that we are now accepting mini-grant applications. Congregations who were certified in 2016 (and have not already received a grant from the last cycle) are […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Children & Youth, Community Gardens, Environment, Food, Health, Hunger, Interfaith, Mental Health, Religion & Society, Rural Life

Partners in Health and Wholeness Grant Cycle Opens January 6

January 5, 2017 By Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

PHW-certified congregations across North Carolina are eligible to apply for a mini-grant to assist in furthering their commitment to health and wholeness. Mini-grant application periods are open twice a year; […]

Partners in Health and Wholeness Grant Cycle Opens January 6

January 5, 2017 by Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

PHW-certified congregations across North Carolina are eligible to apply for a mini-grant to assist in furthering their commitment to health and wholeness. Mini-grant application periods are open twice a year; […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Children & Youth, Community Gardens, Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Health, Hunger, Interfaith, Mental Health, Rural Life

The Rural Oasis: Conetoe Family Life Center

December 28, 2016 By The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

The amount of grassroots, efficient, and sustainable Kingdom work happening in North Carolina is astounding. People across our state are working together in various communities to promote health and wholeness. […]

The Rural Oasis: Conetoe Family Life Center

December 28, 2016 by The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

The amount of grassroots, efficient, and sustainable Kingdom work happening in North Carolina is astounding. People across our state are working together in various communities to promote health and wholeness. […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Christian Unity, Community Gardens, Environment, Food, Health, Religion & Society, Rural Life

The Council Welcomes Your End-of-Year Gift

December 26, 2016 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Looking ahead to 2017, there is much more work for the Council to do than we ever imagined. Please join us. Your financial support helps us continue what began in […]

The Council Welcomes Your End-of-Year Gift

December 26, 2016 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Looking ahead to 2017, there is much more work for the Council to do than we ever imagined. Please join us. Your financial support helps us continue what began in […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Action Alert, Christian Unity, Council News, Economic Justice, Elections, Environment, Equality & Reconciliation, Farmworkers, Food, Good Government, Gun Violence, Health, Healthcare Reform, Hunger, Immigration, Interfaith, LGBTQ, N.C. General Assembly, Peace, Prophetic Voice, Public Education, Race/Ethnicity, Religion & Society, Rural Life

Support North Carolina’s Faithful Voice for Justice, Unity, and Peace

December 18, 2016 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

We are living in unsettling times. Progress we once thought inviolable now feels threatened. One constant is the NC Council of Churches and our commitment to a more just, united, […]

Support North Carolina’s Faithful Voice for Justice, Unity, and Peace

December 18, 2016 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

We are living in unsettling times. Progress we once thought inviolable now feels threatened. One constant is the NC Council of Churches and our commitment to a more just, united, […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Christian Unity, Council News, Economic Justice, Elections, Environment, Equality & Reconciliation, Farmworkers, Food, Good Government, Gun Violence, Health, Healthcare Reform, Hunger, Immigration, Interfaith, LGBTQ, N.C. General Assembly, Peace, Prophetic Voice, Public Education, Race/Ethnicity, Religion & Society, Rural Life

Join in the Support of Belhaven’s Pungo Hospital

December 16, 2016 By The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Community leaders continue to work endlessly to save the Pungo Hospital in Belhaven. Please join clergy and those concerned for justice this Wednesday, December 21, 10 a.m., at the Wake […]

Join in the Support of Belhaven’s Pungo Hospital

December 16, 2016 by The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Community leaders continue to work endlessly to save the Pungo Hospital in Belhaven. Please join clergy and those concerned for justice this Wednesday, December 21, 10 a.m., at the Wake […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Good Government, Health, Healthcare Reform, Human Rights, Interfaith, N.C. General Assembly, Religion & Society, Rural Life

Advent Guide Focuses on Peace

November 10, 2016 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The NC Council of Churches has never taken peace for granted. Indeed, along with our work in opposition to violence, there has long been the recognition that peace manifests itself […]

Advent Guide Focuses on Peace

November 10, 2016 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The NC Council of Churches has never taken peace for granted. Indeed, along with our work in opposition to violence, there has long been the recognition that peace manifests itself […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Christian Unity, Civil Discourse, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Domestic Violence, Economic Justice, Elections, Environment, Equality & Reconciliation, Farmworkers, Food, Good Government, Gun Violence, Healthcare Reform, Housing, Hunger, Immigration, Interfaith, LGBTQ, Living Wage, Mental Health, Organized Labor, Peace, People with Disabilities, Public Education, Religion & Society, Rural Life, State Budget, Taxes, Worship

Community Contributes to Our Wholeness

November 10, 2016 By The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Partners in Health and Wholeness ambitiously endeavors to work for and toward issues of mind, body, and spirit with faith communities. The words ‘health’ and ‘wholeness’ are truly huge words, […]

Community Contributes to Our Wholeness

November 10, 2016 by The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Partners in Health and Wholeness ambitiously endeavors to work for and toward issues of mind, body, and spirit with faith communities. The words ‘health’ and ‘wholeness’ are truly huge words, […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Environment, Health, Hunger, Interfaith, Religion & Society, Rural Life

NC Council of Churches Stands with Standing Rock

November 6, 2016 By Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Many of us have been following with great interest the resistance of Native Americans in North Dakota to the Dakota Access Pipeline. For the crime of defending their lands and […]

NC Council of Churches Stands with Standing Rock

November 6, 2016 by Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Many of us have been following with great interest the resistance of Native Americans in North Dakota to the Dakota Access Pipeline. For the crime of defending their lands and […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Economic Justice, Equality & Reconciliation, Peace, Race/Ethnicity, Religion & Society, Rural Life

Dia de los Muertos: Honor for the Dead; Justice for the Living

November 2, 2016 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

By Nina Voli, Duke Divinity School Intern Historically, the celebration of Halloween has its origins in the Celtic festival of Samhain, a pagan commemoration of the end of the harvest […]

