Health

Healthier Aging through Intergenerational Inclusion

March 14, 2024 By Krista Westervelt, Associate Director, Partners in Health & Wholeness, Healthy Aging

A recent New York Times piece titled “Old and Young, Talking Again” explores the link between cross-generational connections and improved perceptions and outcomes of aging. Opportunities for younger folks and […]

Healthier Aging through Intergenerational Inclusion

March 14, 2024 · by Krista Westervelt, Associate Director, Partners in Health & Wholeness, Healthy Aging

Faith Health Connection: Developing Dementia-Friendly African American Communities of Faith

June 5, 2023 By Stephenie Sanders, Partners in Health and Wholeness Program and Engagement Administrator

Join us to learn how the Alter program can help your African-American faith community support and include community members with dementia and their loved ones. Register here.

Faith Health Connection: Developing Dementia-Friendly African American Communities of Faith

June 5, 2023 · by Stephenie Sanders, Partners in Health and Wholeness Program and Engagement Administrator

Join us to learn how the Alter program can help your African-American faith community support and include community members with dementia and their loved ones. Register here.

Nourishing Lives During National Nutrition Month

March 7, 2023 By Partners in Health and Wholeness

Guest Author Kim Eshleman, Faith Communities LiaisonFaithful Families Thriving Communities/Steps to Health (NC State University’s SNAP-Ed program) Nutrition is a word with many connotations and one that may evoke complex […]

Nourishing Lives During National Nutrition Month

March 7, 2023 · by Partners in Health and Wholeness

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

February 3, 2023 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 […]

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

February 3, 2023 · by Rev. Dr. Arlecia Simmons, Partners in Health and Wholeness East Regional Associate Director

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

September 21, 2022 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 […]

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

September 21, 2022 · 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 […]

Faith and Health Summit 2022 Mindful Safety: Covid Protocols

August 16, 2022 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 […]

Faith and Health Summit 2022 Mindful Safety: Covid Protocols

August 16, 2022 · 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 […]

Health Ministry as Peace Work – A Reflection on Peace Month

August 4, 2022 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 […]

Health Ministry as Peace Work – A Reflection on Peace Month

August 4, 2022 · 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 […]

Faith and Health Summit 2022

August 1, 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 […]

Faith and Health Summit 2022

August 1, 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 […]

Meeting the Moment for LGBTQ+ Older Adults

June 30, 2022 By Krista Westervelt, Associate Director, Partners in Health & Wholeness, Healthy Aging

There are currently 3 million LGBTQ+ adults aged 65 or older in the United States and that number is expected to double by 2030 (source). While the age-related needs of […]

Meeting the Moment for LGBTQ+ Older Adults

June 30, 2022 · by Krista Westervelt, Associate Director, Partners in Health & Wholeness, Healthy Aging

There are currently 3 million LGBTQ+ adults aged 65 or older in the United States and that number is expected to double by 2030 (source). While the age-related needs of […]

Aging and Imago Dei

May 24, 2022 By Krista Westervelt, Associate Director, Partners in Health & Wholeness, Healthy Aging

Is there an expiration date on our inherent worth and dignity? An aging out of being made in God’s image? The past two pandemic years have been a litmus test […]

Aging and Imago Dei

May 24, 2022 · by Krista Westervelt, Associate Director, Partners in Health & Wholeness, Healthy Aging

Is there an expiration date on our inherent worth and dignity? An aging out of being made in God’s image? The past two pandemic years have been a litmus test […]

Healthcare is a Justice Issue

May 9, 2022 By Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

May 2022 may be the first time in my 57 years that I’ve deeply appreciated the arrival of spring. Yes, spring officially began in March but it was still a […]

Healthcare is a Justice Issue

May 9, 2022 · by Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

May 2022 may be the first time in my 57 years that I’ve deeply appreciated the arrival of spring. Yes, spring officially began in March but it was still a […]

Bolstering Local Economies & Food Access: Faith Communities & Farmers of Color

March 10, 2022 By North Carolina Council of Churches

By Justine Post, Come to the Table Program Director, Rural Advancement Foundation, partner of the NC Council of Churches BIPOC (Black & Brown, Indigenous, People of Color) farmers in the […]

