Memorial Service for Bishop Devadhar
Church, The New England Conference of the United Methodist Church has shared arrangements for the memorial of late Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar. His service will take place at Wesley UMC in Concord on Saturday, October 28th. You may also livestream. Details are below. https://www.neumc.org/newsdetail/bishop-sudarshana-devadhar-1951-2023-17507878 Blessings, Rev. Heidi
Registration now live for Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth in Congregations
We are thrilled to partner with Seacoast Outright to offer training for congregations, clergy, and faith leaders to grow their muscle in LGBTQ+ cultural competency, and to help create a stronger sense of belonging for LGBTQ+ youth in congregational settings. You’ll hear from expert Outright trainers, and NHCC on how to make your congregations a…
Hope: A Guide for Faith Leaders to Prevent Youth Suicide
See below for the latest resource from the Department of Health and Human Services https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hope-guide-faith-leaders-help-prevent-youth-suicide.pdf
Allied Against Hate: A Toolkit for Faith Communities
Please see the resource below from the White House for faith communities. Allied Against Hate_A Toolkit for Faith Communities_September 2023
News from the Council of Churches
Dear Church, We shared the news that Rev. Heidi will depart her post as Executive Director after nearly two and a half years of good work and ministry with us on October 4th. Stay tuned for further updates in the coming weeks and months. The board will continue to move forward our work under the…
Braver Angels work with local congregations
Church, See below for an invitation from Saint Andrews in Hopkinton, open to all!
Rev. Heidi’s testimony at the State Board of Education
Today, the State Board of Education voted to approve PragerU for NH’s Learn Everywhere program. PragerU is a dangerous, thinly-veiled, faith-based curriculum that does not belong in NH’s public schools. The Council of Churches showed up to speak in against it. You can read Rev. Heidi’s remarks below. I will keep my remarks brief this…
The Way of Abundance: A Conversation with Dr. Edie Rasell
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-way-of-abundance-economic-justice-in-scripture-and-society-tickets-634119387157
NHCC in the News!
Thank you to our friends at the NH bulletin for this piece. We are a group of Church leaders, yes. We are also a group of interfaith clergy and leaders. We are Protestant and Catholic. We are Christian and Jewish. We are Episcopalian and United Church of Christ. We are PCUSA and United Methodist. We…