Dia de los Muertos: Honor for the Dead; Justice for the Living

November 2, 2016 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

By Nina Voli, Duke Divinity School Intern Historically, the celebration of Halloween has its origins in the Celtic festival of Samhain, a pagan commemoration of the end of the harvest […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Economic Justice, Farmworkers, Food, Hunger, Immigration, Rural Life

USDA Approves Emergency Food Benefits for Matthew Victims Through 10/26

October 24, 2016 By Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Residents in 18 counties impacted by Hurricane Matthew are eligible for emergency food benefits through a program called D-SNAP. The application period is very short, ending on Wednesday, October 26. […]

USDA Approves Emergency Food Benefits for Matthew Victims Through 10/26

October 24, 2016 by Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Residents in 18 counties impacted by Hurricane Matthew are eligible for emergency food benefits through a program called D-SNAP. The application period is very short, ending on Wednesday, October 26. […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Council News, Food, Good Government, Housing, Religion & Society, Rural Life

PHW Certification Deadline Extended to November 15

October 14, 2016 By The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

The Partners in Health and Wholeness program originally had an October 31 deadline for our 2016 certification applications. However, due to the severity of Hurricane Matthew, we are extending our […]

PHW Certification Deadline Extended to November 15

October 14, 2016 by The Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

The Partners in Health and Wholeness program originally had an October 31 deadline for our 2016 certification applications. However, due to the severity of Hurricane Matthew, we are extending our […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Health, Healthcare Reform, Hunger, Interfaith, Mental Health, Rural Life

NCIPL Hosts Katharine Hayhoe, World-Renowned Climate Scientist

April 3, 2016 By Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

NCIPL is hosting Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, world-renowned climate scientist and educator with a deep faith in God, the first week of April 2016. Go here for a complete list of the wonderful events planned with […]

NCIPL Hosts Katharine Hayhoe, World-Renowned Climate Scientist

April 3, 2016 by Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

NCIPL is hosting Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, world-renowned climate scientist and educator with a deep faith in God, the first week of April 2016. Go here for a complete list of the wonderful events planned with […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Environment, Interfaith, Religion & Society, Rural Life

“Aquí Estamos, Here We Are” Art Show Opening Reception

January 28, 2016 By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Join us for an opening reception to see the work of Pulitzer Prize winning photographer José Galvez on Friday, February 5 from 6 – 9 p.m. at the City Gallery, 118 […]

“Aquí Estamos, Here We Are” Art Show Opening Reception

January 28, 2016 by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Join us for an opening reception to see the work of Pulitzer Prize winning photographer José Galvez on Friday, February 5 from 6 – 9 p.m. at the City Gallery, 118 […]

Filed Under: Blog, Events, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Farmworkers, Immigration, Rural Life

Coffee Cups and Jesus

November 12, 2015 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Jesus does not care about your latte. Your frappuccino, cappuccino, or mocha, either. At least, he doesn’t care about the cup it is served in and whether it’s branded to […]

Coffee Cups and Jesus

November 12, 2015 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Jesus does not care about your latte. Your frappuccino, cappuccino, or mocha, either. At least, he doesn’t care about the cup it is served in and whether it’s branded to […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Economic Justice, Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Immigration, Living Wage, Organized Labor, Prophetic Voice, Religion & Society, Rural Life

Grant to Help HCFANC & Council Work on Medicaid Expansion

October 28, 2015 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Health Care for All NC and the NC Council of Churches have received a grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust. The $25,000 grant from the Trust will allow […]

Grant to Help HCFANC & Council Work on Medicaid Expansion

October 28, 2015 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Health Care for All NC and the NC Council of Churches have received a grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust. The $25,000 grant from the Trust will allow […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Council News, Economic Justice, Health, Healthcare Reform, Rural Life

A New Heaven

July 10, 2015 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

“Joy, can you still dance. Now that I just heard about the Charleston shooting, can you dance a prayer as well as dancing to demonstrate that we offer our whole […]

A New Heaven

July 10, 2015 by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

“Joy, can you still dance. Now that I just heard about the Charleston shooting, can you dance a prayer as well as dancing to demonstrate that we offer our whole […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Children & Youth, Community Gardens, Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Hunger, Race/Ethnicity, Rural Life

Come to the Table Conference Feeds the Soul

June 4, 2015 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

“It’s like a mini-family reunion” said one participant about the Come to the Table Conference that happened at Elon Community Church on Thursday, May 28.  There were many encounters that […]

Come to the Table Conference Feeds the Soul

June 4, 2015 by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

“It’s like a mini-family reunion” said one participant about the Come to the Table Conference that happened at Elon Community Church on Thursday, May 28.  There were many encounters that […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Come to the Table, Community Gardens, Equality & Reconciliation, Food, Hunger, Rural Life

Bills Wink at Polluters, Abusers

May 28, 2015 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

For a boatload of lofty, noble and wise sentiments, look no farther than the opening fanfares of Chapter 113A, Article 1, N.C. General Statutes. The reference is to a law […]

Bills Wink at Polluters, Abusers

May 28, 2015 by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

For a boatload of lofty, noble and wise sentiments, look no farther than the opening fanfares of Chapter 113A, Article 1, N.C. General Statutes. The reference is to a law […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured, Raleigh Report Tagged With: Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Good Government, Health, N.C. General Assembly, Rural Life

Prayers Today on Workers’ Memorial Day

April 28, 2015 By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

A few weeks ago, The News & Observer published an article entitled “Many NC workers’ death go uncounted,” describing how often workplace deaths in North Carolina are uninvestigated, undocumented, and […]

Prayers Today on Workers’ Memorial Day

April 28, 2015 by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

A few weeks ago, The News & Observer published an article entitled “Many NC workers’ death go uncounted,” describing how often workplace deaths in North Carolina are uninvestigated, undocumented, and […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Farmworkers, Good Government, Human Rights, Immigration, Organized Labor, Rural Life

Second Edition of “Come to the Table Guidebook” Released

March 10, 2015 By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

In 2008, the first “Come to the Table Guidebook” was released. Claire Hermann, Laura Beach, and Chris Liu-Beers of the North Carolina Council of Churches were the contributors. The original […]