Bolstering Local Economies & Food Access: Faith Communities & Farmers of Color

March 10, 2022 · by North Carolina Council of Churches

By Justine Post, Come to the Table Program Director, Rural Advancement Foundation, partner of the NC Council of Churches BIPOC (Black & Brown, Indigenous, People of Color) farmers in the […]

Faith Health Connection: Senior Games

February 28, 2022 By chris

Join Partners in Health and Wholeness for a Faith Health Connection with the North Carolina Senior Games and local Senior Games representatives from across our state. Learn ways to get […]

Faith Health Connection: Senior Games

February 28, 2022 · by chris

Join Partners in Health and Wholeness for a Faith Health Connection with the North Carolina Senior Games and local Senior Games representatives from across our state. Learn ways to get […]

Show Your Heart Some Love this February

February 9, 2022 By Krista Westervelt, Associate Director, Partners in Health & Wholeness, Healthy Aging

One morning last summer, while taking myself on a hike on one of my favorite local trails, I struck up a brief conversation with a man in his 70s who […]

Show Your Heart Some Love this February

February 9, 2022 · by Krista Westervelt, Associate Director, Partners in Health & Wholeness, Healthy Aging

One morning last summer, while taking myself on a hike on one of my favorite local trails, I struck up a brief conversation with a man in his 70s who […]

North Carolina’s $750 Million Dollar Opioid Settlement: How will it help?

February 9, 2022 By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

If you are interested in learning more about the Opioid Settlement join us on February 10th from 11am-12:30pm for the Faith Health Connection: Opioid Settlement. We will be joined by […]

North Carolina’s $750 Million Dollar Opioid Settlement: How will it help?

February 9, 2022 · by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

If you are interested in learning more about the Opioid Settlement join us on February 10th from 11am-12:30pm for the Faith Health Connection: Opioid Settlement. We will be joined by […]

Together: Wholly Sacred and Beautifully Ordinary

January 26, 2022 By Nicole Johnson, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

We breathe the same air, and we drink the same water. Nicole Johnson My grandfather was an old school farmer. Any suggestions to include newer techniques or farm machinery on […]

Together: Wholly Sacred and Beautifully Ordinary

January 26, 2022 · by Nicole Johnson, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

We breathe the same air, and we drink the same water. Nicole Johnson My grandfather was an old school farmer. Any suggestions to include newer techniques or farm machinery on […]

World AIDS day

December 1, 2021 By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Today, December 1, is World AIDS day. It is an opportunity for people worldwide to come together in solidarity with people living with HIV and to recognize those who have […]

World AIDS day

December 1, 2021 · by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Today, December 1, is World AIDS day. It is an opportunity for people worldwide to come together in solidarity with people living with HIV and to recognize those who have […]

2020-2021 Overdose Deaths Heartbreaking Record

November 19, 2021 By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

On November 17, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control released annual data on the number of unintentional overdose deaths in the United States. For the first time, this number topped […]

2020-2021 Overdose Deaths Heartbreaking Record

November 19, 2021 · by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

On November 17, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control released annual data on the number of unintentional overdose deaths in the United States. For the first time, this number topped […]

September – National Recovery Month

September 20, 2021 By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

This month we recognize National Recovery Month and celebrate everyone who is in recovery however they define that to be. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) defines recovery […]

September – National Recovery Month

September 20, 2021 · by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

PHW Honors Collaborative Church with Award

July 22, 2021 By Michelle Peedin, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

The past year and a half has been trying for all of us, some more than others. But a blessing that came out of this time of deep reflection was […]

PHW Honors Collaborative Church with Award

July 22, 2021 · by Michelle Peedin, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

The past year and a half has been trying for all of us, some more than others. But a blessing that came out of this time of deep reflection was […]

Sacred Conversations: Caretakers of Creation Part II: Faith and The Environment Q&A

May 28, 2021 By chris

We are doing things a little differently for the second Sacred Conversations in our series on faith, health and the environment. We invite you to join us as we hear […]

