Today I Have An Identity
"I didn't know what to do," says Gary Champ. "I didn't know what to do, so I sat still and prayed." Champ, relief resident manager at United Ministries/Earl's Place in Baltimore, has been clean for five years. But it's the story of his 25 years of addiction that prompts his reflections about God, his vocation and living a spiritual life. When asked, "What brought you to Earl's Place?" his answer is rapid-fire: "My behavior." Champ, who was a client of the CHHSM-member ministry before he joined the staff, goes on to explain that he lost his left leg in a train accident when ...
Mayor Heartwell’s Triple Bottom Line
For Mayor George Heartwell of Grand Rapids, host of the recently concluded CHHSM annual meeting, good things seem to come in threes. He is a successful politician in the midst of his second term as mayor of Grand Rapids, an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, and the chief executive officer of Pilgrim Manor retirement community. Heartwell is also a proponent of a three-part approach to sustainability that has put his city and his retirement community at the forefront of the fast-growing movement to create cost-efficient, yet environmentally friendly ways of doing business. "If we are going to be sustainable as ...
About CHHSM Storybank
Welcome to the CHHSM StorybankAcross the UCC, members of the Council for Health and Human Service Ministry (CHHSM) are advancing the ministry of Jesus Christ. In each community where they serve, CHHSM members are using God’s abundant gifts to heal the sick, care for seniors and young people, and minister to God’s children in need. Explore the CHHSM storybank to learn... [Read more of this review]
Stories of Healing and Caring
Leadership Changes at Hoffman HomesSnider C. Mitchell Snider has been named executive director of Hoffman Homes for...
Lifelink, Hoyleton Dissolve AffiliationLifelink President and CEO Rev. Timothy Rhodes and Hoyleton Youth and Family Services...
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Leadership Changes at Hoffman HomesSnider C. Mitchell Snider has been named executive director of Hoffman Homes for...
Senior Living Think Tank Shares Ideas, ResourcesWhen Denise Rabidoux, president and CEO of Evangelical Homes of Michigan, began looking...
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