Second Edition of “Come to the Table Guidebook” Released

March 10, 2015 by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

In 2008, the first “Come to the Table Guidebook” was released. Claire Hermann, Laura Beach, and Chris Liu-Beers of the North Carolina Council of Churches were the contributors. The original […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Come to the Table, Farmworkers, Food, Rural Life

A Guide to the Christian Food Movement

March 3, 2015 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

In these opening years of the twenty-first century, the need for a more sustainable food system has increasingly become a focus of our national conversation. As a Christian, sometime in […]

A Guide to the Christian Food Movement

March 3, 2015 by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

In these opening years of the twenty-first century, the need for a more sustainable food system has increasingly become a focus of our national conversation. As a Christian, sometime in […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Religion & Society, Rural Life

Elon Come to the Table – Inclement Weather Update

February 24, 2015 By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

RAFI has posted information on its website about pending weather decisions for the Come to the Table Ecumenical Service on Wednesday evening and all-day conference on Thursday, both in Elon. […]

Elon Come to the Table – Inclement Weather Update

February 24, 2015 by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

RAFI has posted information on its website about pending weather decisions for the Come to the Table Ecumenical Service on Wednesday evening and all-day conference on Thursday, both in Elon. […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Come to the Table, Community Gardens, Council News, Farmworkers, Food, Rural Life

Giving Thanks for Christmas Trees

December 10, 2014 By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

This time of year we give thanks for many things — including our families, our health, and our churches. We often overlook our decorations, however. Putting up the Christmas tree […]

Giving Thanks for Christmas Trees

December 10, 2014 by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

This time of year we give thanks for many things — including our families, our health, and our churches. We often overlook our decorations, however. Putting up the Christmas tree […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Environment, Farmworkers, Rural Life

Council Post-Election Road Shows to Charlotte and Asheville

November 7, 2014 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

What do Tuesday’s elections mean for North Carolina? How can people of faith in the state continue to affect positive change? Join the staff of the North Carolina Council of […]

Council Post-Election Road Shows to Charlotte and Asheville

November 7, 2014 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

What do Tuesday’s elections mean for North Carolina? How can people of faith in the state continue to affect positive change? Join the staff of the North Carolina Council of […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Children & Youth, Council News, Criminal Justice, Economic Justice, Elections, Environment, Equality & Reconciliation, Farmworkers, Food, Fracking, Good Government, Health, Healthcare Reform, Housing, Hunger, Immigration, Interfaith, LGBTQ, Living Wage, N.C. General Assembly, Prophetic Voice, Public Education, Race/Ethnicity, Rural Life, State Budget, Taxes

PHW Faith and Health Summit: Appreciation, Connection, and Moving Forward

October 16, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Months of planning and networking for the Partners in Health and Wholeness Faith and Health Summit culminated in a day that birthed a community choir and an anthem that was […]

PHW Faith and Health Summit: Appreciation, Connection, and Moving Forward

October 16, 2014 by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Months of planning and networking for the Partners in Health and Wholeness Faith and Health Summit culminated in a day that birthed a community choir and an anthem that was […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Community Gardens, Council News, Farmworkers, Food, Health, Rural Life

2014 Faith & Health Summit: Registration Deadline Extended

September 29, 2014 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

The deadline to register for the 2014 Faith and Health Summit has been extended until this Friday, October 3. More than 200 people have already reserved their space at this […]

2014 Faith & Health Summit: Registration Deadline Extended

September 29, 2014 by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

The deadline to register for the 2014 Faith and Health Summit has been extended until this Friday, October 3. More than 200 people have already reserved their space at this […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Children & Youth, Come to the Table, Community Gardens, Food, Health, Healthcare Reform, Hunger, Interfaith, Race/Ethnicity, Rural Life

Blessed in the Small Things

August 30, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

The Bible states in Zechariah 4:10, “Do not despise the day of small things.” I have been constantly reminded of that verse lately. I saw it on Facebook, then I heard […]

Blessed in the Small Things

August 30, 2014 by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

The Bible states in Zechariah 4:10, “Do not despise the day of small things.” I have been constantly reminded of that verse lately. I saw it on Facebook, then I heard […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Food, Health, Rural Life

NC’s Plan to Improve Health in Rural Communities

August 22, 2014 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

I had the pleasure of serving on the North Carolina Institute of Medicine’s (NCIOM) Task Force on Rural Health, which was charged with creating a roadmap for better health in […]

NC’s Plan to Improve Health in Rural Communities

August 22, 2014 by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

I had the pleasure of serving on the North Carolina Institute of Medicine’s (NCIOM) Task Force on Rural Health, which was charged with creating a roadmap for better health in […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Economic Justice, Environment, Equality & Reconciliation, Farmworkers, Food, Good Government, Health, Healthcare Reform, Mental Health, Race/Ethnicity, Rural Life

2014 Faith & Health Summit – Register Now!

August 10, 2014 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Please join the North Carolina Council of Churches at the 2014 Faith and Health Summit, which will be held on Friday, October 10, 2014 at Ardmore Baptist Church in Winston-Salem (501 […]

2014 Faith & Health Summit – Register Now!

August 10, 2014 by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Please join the North Carolina Council of Churches at the 2014 Faith and Health Summit, which will be held on Friday, October 10, 2014 at Ardmore Baptist Church in Winston-Salem (501 […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Come to the Table, Community Gardens, Economic Justice, Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Health, Healthcare Reform, Hunger, Immigration, Interfaith, Mental Health, Peace, Race/Ethnicity, Rural Life, Substance Abuse, Worship

Another Spirit-filled Weekend with Partners in Health and Wholeness

July 24, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Partners in Health and Wholeness co-hosted a youth conference on Saturday, July 12, with Empowering Word Ministries in Wadesboro.  I was honored to be able to participate as a PHW intern. […]