Sacred Conversations: Caretakers of Creation Part II: Faith and The Environment Q&A

May 28, 2021 · by chris

We are doing things a little differently for the second Sacred Conversations in our series on faith, health and the environment. We invite you to join us as we hear […]

Spotlight: Olive Branch Ministry

April 13, 2021 By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

HICKORY, NC — Founded by the Rev. Michelle Mathis and her wife Karen Lowe, Olive Branch Ministry is a faith-based harm reduction agency covering nine counties in the foothills and […]

Spotlight: Olive Branch Ministry

April 13, 2021 · by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

HICKORY, NC — Founded by the Rev. Michelle Mathis and her wife Karen Lowe, Olive Branch Ministry is a faith-based harm reduction agency covering nine counties in the foothills and […]

Sacred Conversations: Caretakers of Creation: A Vision for Shalom in Practical Ways

April 12, 2021 By chris

What does it mean to be caretakers of creation when we ourselves are a part of creation, and where do we start when we know that the environments in which […]

Sacred Conversations: Caretakers of Creation: A Vision for Shalom in Practical Ways

April 12, 2021 · by chris

What does it mean to be caretakers of creation when we ourselves are a part of creation, and where do we start when we know that the environments in which […]

Growing Communities of Inclusion: Mental Health and Harm Reduction

March 16, 2021 By chris

Join PHW for a webinar on making the connection between mental health and harm reduction work. Click here to register. We will look at substance use, harm reduction, and mental […]

Growing Communities of Inclusion: Mental Health and Harm Reduction

March 16, 2021 · by chris

Join PHW for a webinar on making the connection between mental health and harm reduction work. Click here to register. We will look at substance use, harm reduction, and mental […]

PHW Community Check-In Call

March 16, 2021 By chris

We invite you to join Partners in Health and Wholeness (PHW) for a check-in call with our team and greater PHW community. Click here to register. We hope to create […]

PHW Community Check-In Call

March 16, 2021 · by chris

We invite you to join Partners in Health and Wholeness (PHW) for a check-in call with our team and greater PHW community. Click here to register. We hope to create […]

Do This in Remembrance of Me

March 15, 2021 By Rev. Karen Richardson Dunn, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Healthy Aging

As Americans, our collective remembrance and solidarity have often centered around one key question: Where were you when — ? For my (white) parents’ generation, the question was: Where were […]

Do This in Remembrance of Me

March 15, 2021 · by Rev. Karen Richardson Dunn, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Healthy Aging

As Americans, our collective remembrance and solidarity have often centered around one key question: Where were you when — ? For my (white) parents’ generation, the question was: Where were […]

Emotional Rescue for Caregivers

February 23, 2021 By chris

MemoryCare has coordinated with Kari Berit, an internationally recognized speaker/writer to provide a free, half-day virtual workshop (via Zoom) teaching caregivers how to be S.A.N.E. (Supported, Appreciated, Not Guilty, and Energized) […]

Emotional Rescue for Caregivers

February 23, 2021 · by chris

Virtual Clergy Breakfast

February 9, 2021 By chris

Are you interested in learning more about the state of our state when it comes to opioids? Are you interested in learning more about ways your congregation can get involved […]

Virtual Clergy Breakfast

February 9, 2021 · by chris

Are you interested in learning more about the state of our state when it comes to opioids? Are you interested in learning more about ways your congregation can get involved […]

The COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy and the Church

January 11, 2021 By chris

Join Partners in Health and Wholeness, an initiative of the North Carolina Council of Churches, in partnership with the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) for a webinar […]

The COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy and the Church

January 11, 2021 · by chris

Join Partners in Health and Wholeness, an initiative of the North Carolina Council of Churches, in partnership with the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) for a webinar […]

Sacred Conversations: The Spirituality of Loneliness in Life’s Second Chapter, Part II

January 8, 2021 By chris

This past autumn, PHW held its first Sacred Conversation on the epidemic of loneliness and social isolation for those in life’s second chapter, particularly in the time of Covid. We […]

