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Navigating Grief During the Holidays

By Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons, Partners in Health and Wholeness East Regional Associate Director

Near the altar where I stood 10 years earlier to co-officiate their wedding ceremony,  I rested at a podium as my eyes shifted between my brother-in-law seated on the front row of the church and my 36-year-old sister, who was now resting in a beautiful pink and white casket.  On April 20, 2023, my 3-year-old […]

Navigating Grief During the Holidays

· by Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons, Partners in Health and Wholeness East Regional Associate Director

Near the altar where I stood 10 years earlier to co-officiate their wedding ceremony,  I rested at a podium as my eyes shifted between my brother-in-law seated on the front row of the church and my 36-year-old sister, who was now resting in a beautiful pink and white casket.  On April 20, 2023, my 3-year-old […]

PHW Spotlight: Meet Apostle Michelle Sledge of Kingdom Entity Apostolic Ministries

By Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons, Partners in Health and Wholeness East Regional Associate Director

Apostle Dr. Michelle Sledge is the pastor of Kingdom Entity Apostolic Ministries and the faith lead for the PHW mini-grant funded initiative that provides wellness programming to the food pantry of the church’s Resource Center located at 1062 East Avenue, Hassell, N.C.  The church started in Greenville, but relocated to Hassell after purchasing a church […]

PHW Spotlight: Meet Apostle Michelle Sledge of Kingdom Entity Apostolic Ministries

· by Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons, Partners in Health and Wholeness East Regional Associate Director

Apostle Dr. Michelle Sledge is the pastor of Kingdom Entity Apostolic Ministries and the faith lead for the PHW mini-grant funded initiative that provides wellness programming to the food pantry of the church’s Resource Center located at 1062 East Avenue, Hassell, N.C.  The church started in Greenville, but relocated to Hassell after purchasing a church […]

Introducing Healthy Aging and Mental Health Inclusion Plans

By Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Rev. Jessica Stokes, PHW Associate Director, Mental Health Advocacy  Krista Westervelt, PHW Associate Director, Healthy Aging Partners in Health and Wholeness is excited to announce our new inclusion plans for Mental Health and Healthy Aging. We hope your faith community and health ministries find them empowering and inspiring.  Inclusion Plan FAQs: Inclusion Plans are intentional, […]

Introducing Healthy Aging and Mental Health Inclusion Plans

· by Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Rev. Jessica Stokes, PHW Associate Director, Mental Health Advocacy  Krista Westervelt, PHW Associate Director, Healthy Aging Partners in Health and Wholeness is excited to announce our new inclusion plans for Mental Health and Healthy Aging. We hope your faith community and health ministries find them empowering and inspiring.  Inclusion Plan FAQs: Inclusion Plans are intentional, […]

2022 Willona Stallings Award for Excellence in Community Innovation to Annie McIver, Health Lead for Cameron Grove African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

This past Thursday at the Faith Health Summit, the Partners in Health and Wholeness (PHW) program of the North Carolina Council of Churches presented the 2022 Willona Stallings Award for Excellence in Community Innovation to Annie McIver, Health Lead for Cameron Grove African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Willona Stallings was the first director of Partners […]

2022 Willona Stallings Award for Excellence in Community Innovation to Annie McIver, Health Lead for Cameron Grove African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

This past Thursday at the Faith Health Summit, the Partners in Health and Wholeness (PHW) program of the North Carolina Council of Churches presented the 2022 Willona Stallings Award for Excellence in Community Innovation to Annie McIver, Health Lead for Cameron Grove African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Willona Stallings was the first director of Partners […]

International Overdose Awareness Day

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

August 31st is International Overdose Awareness day. It is a day to remember those we have lost to overdose and to raise awareness on evidence-based practices to prevent overdoses like overdose prevention centers and overdose reversal medication such as Naloxone and Narcan. According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), an average of nine North Carolinians died each day from a drug overdose in 2020.  Each one […]

International Overdose Awareness Day

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

August 31st is International Overdose Awareness day. It is a day to remember those we have lost to overdose and to raise awareness on evidence-based practices to prevent overdoses like overdose prevention centers and overdose reversal medication such as Naloxone and Narcan. According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), an average of nine North Carolinians died each day from a drug overdose in 2020.  Each one […]

Faith and Health Summit 2022 Mindful Safety: Covid Protocols

By Nicole Johnson, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

We are counting down the weeks until September 15, 2022. As of today, we are 4 weeks and 2 days from the Faith and Health Summit. Join us at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Greensboro on September 15 anytime throughout the day or all day from 8:30 am to 3 pm. As you may have […]

Faith and Health Summit 2022 Mindful Safety: Covid Protocols

· by Nicole Johnson, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

We are counting down the weeks until September 15, 2022. As of today, we are 4 weeks and 2 days from the Faith and Health Summit. Join us at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Greensboro on September 15 anytime throughout the day or all day from 8:30 am to 3 pm. As you may have […]

Health Ministry as Peace Work – A Reflection on Peace Month

By Krista Westervelt, Associate Director, Partners in Health & Wholeness, Healthy Aging

This August marks one year since I first reached out to the Partners in Health & Wholeness (PHW) team as a potential host site for my Senior Practicum in Peace & Conflict Studies at UNC Greensboro. The ministry and values of PHW put them at the top of my peace internship wish list.  It might seem odd […]

Health Ministry as Peace Work – A Reflection on Peace Month

· by Krista Westervelt, Associate Director, Partners in Health & Wholeness, Healthy Aging

This August marks one year since I first reached out to the Partners in Health & Wholeness (PHW) team as a potential host site for my Senior Practicum in Peace & Conflict Studies at UNC Greensboro. The ministry and values of PHW put them at the top of my peace internship wish list.  It might seem odd […]

Faith and Health Summit 2022

By Nicole Johnson, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

MINDFUL TOGETHER Psalm 46:10 Be still and know that I am God The countdown has begun. Did you know that the Partners in Health and Wholeness Faith and Health Summit is back this year? We are counting down the weeks until September 15, 2022. Join us at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Greensboro September 15 anytime throughout […]

Faith and Health Summit 2022

· by Nicole Johnson, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

MINDFUL TOGETHER Psalm 46:10 Be still and know that I am God The countdown has begun. Did you know that the Partners in Health and Wholeness Faith and Health Summit is back this year? We are counting down the weeks until September 15, 2022. Join us at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Greensboro September 15 anytime throughout […]

In the Trauma of War, We Pray for Ukraine

By Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

O God, who loves each of us, wherever we are in the worldWho calls each of us by nameWho knows our hearts and knits us in our mother’s womb (Psalm 139:13).God, who has a love for all that is global and personal,We lift up every person, town, and community facing the war in Ukraine. We […]

In the Trauma of War, We Pray for Ukraine

· by Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

O God, who loves each of us, wherever we are in the worldWho calls each of us by nameWho knows our hearts and knits us in our mother’s womb (Psalm 139:13).God, who has a love for all that is global and personal,We lift up every person, town, and community facing the war in Ukraine. We […]