Another Spirit-filled Weekend with Partners in Health and Wholeness

July 24, 2014 by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Partners in Health and Wholeness co-hosted a youth conference on Saturday, July 12, with Empowering Word Ministries in Wadesboro.  I was honored to be able to participate as a PHW intern. […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Children & Youth, Come to the Table, Community Gardens, Environment, Food, Health, Hunger, Living Wage, Race/Ethnicity, Rural Life

In the Media: The Moral Urgency of Farmworkers

May 29, 2014 By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

A few weeks ago, Human Rights Watch published a report on child labor in tobacco farming. Below, former NCCC intern John Zambenini comments on the large amount of media attention […]

In the Media: The Moral Urgency of Farmworkers

May 29, 2014 by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

A few weeks ago, Human Rights Watch published a report on child labor in tobacco farming. Below, former NCCC intern John Zambenini comments on the large amount of media attention […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Children & Youth, Farmworkers, Health, Rural Life

‘Tis the Season for Local Food

May 6, 2014 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Wait, isn’t that a line from a Christmas song?  Well, yes.  But, when it comes to living a healthy life, what time […]

‘Tis the Season for Local Food

May 6, 2014 by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Wait, isn’t that a line from a Christmas song?  Well, yes.  But, when it comes to living a healthy life, what time […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Farmworkers, Food, Health, Hunger, Rural Life

Farmworkers in NC

Farmworkers — God’s Family Supplying Our Food

April 15, 2014 By Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

We have all heard about farmworkers who supply us with cheap food but cannot afford food for their own families. This is a contradiction to God’s world of abundance with enough for […]

Farmworkers — God’s Family Supplying Our Food

April 15, 2014 by Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Farmworkers in NC

We have all heard about farmworkers who supply us with cheap food but cannot afford food for their own families. This is a contradiction to God’s world of abundance with enough for […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Children & Youth, Farmworkers, Health, Rural Life

Welcome Jennie Wilburn

April 8, 2014 By George Reed, Former Executive Director

I am delighted to announce that our Governing Board has elected Jennie Wilburn to the position of Program Associate for Immigrant and Farmworker Rights. Jennie is a 2009 cum laude […]

Welcome Jennie Wilburn

April 8, 2014 by George Reed, Former Executive Director

I am delighted to announce that our Governing Board has elected Jennie Wilburn to the position of Program Associate for Immigrant and Farmworker Rights. Jennie is a 2009 cum laude […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Farmworkers, Immigration, Rural Life

Gardening With a Purpose

February 25, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Recently, I received a notice from a local community garden organizer about a grant opportunity sponsored by a fertilizer company. I shared it with my e-mail group and found one […]

Gardening With a Purpose

February 25, 2014 by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Recently, I received a notice from a local community garden organizer about a grant opportunity sponsored by a fertilizer company. I shared it with my e-mail group and found one […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Community Gardens, Economic Justice, Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Health, Human Rights, Hunger, Interfaith, Living Wage, Rural Life

PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Eleven

December 12, 2013 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

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 our […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Eleven

December 12, 2013 by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

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 our […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Environment, Food, Health, Hunger, Rural Life

PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal,Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Nine

November 28, 2013 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

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 our […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal,Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Nine

November 28, 2013 by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

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 our […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Health, Hunger, Rural Life

PHW Bookclub Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Six

November 7, 2013 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

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 our […]

PHW Bookclub Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Six

November 7, 2013 by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

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 our […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Come to the Table, Environment, Food, Hunger, Rural Life

An Uncomfortable Ministry

October 17, 2013 By chris

I was both excited and nervous as I unpacked my boxes in the parsonage to begin my first year as a pastor. It had been a busy day with people coming in and out of the house, but after a while I was sitting alone and I looked around my new home trying to decide how I was going to arrange my furniture. As I moved and pushed my furniture about, I felt prompted to look out through the front door to observe the community in which I would be living. I peered out of the window and there was a house diagonally across the street that caught my attention.

An Uncomfortable Ministry

October 17, 2013 by chris

I was both excited and nervous as I unpacked my boxes in the parsonage to begin my first year as a pastor. It had been a busy day with people coming in and out of the house, but after a while I was sitting alone and I looked around my new home trying to decide how I was going to arrange my furniture. As I moved and pushed my furniture about, I felt prompted to look out through the front door to observe the community in which I would be living. I peered out of the window and there was a house diagonally across the street that caught my attention.

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: Immigration, Rural Life

Capital’s End-of-Summer Fallout

September 6, 2013 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Call it the year of North Carolina’s Big Right Turn. A conservative General Assembly, with a conservative governor in tow, veered away from the moderate consensus that had set the […]

Capital’s End-of-Summer Fallout

September 6, 2013 by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Call it the year of North Carolina’s Big Right Turn. A conservative General Assembly, with a conservative governor in tow, veered away from the moderate consensus that had set the […]

Filed Under: Blog, Raleigh Report Tagged With: Elections, Farmworkers, Good Government, Moral Mondays, N.C. General Assembly, Public Education, Rural Life, Taxes

Fracking on Your Property Without Your Permission?

September 6, 2013 By chris

The controversial issue of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, or fracking, has many angles here in North Carolina. One of the most important and least talked about components deeply affects […]

Fracking on Your Property Without Your Permission?

September 6, 2013 by chris

The controversial issue of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, or fracking, has many angles here in North Carolina. One of the most important and least talked about components deeply affects […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Fracking, Rural Life

Act Now – New Food Safety Regulations Will Harm Small Farmers

September 4, 2013 By chris

Ever heard of the Food Safety & Modernization Act? It’s a 2011law that’s meant to help make our food safer and prevent contamination. While we all want safer food, the […]

Act Now – New Food Safety Regulations Will Harm Small Farmers

September 4, 2013 by chris

Ever heard of the Food Safety & Modernization Act? It’s a 2011law that’s meant to help make our food safer and prevent contamination. While we all want safer food, the […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Food, Rural Life

Fred Bahnson: On Food & Faith in the Washington Post

August 2, 2013 By chris

American spirituality is discovering itself anew as people of faith reconnect with the land. As I’ve traveled the country I’ve met fellow Christians who are falling in love with their faith all over again, and in every instance this love affair is tied to a place. Not a lofty cathedral directing the worshipper’s thoughts heavenward; these places draw the eyes—and the hands—down to earth, back to the soil from which Genesis tells us we were formed, and which we’re called to “tend and keep.” Our first and most basic human task, I’ve come to learn, is to care for the garden.