Sacred Conversations: The Spirituality of Loneliness in Life’s Second Chapter, Part II

January 8, 2021 · by chris

This past autumn, PHW held its first Sacred Conversation on the epidemic of loneliness and social isolation for those in life’s second chapter, particularly in the time of Covid. We […]

Powerful Tools for Family Caregivers

December 22, 2020 By chris

Join AARP for their virtual webinar on caregiving for caregivers. This interactive workshop is designed to empower family caregivers to take care of themselves while caring for a relative or […]

Powerful Tools for Family Caregivers

December 22, 2020 · by chris

Join AARP for their virtual webinar on caregiving for caregivers. This interactive workshop is designed to empower family caregivers to take care of themselves while caring for a relative or […]

Elder Abuse: The Impact of COVID-19

December 22, 2020 By chris

Covid-19 has revealed yet another epidemic among us: of loneliness and isolation. The challenges they present to mental health and spiritual well-being can be particularly difficult for those in the […]

Elder Abuse: The Impact of COVID-19

December 22, 2020 · by chris

Winter 2021 Caregiver College

December 22, 2020 By chris

Join MemoryCare Inc. for their 2021 Caregiver College, a series of six modules provided for caregivers of persons with memory disorders. Sessions are designed to improve caregiver understanding of different […]

Winter 2021 Caregiver College

December 22, 2020 · by chris

Mental Health and Race: Barriers, Ideas, & Sacred Work (Part III)

December 11, 2020 By Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

To read Part I of this series, click here. To read Part II of this series, click here. In this series about mental health and race, we have looked at […]

Mental Health and Race: Barriers, Ideas, & Sacred Work (Part III)

December 11, 2020 · by Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

To read Part I of this series, click here. To read Part II of this series, click here. In this series about mental health and race, we have looked at […]

Blessed are those who continue to mourn

December 4, 2020 By Rev. Karen Richardson Dunn, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Healthy Aging

Several months ago, as summer was just beginning, I wrote on behalf of the Partners in Health and Wholeness team to mark the tragic milestone of 1,000 lives lost to […]

Blessed are those who continue to mourn

December 4, 2020 · by Rev. Karen Richardson Dunn, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Healthy Aging

Several months ago, as summer was just beginning, I wrote on behalf of the Partners in Health and Wholeness team to mark the tragic milestone of 1,000 lives lost to […]

Wellness & Immune Health

November 20, 2020 By chris

Due to COVID-19, we want to highlight the best ways to support immune health. Join PHW and Holley Dagenhardt, MA, RDN, LDN on Friday, December 4, for a conversation on […]

Wellness & Immune Health

November 20, 2020 · by chris

Due to COVID-19, we want to highlight the best ways to support immune health. Join PHW and Holley Dagenhardt, MA, RDN, LDN on Friday, December 4, for a conversation on […]

Sacred Conversations: The Church at the Center of the Covid Pandemic

November 10, 2020 By chris

Partners in Health and Wholeness, an initiative of the North Carolina Council of Churches, invites faith and lay leaders to join us for our next Sacred Conversations event on Wednesday, […]

Sacred Conversations: The Church at the Center of the Covid Pandemic

November 10, 2020 · by chris

Partners in Health and Wholeness, an initiative of the North Carolina Council of Churches, invites faith and lay leaders to join us for our next Sacred Conversations event on Wednesday, […]

Mental Health and Race: Barriers, Ideas, & Sacred Work (Part II)

October 29, 2020 By Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

To read Part 1 of the “Mental Health and Race: Barriers, Ideas, & Sacred Work” series, click here. In all the stress and unknown of this world, resilience is a […]

Mental Health and Race: Barriers, Ideas, & Sacred Work (Part II)

October 29, 2020 · by Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

To read Part 1 of the “Mental Health and Race: Barriers, Ideas, & Sacred Work” series, click here. In all the stress and unknown of this world, resilience is a […]

Fifth Annual John W. Hatch FaithHealth Lecture

October 20, 2020 By chris

The Division of FaithHealth Ministries of Wake Forest Baptist Health and Shaw University Divinity School invite you to the Fifth Annual John W. Hatch FaithHealth Lecture Series. The Hatch Series engages […]

