Bring a bag lunch, and join Council staff and friends for fellowship at 11:30 a.m. We'll provide drinks and dessert. Beginning at noon, Executive Director George Reed will provide an update on the Council's work for social justice, then choose up to two break-out sessions focused on specific areas of work: Creation Care led by NCIPL […]
Join Council staff and friends for a light breakfast at 8:30 a.m. followed by welcoming remarks by Bishop Porter Taylor, Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina at 9. Executive Director George Reed will provide an update on the Council's work for social justice, then choose up to two break-out sessions focused on specific areas of […]
“Building, Planting, Growing: A Service of Reconciliation” will focus on reconciling ourselves with the land and within our communities. Clergy from First Baptist Church of Elon, First United Methodist Church of Elon, Elon Community Church and Buckhorn United Methodist Church will lead the service. All are welcome. “We are called to be peacemakers in all […]
In an effort to enroll more Latinos in the Health Insurance Marketplace, the Council is organizing several events across North Carolina during January. Attendees will be able to meet with a bilingual in-person assister free of charge for an appointment to walk them through the enrollment process for themselves or their family members. There will […]
Join us for a daylong discussion of race as it impacts some of the most pressing issues facing North Carolina and the nation. We will begin the day with worship and a structured conversation between Eboni Marshall Turman, Assistant Research Professor of Theological Ethics and Black Church Studies and Director of the Office of Black […]
The Moral March on Raleigh is part of a love and justice movement working on an intersectional agenda to support public education, economic sustainability, workers’ rights and livable wages, health care for all, Medicaid expansion, environmental justice, equal protection under the law without regard to race, immigration status, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation, voting […]
The Moral March on Raleigh is part of a love and justice movement working on an intersectional agenda to support public education, economic sustainability, workers’ rights and livable wages, health care for all, Medicaid expansion, environmental justice, equal protection under the law without regard to race, immigration status, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation, voting […]
The Wild Goose Festival is a 4-day art, music, and story-driven transformational experience grounded in faith-inspired social justice. Come to not only learn from incredible speakers, but also to engage in robust and respectful conversation with thought leaders, writers, dreamers, artists, visionaries, and social justice activists. The 2018 collection of co-creaters includes Jen Hatmaker, Jon […]
Join the Council for lunch to learn a bit of our history and current initiatives along with strategies and visions for going forward. We are made of 18 denominations across the state and work in multiple arenas ranging from Immigration to the Environment, from Living Wage advocacy to the Opioid Crisis -- matters that affect […]
We invite faith leaders and laypeople, hunger relief advocates, farmers, farm workers, community organizers, community gardeners, food council members, extension agents and others to join us next March to examine the root causes of hunger and collaborate to build a more just food system. At the 2019 Come to the Table Conference, we hope to […]
Click here to register. Please register by Monday, March 25 to guarantee lunch. Whether you are new to grassroots advocacy or have been engaged in this critical work for some time, the NC Council of Churches' Legislative Seminar offers the opportunity to hear updates on issues being discussed at the General Assembly, network with others […]