So begins Fred Bahnson's recent op-ed article in the Washington Post. If you don't know Fred already, you should. He's a gifted speaker and writer, a thinker and theologian, but most importantly, he's a gardener. After working for years with Anathoth Community Garden in Cedar Grove, NC, he now directs the new Food, Faith, and Religious Leadership Initiative at Wake Forest University School of Divinity.

Fred Bahnson: On Food & Faith in the Washington Post

August 2, 2013 by chris

American spirituality is discovering itself anew as people of faith reconnect with the land. As I’ve traveled the country I’ve met fellow Christians who are falling in love with their faith all over again, and in every instance this love affair is tied to a place. Not a lofty cathedral directing the worshipper’s thoughts heavenward; these places draw the eyes—and the hands—down to earth, back to the soil from which Genesis tells us we were formed, and which we’re called to “tend and keep.” Our first and most basic human task, I’ve come to learn, is to care for the garden.

So begins Fred Bahnson’s recent op-ed article in the Washington Post. If you don’t know Fred already, you should. He’s a gifted speaker and writer, a thinker and theologian, but most importantly, he’s a gardener. After working for years with Anathoth Community Garden in Cedar Grove, NC, he now directs the new Food, Faith, and Religious Leadership Initiative at Wake Forest University School of Divinity.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Food, Rural Life

Laurinburg Presbyterian Lets People Grow Food on its Property

July 9, 2013 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

The Fayetteville Observer

Sam Thompson was looking for a sunny spot to plant tomatoes. He ended up leading an award-winning community revolution. Thompson, an elder at Laurinburg Presbyterian Church, pitched the idea of a community garden to the church six years ago. What began as a creative use for otherwise empty church property was recently awarded an equipment grant by the North Carolina Council of Churches and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. "We're using the grant funds to dig a well," Thompson said. "Wouldn't you know this would be the wettest June in years."

Laurinburg Presbyterian Lets People Grow Food on its Property

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The Fayetteville Observer

Sam Thompson was looking for a sunny spot to plant tomatoes. He ended up leading an award-winning community revolution. Thompson, an elder at Laurinburg Presbyterian Church, pitched the idea of a community garden to the church six years ago. What began as a creative use for otherwise empty church property was recently awarded an equipment grant by the North Carolina Council of Churches and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. “We’re using the grant funds to dig a well,” Thompson said. “Wouldn’t you know this would be the wettest June in years.”

Filed Under: NCCC in the News Tagged With: Come to the Table, Community Gardens, Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Health, Healthcare Reform, Rural Life

Piney Grove Baptist Ministries Helped with Healthy Eating Equipment Grant

July 3, 2013 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Mt. Airy News

Piney Grove Baptist Church’s food ministries recently got a boost from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (BCBSNC) in the form of a $5,000 healthy eating equipment grant. The effort is a partnership between BCBSNC and the North Carolina Council of Churches to provide equipment for 20 faith-based organizations to bring healthier food to their members and communities. More than $90,000 in equipment grants are being used to provide canning and cooking supplies, expand church community gardens and increase storage for fresh produce.

Piney Grove Baptist Ministries Helped with Healthy Eating Equipment Grant

July 3, 2013 Leave a Comment

Mt. Airy News

Piney Grove Baptist Church’s food ministries recently got a boost from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (BCBSNC) in the form of a $5,000 healthy eating equipment grant. The effort is a partnership between BCBSNC and the North Carolina Council of Churches to provide equipment for 20 faith-based organizations to bring healthier food to their members and communities. More than $90,000 in equipment grants are being used to provide canning and cooking supplies, expand church community gardens and increase storage for fresh produce.

Filed Under: NCCC in the News Tagged With: Come to the Table, Community Gardens, Farmworkers, Food, Health, Healthcare Reform, Rural Life

Twenty Congregations Receive Funding to Increase Access to Healthy, Local Foods

June 11, 2013 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

The North Carolina Council of Churches has partnered with the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) Foundation to provide more than $90,000 in Healthy Eating Equipment grants […]

Twenty Congregations Receive Funding to Increase Access to Healthy, Local Foods

June 11, 2013 by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

The North Carolina Council of Churches has partnered with the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) Foundation to provide more than $90,000 in Healthy Eating Equipment grants […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Come to the Table, Community Gardens, Farmworkers, Food, Health, Healthcare Reform, Rural Life

PHW Success Story – Ward Street Mission UMC, High Point

May 1, 2013 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Since 2010, beginning with the spring growing season, Ward Street Mission United Methodist Church has implemented a concept called, “House Gardens Greening Project”. The concept is simple. Instead of having […]

PHW Success Story – Ward Street Mission UMC, High Point

May 1, 2013 by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Since 2010, beginning with the spring growing season, Ward Street Mission United Methodist Church has implemented a concept called, “House Gardens Greening Project”. The concept is simple. Instead of having […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Children & Youth, Come to the Table, Community Gardens, Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Health, Healthcare Reform, Rural Life

PHW Funding Opportunity – Webinar Posted

February 27, 2013 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Partners in Health and Wholeness, in partnership with the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC Foundation, recently conducted a webinar for places of worship interested in the new Healthy Eating […]

PHW Funding Opportunity – Webinar Posted

February 27, 2013 by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Partners in Health and Wholeness, in partnership with the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC Foundation, recently conducted a webinar for places of worship interested in the new Healthy Eating […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Children & Youth, Come to the Table, Community Gardens, Economic Justice, Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Health, Healthcare Reform, Race/Ethnicity, Rural Life

PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 1 (Overview)

February 21, 2013 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

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 1 (Overview)

February 21, 2013 by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

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 […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Community Gardens, Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Rural Life

PHW Launches Book Club

February 14, 2013 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

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.  Our first […]