Fifth Annual John W. Hatch FaithHealth Lecture

October 20, 2020 · by chris

Leading Trauma-Informed Programs and Ministries

October 20, 2020 By chris

Join Crystal Imes and Annette Snider, certified Connections Matter trainers with Prevent Child abuse NC, for part two of their ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and trauma series. Participants will explore […]

Leading Trauma-Informed Programs and Ministries

October 20, 2020 · by chris

Understanding ACEs and Trauma (Part I)

October 19, 2020 By chris

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are forms of early childhood trauma that can have a strong impact on development and future adult health. Join Crystal Imes, BSW, and Annette Snider, LMFTA, […]

Understanding ACEs and Trauma (Part I)

October 19, 2020 · by chris

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are forms of early childhood trauma that can have a strong impact on development and future adult health. Join Crystal Imes, BSW, and Annette Snider, LMFTA, […]

October is National Substance Use Prevention Month

October 16, 2020 By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Do you remember the public service announcement video titled “This Is Your Brain on Drugs?” This ad series, like others in the 1980s, begins with a man holding an egg […]

October is National Substance Use Prevention Month

October 16, 2020 · by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Do you remember the public service announcement video titled “This Is Your Brain on Drugs?” This ad series, like others in the 1980s, begins with a man holding an egg […]

The Spirituality of Loneliness in Life’s Second Chapter

October 12, 2020 By Rev. Karen Richardson Dunn, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Healthy Aging

“Quite simply, human relationship is as essential to our well-being as food and water.” –former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Within the global pandemic of Covid-19 lies another deadly yet often […]

The Spirituality of Loneliness in Life’s Second Chapter

October 12, 2020 · by Rev. Karen Richardson Dunn, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Healthy Aging

Mental Health and Race: Barriers, Ideas, and Sacred Work (Part I)

October 9, 2020 By Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

“Racism is a mental health issue because racism causes trauma”- Mental Health America. This is a strong statement that requires deep consideration. Racism, mental health concerns, and trauma are infused. […]

Mental Health and Race: Barriers, Ideas, and Sacred Work (Part I)

October 9, 2020 · by Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

Becoming a Trauma-Informed Faith Community

October 7, 2020 By chris

You are invited to join Partners in Health and Wholeness and the UMC Northern Piedmont District for “Becoming a Trauma-Informed Faith Community.” We will define what a trauma-informed faith community […]

Becoming a Trauma-Informed Faith Community

October 7, 2020 · by chris

Strengthening and Connecting: Families, Congregations, and Communities

October 2, 2020 By chris

Did you know when we support and connect with one another we are providing hope and using key protective factors that actually help prevent child abuse and neglect? Connect with […]

Strengthening and Connecting: Families, Congregations, and Communities

October 2, 2020 · by chris

Did you know when we support and connect with one another we are providing hope and using key protective factors that actually help prevent child abuse and neglect? Connect with […]

Community Conversation: What Can Rural Communities and People of Faith Do to Prevent Suicide?

October 2, 2020 By chris

Join us and our partners at Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA), American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – North Carolina Chapter, and NC Agromedicine Institute for a series on the intersection […]

Community Conversation: What Can Rural Communities and People of Faith Do to Prevent Suicide?

October 2, 2020 · by chris

High Country UCC

September 29, 2020 By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

High Country United Church of Christ (UCC), located in the beautiful western region of North Carolina, has been a member of the PHW Collaborative for about two years now. The […]

High Country UCC

September 29, 2020 · by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

High Country United Church of Christ (UCC), located in the beautiful western region of North Carolina, has been a member of the PHW Collaborative for about two years now. The […]

Sacred Conversations: Local Food: Supporting Farmers and Families

September 2, 2020 By chris

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. How can food relief programs support both the local economy and the families impacted most by COVID-19? Partnering with small farmers in your community to purchase […]

Sacred Conversations: Local Food: Supporting Farmers and Families

September 2, 2020 · by chris

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. How can food relief programs support both the local economy and the families impacted most by COVID-19? Partnering with small farmers in your community to purchase […]

Virtual Clergy Lunch

August 12, 2020 By chris

In 2018, six North Carolinians a day died due to an unintentional medication or drug overdose. Substance use remains a highly stigmatized topic and one that is not talked about […]

Virtual Clergy Lunch

August 12, 2020 · by chris

In 2018, six North Carolinians a day died due to an unintentional medication or drug overdose. Substance use remains a highly stigmatized topic and one that is not talked about […]

Sacred Conversations: The Spirituality of Loneliness in Life’s Second Chapter

August 7, 2020 By chris

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. Covid-19 has revealed yet another epidemic among us: of loneliness and isolation. The challenges they present to mental health and spiritual well-being can be particularly difficult […]

Sacred Conversations: The Spirituality of Loneliness in Life’s Second Chapter

August 7, 2020 · by chris

COVID-19 Spotlights

July 30, 2020 By Michelle Peedin, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Partners in Health and Wholeness is proud to partner with faith communities that are committed to promoting faith, health, and justice. The congregations in our Collaborative network are what make […]

COVID-19 Spotlights

July 30, 2020 · by Michelle Peedin, Program Coordinator, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Caring for Elderly Loved Ones During COVID-19

July 26, 2020 By Rev. Karen Richardson Dunn, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Healthy Aging

As the daughter of parents who are deep into their eighties, these past four months have been particularly worrisome since Covid-19 reshaped all our lives into unknown territory. And, as of […]

Caring for Elderly Loved Ones During COVID-19

July 26, 2020 · by Rev. Karen Richardson Dunn, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Healthy Aging

As the daughter of parents who are deep into their eighties, these past four months have been particularly worrisome since Covid-19 reshaped all our lives into unknown territory. And, as of […]

World Hepatitis Day: Finding the Missing Millions

July 24, 2020 By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

July 28th is World Hepatitis Day, and this year’s theme is designed to raise awareness and encourage action in finding the estimated 290 million people who are unaware they have […]

World Hepatitis Day: Finding the Missing Millions

July 24, 2020 · by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

July 28th is World Hepatitis Day, and this year’s theme is designed to raise awareness and encourage action in finding the estimated 290 million people who are unaware they have […]

Spotlight: Free COVID-19 Testing

July 23, 2020 By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Partners in Health and Wholeness (PHW), an initiative of the North Carolina Council of Churches, is designed to bridge issues of faith, health, and justice. We partner with faith communities […]

Spotlight: Free COVID-19 Testing

July 23, 2020 · by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Partners in Health and Wholeness (PHW), an initiative of the North Carolina Council of Churches, is designed to bridge issues of faith, health, and justice. We partner with faith communities […]

Sacred Conversations: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Faith Community (Part II)

July 14, 2020 By chris

Please join us for the next part of our Sacred Conversations series, on Friday, July 24 at 11am via Zoom. This will be part two of our two-part series titled […]

Sacred Conversations: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Faith Community (Part II)

July 14, 2020 · by chris

Please join us for the next part of our Sacred Conversations series, on Friday, July 24 at 11am via Zoom. This will be part two of our two-part series titled […]

Democracy, Values & the 2020 Election: A Reflection Guide for Faith Communities

July 7, 2020 By North Carolina Council of Churches

Download The Guide & Share This Link To Triple The Vote! —> bit.ly/NCvaluesvoter The 2020 elections could not be more significant. The outcome will set the course on climate change […]

Democracy, Values & the 2020 Election: A Reflection Guide for Faith Communities

July 7, 2020 · by North Carolina Council of Churches

Download The Guide & Share This Link To Triple The Vote! —> bit.ly/NCvaluesvoter The 2020 elections could not be more significant. The outcome will set the course on climate change […]

A Conversation On Physically Regathering and Protecting the Health of Your Congregation

July 1, 2020 By chris

Join Faith Health NC for a virtual conversation with Dr. Werner Ernst-Bischoff, Professor of Infectious Diseases and Professor of Epidemiology and Prevention in the Wake Forest Baptist Health system. This […]