PHW Launches Book Club

February 14, 2013 by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

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.  Our first […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Community Gardens, Farmworkers, Food, Health, Peace, Rural Life

Interfaith Call-In Day to Prevent Gun Violence Feb. 4

January 28, 2013 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Gun violence has long been an issue of concern for the North Carolina Council of Churches. Every injury endured and life lost, whether on a downtown street corner or in […]

Interfaith Call-In Day to Prevent Gun Violence Feb. 4

January 28, 2013 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Gun violence has long been an issue of concern for the North Carolina Council of Churches. Every injury endured and life lost, whether on a downtown street corner or in […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Children & Youth, Civil Discourse, Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, Equality & Reconciliation, Gun Violence, Interfaith, Mental Health, Peace, Prophetic Voice, Race/Ethnicity, Religion & Society, Rural Life

Looking for Community Sparkplugs for a Healthier Wilson County

January 7, 2013 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation and The Rensselaerville Institute are looking for individuals with project ideas for creating a healthier Wilson County. Projects will be implemented over the next 6 months and must focus on increasing physical activity and/or access to and consumption of fresh produce. Selected Community Sparkplugs and their teams will receive the following: a $3,000 grant (simple application process), individualized help to create an action plan and set project results, support and coaching over the next 6 months, and an opportunity to become part of a growing network of Community Sparkplugs across North Carolina.

Looking for Community Sparkplugs for a Healthier Wilson County

January 7, 2013 by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation and The Rensselaerville Institute are looking for individuals with project ideas for creating a healthier Wilson County. Projects will be implemented over the next 6 months and must focus on increasing physical activity and/or access to and consumption of fresh produce.

Selected Community Sparkplugs and their teams will receive the following: a $3,000 grant (simple application process), individualized help to create an action plan and set project results, support and coaching over the next 6 months, and an opportunity to become part of a growing network of Community Sparkplugs across North Carolina.

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Aging, Children & Youth, Community Gardens, Economic Justice, Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Health, Healthcare Reform, Race/Ethnicity, Rural Life

Come to the Table 2013

Come to the Table Eastern Regional Conference

December 18, 2012 By chris

Details:
Monday February 4th, 2013
8:30am – 4:30pm
Kinston Community Council for the Arts
Kinston, NC

The conference includes plenaries, topical breakout sessions, lunch, and networking opportunities. Registration Fee: $0-15 (sliding scale fee structure).

Come to the Table Eastern Regional Conference

December 18, 2012 by chris

Come to the Table 2013

Details:
Monday February 4th, 2013
8:30am – 4:30pm
Kinston Community Council for the Arts
Kinston, NC

The conference includes plenaries, topical breakout sessions, lunch, and networking opportunities. Registration Fee: $0-15 (sliding scale fee structure).

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Come to the Table, Community Gardens, Farmworkers, Food, Rural Life

Come to the Table 2013

Come to the Table Piedmont Regional Conference

December 18, 2012 By chris

Details:
8:30 – 5:00pm
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
UNC-Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

The conference includes plenaries, topical breakout sessions, lunch, and networking opportunities. Registration Fee: $0-15 (sliding scale fee structure).

Come to the Table Piedmont Regional Conference

December 18, 2012 by chris

Come to the Table 2013

Details:
8:30 – 5:00pm
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
UNC-Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

The conference includes plenaries, topical breakout sessions, lunch, and networking opportunities. Registration Fee: $0-15 (sliding scale fee structure).

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Come to the Table, Community Gardens, Farmworkers, Food, Rural Life

Come to the Table 2013

Come to the Table Western Regional Conference

December 18, 2012 By chris

Details:
Friday, March 15, 2013
8:30am-4:30pm
Southwestern Community College
Sylva, NC

The conference includes plenaries, topical breakout sessions, lunch, and networking opportunities. Registration Fee: $0-15 (sliding scale fee structure).

Come to the Table Western Regional Conference

December 18, 2012 by chris

Come to the Table 2013

Details:
Friday, March 15, 2013
8:30am-4:30pm
Southwestern Community College
Sylva, NC

The conference includes plenaries, topical breakout sessions, lunch, and networking opportunities. Registration Fee: $0-15 (sliding scale fee structure).

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Come to the Table, Community Gardens, Farmworkers, Food, Rural Life

Sacred Potluck Challenge — Enter by Nov. 10

October 4, 2012 By Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

Entering into fall, notions of harvests and feasts abound. As people of faith, we are called to make our eating decisions, our “foodscapes,” as sacred as possible. We must ask […]

Sacred Potluck Challenge — Enter by Nov. 10

October 4, 2012 by Allison Reeves Jolley, Former Outreach Coordinator - NCIPL

Entering into fall, notions of harvests and feasts abound. As people of faith, we are called to make our eating decisions, our “foodscapes,” as sacred as possible. We must ask […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Community Gardens, Environment, Food, Health, Rural Life

Clean Air, Clean Water, Good Jobs

October 2, 2012 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Over the past few months, North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light has been a proud part of a coalition of nonprofits and businesses participating in a statewide ad campaign emphasizing […]

Clean Air, Clean Water, Good Jobs

October 2, 2012 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Over the past few months, North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light has been a proud part of a coalition of nonprofits and businesses participating in a statewide ad campaign emphasizing […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Children & Youth, Economic Justice, Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Fracking, Good Government, Health, Rural Life

United States Farmworker Factsheet

September 19, 2012 By chris

Farmworkers are some of our nation’s most vital workers, as their labor enables us to enjoy high quality, low-cost, fresh fruits and vegetables all year round. Despite farmworkers’ economic and cultural contributions to the communities where they live and work, they continue to be the some of the lowest paid, least protected, and unhealthiest workers in the United States.

United States Farmworker Factsheet

September 19, 2012 by chris

Farmworkers are some of our nation’s most vital workers, as their labor enables us to enjoy high quality, low-cost, fresh fruits and vegetables all year round. Despite farmworkers’ economic and cultural contributions to the communities where they live and work, they continue to be the some of the lowest paid, least protected, and unhealthiest workers in the United States.