A Conversation On Physically Regathering and Protecting the Health of Your Congregation

July 1, 2020 · by chris

Joint Letter from N.C. Faith Leaders to N.C. Elected Leaders

July 1, 2020 By North Carolina Council of Churches

The leaders of the denominational members of the North Carolina Council of Churches have sent a joint letter to senior elected leaders, Governor Cooper, Representative Moore, and Senator Berger, outlining […]

Joint Letter from N.C. Faith Leaders to N.C. Elected Leaders

July 1, 2020 · by North Carolina Council of Churches

St. Stephen Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ

June 24, 2020 By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

St. Stephen Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ is located in Trenton, NC in the heart of Eastern North Carolina. They have been a member of the PHW Collaborative for […]

St. Stephen Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ

June 24, 2020 · by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

St. Stephen Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ is located in Trenton, NC in the heart of Eastern North Carolina. They have been a member of the PHW Collaborative for […]

St. Paul Presbyterian Church

June 24, 2020 By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

St. Paul Presbyterian Church is located in Louisburg, NC in Central North Carolina. They have made healthy eating central to their ministry through the initiative “A Blessing Soup Kitchen,” serving nutritious […]

St. Paul Presbyterian Church

June 24, 2020 · by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Oasis of Hope Ministries

June 24, 2020 By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Oasis of Hope Ministries is located in Henderson, NC in Central North Carolina. Oasis of Hope Ministries has been centering faith, health, and well-being in their ministry for almost 4 […]

Oasis of Hope Ministries

June 24, 2020 · by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Oasis of Hope Ministries is located in Henderson, NC in Central North Carolina. Oasis of Hope Ministries has been centering faith, health, and well-being in their ministry for almost 4 […]

Haywood Street UMC

June 24, 2020 By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Haywood Street UMC has been a member of the PHW Collaborative since 2018. They have always been an anchor of support in their community through ministering with the unsheltered population of Asheville, serving […]

Haywood Street UMC

June 24, 2020 · by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Sacred Conversations: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Faith Community

June 12, 2020 By chris

Please join us for the next part of our Sacred Conversations series, on Friday, June 26 at 11am via Zoom. This will be part one of a two-part series, titled […]

Sacred Conversations: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Faith Community

June 12, 2020 · by chris

Please join us for the next part of our Sacred Conversations series, on Friday, June 26 at 11am via Zoom. This will be part one of a two-part series, titled […]

Sacred Spaces

June 5, 2020 By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

What does “sacred space” mean to you? This is the question I asked during my first virtual Sunday school class weeks ago. I teach a broad age range (3-9) so […]

Sacred Spaces

June 5, 2020 · by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

What does “sacred space” mean to you? This is the question I asked during my first virtual Sunday school class weeks ago. I teach a broad age range (3-9) so […]

Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

June 4, 2020 By Rev. Karen Richardson Dunn, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Healthy Aging

As of this morning, Thursday, June 4, the Raleigh News & Observer reported that Covid-19 has claimed the lives of 999 North Carolinians. We, the staff of Partners in Health […]

Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

June 4, 2020 · by Rev. Karen Richardson Dunn, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Healthy Aging

As of this morning, Thursday, June 4, the Raleigh News & Observer reported that Covid-19 has claimed the lives of 999 North Carolinians. We, the staff of Partners in Health […]

Cherishing the Elderly Among Us

May 28, 2020 By Rev. Karen Richardson Dunn, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Healthy Aging

May is Mother’s Day. It is high school and college graduations, Memorial Day weekend barbecues and beach trips , and the anticipation of summer’s more languid pace. May is also […]

Cherishing the Elderly Among Us

May 28, 2020 · by Rev. Karen Richardson Dunn, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Healthy Aging

May is Mother’s Day. It is high school and college graduations, Memorial Day weekend barbecues and beach trips , and the anticipation of summer’s more languid pace. May is also […]

Be Happy Hour: Music and Celebration of Faith & Health

May 5, 2020 By chris

Join us as we come together, virtually, in celebration of the 85th Anniversary of the NC Council of Churches and the 10th Anniversary of the Partners in Health & Wholeness […]

Be Happy Hour: Music and Celebration of Faith & Health

May 5, 2020 · by chris

Join us as we come together, virtually, in celebration of the 85th Anniversary of the NC Council of Churches and the 10th Anniversary of the Partners in Health & Wholeness […]

Statement on Staying Home

April 24, 2020 By North Carolina Council of Churches

Approved by the Executive Committee of the Governing Board of the North Carolina Council on April 23, 2020. The North Carolina Council of Churches supports the Governor of N.C. and […]

Statement on Staying Home

April 24, 2020 · by North Carolina Council of Churches

Approved by the Executive Committee of the Governing Board of the North Carolina Council on April 23, 2020. The North Carolina Council of Churches supports the Governor of N.C. and […]

PHW Check-In Call

April 9, 2020 By chris

All are invited to join our Partners in Health and Wholeness Community for a Check-In call. We hope to create a space where people of faith can share needs and […]

PHW Check-In Call

April 9, 2020 · by chris

All are invited to join our Partners in Health and Wholeness Community for a Check-In call. We hope to create a space where people of faith can share needs and […]

Holy Breaths: Our Health Tips in Response to COVID-19

April 6, 2020 By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

This “new normal” of social distancing has been weighing on our minds, hearts, and souls. We are living through a challenging time constantly consumed by distressing news updates. Many face […]

Holy Breaths: Our Health Tips in Response to COVID-19

April 6, 2020 · by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

This “new normal” of social distancing has been weighing on our minds, hearts, and souls. We are living through a challenging time constantly consumed by distressing news updates. Many face […]

Christians and Racial Equity Lenten Series

March 26, 2020 By chris

Racism has been called America’s “original sin.” Struggles around affirmative action, welfare and immigration reform, and other policies show that the racial divide in the United States wasn’t healed in […]

Christians and Racial Equity Lenten Series

March 26, 2020 · by chris

Virus Threat’s Harsh Light

March 14, 2020 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

The rapidly unfolding global coronavirus crisis can’t help but get us thinking in a familiar vein: woulda, coulda and shoulda. In the United States, if federal authorities hadn’t been hamstrung […]

Virus Threat’s Harsh Light

March 14, 2020 · by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Cherish Your Heart

March 4, 2020 By Rev. Karen Richardson Dunn, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Healthy Aging

When I was a kid my friends and I would sometimes, in the middle of a conversation, go very still and say, with great solemnity: “I’m serious as a heart […]

Cherish Your Heart

March 4, 2020 · by Rev. Karen Richardson Dunn, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Healthy Aging

When I was a kid my friends and I would sometimes, in the middle of a conversation, go very still and say, with great solemnity: “I’m serious as a heart […]

A Climate Mobilization Film Festival

February 5, 2020 By chris

Join the UCC Southern Conference’s Creation Justice Network on Saturday, February 29, for “Biscuits and Popcorn: A Climate Mobilization Film Festival,” at Elon Community UCC, 9:00 a.m. until noon. Thirteen […]

A Climate Mobilization Film Festival

February 5, 2020 · by chris

Reflections on the 2019 Eastern Faith and Health Summit

February 4, 2020 By Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

The Partners in Health and Wholeness Eastern NC Summit, titled “Mindful Together: Our Health Connects Us to Each Other and God” was more than an event. It was a gathering […]

Reflections on the 2019 Eastern Faith and Health Summit

February 4, 2020 · by Rev. Jessica Stokes, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Mental Health Advocacy

The Partners in Health and Wholeness Eastern NC Summit, titled “Mindful Together: Our Health Connects Us to Each Other and God” was more than an event. It was a gathering […]

Thank You NC 100 Mile Challenge Churches: You Inspire Us!

January 27, 2020 By Nicole Johnson, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

5 years old to 90 years old 36 congregations (known) 50,000 miles and counting parks/neighborhoods/rivers/labyrinths prayer, work, meditation mind/body/spirit Baptist/ Nondenominational/Episcopa-lian, Methodist/Islamic mental health workshops/blood pressure kits/treadmills/fitness workshops/gardens Two years […]