Filed Under: Resources Tagged With: Farmworkers, Food, Health, Housing, Immigration, Living Wage, Rural Life

Harvest of Dignity Film and Study Guide Now Available

September 17, 2012 By chris

It’s been 50 years since Edward R. Murrow’s landmark documentary Harvest of Shame that examined the lives of farmworkers. How much has changed since then? And how much remains the […]

Harvest of Dignity Film and Study Guide Now Available

September 17, 2012 by chris

It’s been 50 years since Edward R. Murrow’s landmark documentary Harvest of Shame that examined the lives of farmworkers. How much has changed since then? And how much remains the […]

Filed Under: Resources Tagged With: Farmworkers, Food, Immigration, Organized Labor, Rural Life

Registration for PHW Faith and Health Summit

August 8, 2012 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Friday, October 10, 2014; 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. Ardmore Baptist Church 501 Miller Street, Winston-Salem Please use the scroll bar to complete entire form and click […]

Registration for PHW Faith and Health Summit

August 8, 2012 by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Friday, October 10, 2014; 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. Ardmore Baptist Church 501 Miller Street, Winston-Salem Please use the scroll bar to complete entire form and click […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Come to the Table, Community Gardens, Food, Health, Healthcare Reform, Hunger, Rural Life

The Affordable Care Act’s Prognosis for Farmworkers

July 23, 2012 By Daryn Lane, Former Student Action with Farmworkers Intern

Every day, about 243 agricultural workers suffer injuries that cost them work time; about five percent of these injuries result in permanent impairment. Agriculture consistently ranks among the three most […]

The Affordable Care Act’s Prognosis for Farmworkers

July 23, 2012 by Daryn Lane, Former Student Action with Farmworkers Intern

Every day, about 243 agricultural workers suffer injuries that cost them work time; about five percent of these injuries result in permanent impairment. Agriculture consistently ranks among the three most […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Farmworkers, Food, Health, Healthcare Reform, Human Rights, Immigration, Rural Life

Local Farmers Supported by People of Faith

July 5, 2012 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

What do you think of when I say ‘faith and health’? Maybe a congregation exercising together or changing their diet? How about members of a faith community visiting a Farmers […]

Local Farmers Supported by People of Faith

July 5, 2012 by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

What do you think of when I say ‘faith and health’? Maybe a congregation exercising together or changing their diet? How about members of a faith community visiting a Farmers […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Food, Health, Rural Life

Rio+20 and The Climate is Changed!

June 19, 2012 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

One of my friends just posted this amazing YouTube video of Severn Suzuki who, at age 12, addressed the United Nations at the first Earth Summit in Rio twenty years […]

Rio+20 and The Climate is Changed!

June 19, 2012 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

One of my friends just posted this amazing YouTube video of Severn Suzuki who, at age 12, addressed the United Nations at the first Earth Summit in Rio twenty years […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Children & Youth, Environment, Food, Fracking, Good Government, Health, Human Rights, Interfaith, Religion & Society, Rural Life

Raleigh Report June 12 Update

June 12, 2012 By Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

George Reed, Editor Robert L. Mason, Intern Associate Fracking Clean Energy and Economic Security Act Domestic Energy Policy Underground Injection Ban Fracking Contracts/Against Public Policy Sale of Children Senate’s Budget […]

Raleigh Report June 12 Update

June 12, 2012 by Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

George Reed, Editor Robert L. Mason, Intern Associate Fracking Clean Energy and Economic Security Act Domestic Energy Policy Underground Injection Ban Fracking Contracts/Against Public Policy Sale of Children Senate’s Budget […]

Filed Under: Blog, Raleigh Report Tagged With: Environment, Fracking, Public Education, Rural Life, State Budget

Raleigh Report: Racial Justice Act Veto Override and Lobby Day to Stop Fracking Bill

June 4, 2012 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Two time-sensitive issues for advocates: 1) A vote to override the Governor’s veto of the Racial Justice Act could come up any time. 2) There is a lobby day tomorrow […]

Raleigh Report: Racial Justice Act Veto Override and Lobby Day to Stop Fracking Bill

June 4, 2012 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Two time-sensitive issues for advocates: 1) A vote to override the Governor’s veto of the Racial Justice Act could come up any time. 2) There is a lobby day tomorrow […]

Filed Under: Blog, Raleigh Report Tagged With: Christian Unity, Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Environment, Equality & Reconciliation, Fracking, Good Government, Human Rights, Interfaith, Race/Ethnicity, Rural Life

Care of Creation Faith Message Has Legs on Capitol Hill

May 8, 2012 By Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Susannah Tuttle and I had the privilege of representing NCIPL at the annual meeting of Interfaith Power & Light last week in Washington, DC. We spent two days immersed in […]

Care of Creation Faith Message Has Legs on Capitol Hill

May 8, 2012 by Susannah Tuttle, NCIPL Director

Susannah Tuttle and I had the privilege of representing NCIPL at the annual meeting of Interfaith Power & Light last week in Washington, DC. We spent two days immersed in […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Children & Youth, Environment, Food, Good Government, Health, Religion & Society, Rural Life

New Curriculum: Eating Well

April 17, 2012 By chris

This comprehensive, intergenerational curriculum focuses on the food we eat and why it matters. Featuring 7 lessons with Scripture, prayers, resources, and activities for young children through adults, "Eating Well" will challenge and inspire your church or community group. Download your copy today.

New Curriculum: Eating Well

April 17, 2012 by chris

This comprehensive, intergenerational curriculum focuses on the food we eat and why it matters. Featuring 7 lessons with Scripture, prayers, resources, and activities for young children through adults, “Eating Well” will challenge and inspire your church or community group. Download your copy today.

Filed Under: Resources Tagged With: Community Gardens, Farmworkers, Food, Health, Rural Life

Deadline for Critical Issues Seminar Extended; Eva Clayton to Speak at Lunch

April 2, 2012 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The deadline to guarantee lunch at the 2012 Critical Issues Seminar has been extended to April 12. This year’s seminar, Eating Well for Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet, takes […]

Deadline for Critical Issues Seminar Extended; Eva Clayton to Speak at Lunch

April 2, 2012 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The deadline to guarantee lunch at the 2012 Critical Issues Seminar has been extended to April 12. This year’s seminar, Eating Well for Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet, takes […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Children & Youth, Community Gardens, Economic Justice, Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Health, Interfaith, Peace, Religion & Society, Rural Life

Keynoter and Distinguished Service Award Recipient Announced for Critical Issues

March 26, 2012 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Alexia Kelley will deliver the keynote address for the North Carolina Council of Churches’ 2012 Critical Issues Seminar, and Father Joe Vetter will receive the Council’s Distinguished Service Award at the […]

Keynoter and Distinguished Service Award Recipient Announced for Critical Issues

March 26, 2012 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Alexia Kelley will deliver the keynote address for the North Carolina Council of Churches’ 2012 Critical Issues Seminar, and Father Joe Vetter will receive the Council’s Distinguished Service Award at the […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Community Gardens, Council News, Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Health, Peace, Religion & Society, Rural Life

Annual Christian Educational Institute to be held in Dobbins Heights

March 19, 2012 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Richmond County Daily Journal

The Pee Dee Baptist Educational Congress, an auxiliary to the Pee Dee Baptist Educational Association, will conduct the Annual Christian Educational Institute from March 19 to 23, 2012, at the Pee Dee Educational Building in Dobbin Heights. There will be classes for church officers and each department in the church.

Annual Christian Educational Institute to be held in Dobbins Heights

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Richmond County Daily Journal

The Pee Dee Baptist Educational Congress, an auxiliary to the Pee Dee Baptist Educational Association, will conduct the Annual Christian Educational Institute from March 19 to 23, 2012, at the Pee Dee Educational Building in Dobbin Heights.

There will be classes for church officers and each department in the church.

Filed Under: NCCC in the News Tagged With: Christian Unity, Council News, Food, Health, Healthcare Reform, Rural Life

Eating Well: A Lenten Practice

February 15, 2012 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

As Lent quickly approaches, you may be thinking about a fast or discipline on which you will focus. Oftentimes Lenten practices revolve around food – giving up chocolate or alcohol […]

Eating Well: A Lenten Practice

February 15, 2012 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

As Lent quickly approaches, you may be thinking about a fast or discipline on which you will focus. Oftentimes Lenten practices revolve around food – giving up chocolate or alcohol […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Rural Life, Worship

Register for 2012 Critical Issues Seminar — “Eating Well: For Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet”

February 10, 2012 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

To register for the 2012 Critical Issues Seminar and to choose your workshops, complete the form below. The Seminar is taking place April 19 in Winston-Salem.  This exciting day-long event […]

Register for 2012 Critical Issues Seminar — “Eating Well: For Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet”

February 10, 2012 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

To register for the 2012 Critical Issues Seminar and to choose your workshops, complete the form below. The Seminar is taking place April 19 in Winston-Salem.  This exciting day-long event […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Children & Youth, Community Gardens, Economic Justice, Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Health, Immigration, Peace, Rural Life

Announcing the “Eating Well” Curriculum!

February 2, 2012 By Leslie Ware, Anti-Torture Project Coordinator

I’m pleased to announce the North Carolina Council of Churches has a new curriculum in the works! “Eating Well: For Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet” is an introduction to […]

Announcing the “Eating Well” Curriculum!

February 2, 2012 by Leslie Ware, Anti-Torture Project Coordinator

I’m pleased to announce the North Carolina Council of Churches has a new curriculum in the works! “Eating Well: For Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet” is an introduction to […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Council News, Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Health, Rural Life, Worship

2012 Critical Issues Seminar — Eating Well for Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet

January 10, 2012 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Everyone eats. How and from where we get that food, how much is available to us, how it is grown, and what happens when there isn’t enough all have implications […]

2012 Critical Issues Seminar — Eating Well for Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet

January 10, 2012 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Everyone eats. How and from where we get that food, how much is available to us, how it is grown, and what happens when there isn’t enough all have implications […]

Filed Under: Blog, Events Tagged With: Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Health, Human Rights, Peace, Rural Life

Racial Justice Act and Fracking — Make Your Voice Heard on Two Critical Issues

November 28, 2011 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The General Assembly has returned for another mini-session, this one scheduled to last a couple of days. (The one in early November concerned itself with revising the newly re-drawn districts […]

Racial Justice Act and Fracking — Make Your Voice Heard on Two Critical Issues

November 28, 2011 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The General Assembly has returned for another mini-session, this one scheduled to last a couple of days. (The one in early November concerned itself with revising the newly re-drawn districts […]

Filed Under: Blog, Raleigh Report Tagged With: Civil Liberties, Environment, Equality & Reconciliation, Fracking, Race/Ethnicity, Rural Life

Farm Bill and Your Health—What’s the Connection?

November 8, 2011 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Interested in healthy and affordable foods? Well, then you are interested in the Farm Bill. Check out the forum that Harvard School of Public Health Held on October 20th regarding […]

Farm Bill and Your Health—What’s the Connection?

November 8, 2011 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Interested in healthy and affordable foods? Well, then you are interested in the Farm Bill. Check out the forum that Harvard School of Public Health Held on October 20th regarding […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Health, Rural Life

Radiation in Cigarettes

October 27, 2011 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

This might strike you as surprising, as it did me, but radiation has been in cigarettes for more than forty years! We all have heard just how bad cigarettes are, but to know that they contain alpha particles on top of the other harmful substances is alarming, to say the least. And it is appalling to know that tobacco companies knew this and covered up the truth.

Radiation in Cigarettes

October 27, 2011 by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

This might strike you as surprising, as it did me, but radiation has been in cigarettes for more than forty years! We all have heard just how bad cigarettes are, but to know that they contain alpha particles on top of the other harmful substances is alarming, to say the least. And it is appalling to know that tobacco companies knew this and covered up the truth.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Environment, Food, Health, Rural Life, Substance Abuse

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