North Carolina Council of Churches

06/23/2026

Meet the North Carolina Council of Churches' 2026 Summer Interns!

This talented pair of rising leaders is supporting our work in eco-justice, behavioral health, communications, and more. We're grateful for the passion, creativity, and commitment they bring to our mission.

Get to know our interns and hear what inspires their work: https://ncchurches.org/2026/06/2026-intern-spotlight-meet-the-councils-rising-leaders

06/20/2026

🔔 Join us for A Peals for Peace 🔔

Beginning in July, faith communities, organizations, families, and individuals are invited to ring bells on the first Monday of each month at 6:00 PM as a public witness for peace, unity, and hope.

Any bell or sound-making object is welcome.

Join us in a simple, powerful act of shared hope.

Register your congregation, organization, or household to participate. https://ncchurches.org/a-peals-for-peace/

06/18/2026

Please join us in welcoming Melissa Florer-Bixler as the North Carolina Council of Churches' Summer Fellow!

A doctoral student at Duke Divinity School, Melissa will spend the summer developing preaching resources on labor and faith and supporting Durham Rising's work for economic justice.

Learn more about Melissa and her work: https://ncchurches.org/2026/06/welcome-fellow-melissa-florer-bixler

06/15/2026

"Now to one who works, wages are not reckoned as a gift but as something due." - Romans 4:4

A just reward for work includes fair wages, safe working conditions, and respect for human dignity. Those who harvest our food deserve protection from extreme heat, including access to water, rest, shade, and emergency care.

During NC Heat Stress Awareness Week, we stand with farmworkers and all outdoor workers in calling for protections that honor the value of their labor.

06/12/2026

As people of faith, we are called to protect the dignity and well-being of all workers. During NC Heat Stress Awareness Week, we join as members of the NC Farmworker Advocacy Network to raise awareness about the urgent need for heat safety protections for farmworkers and other outdoor workers.

Every worker deserves access to water, rest, shade, and emergency medical care. Join us this week by learning more, sharing resources, and advocating for policies that save lives.

06/12/2026

This week is NC Heat Stress Awareness Week and we hope you will join us for a screening of "Without Share, Without Rest," a documentary that examines the fight for that protections for outdoor workers in Florida in the wake of the hottest year on record! The screening will be Sunday, June 14 at 6 p.m. at Pullen Baptist Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh!

Stay tuned this week as we increase awareness around workers facing increasing risks of heat-related illness and death.

Join us as we welcome our allies from Florida, We Count in continuing to push for heat protections for farmworkers across the south.
Register below:
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05/16/2026

📣 Clergy call to action!

Join us and Make NC Work for a special virtual seminar. Hear from guest speakers in Minnesota about how entire congregations are putting their values into action and what that could look like here at home.

Stories from Black churches, rural and suburban congregations, and denominations across the country. All living their faith out loud. 🙏

🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/clergycta

04/16/2026

Grateful to be gathering together in our shared commitment to mental health through the lens of faith.

04/09/2026

North Carolina’s children were promised a sound basic education.

Last week, that promise was abandoned.

“The majority’s message to our children is clear: pull yourself up by your bootstraps, but there is nothing this Court will do if the political branches never met their obligation to put boots on your feet in the first place.”

This is about more than a court case, it’s about whether we believe every child in North Carolina is worthy of investment, opportunity, and a future.

Read more →

North Carolina’s Supreme Court has seven members. All are known as justices, an honor that seems to crystallize their responsibility in our system of government. But as to how elusive […]

04/08/2026

With deep gratitude, the North Carolina Council of Churches shares that our beloved Executive Director will retire after more than two decades of faithful and courageous leadership.

Her steady guidance has strengthened our witness for justice, deepened partnerships, and built on a legacy spanning more than 90 years. Grounded in unity and a commitment to peace through justice, her leadership has helped shape a more connected and courageous faith community.

Thank you for answering the call with conviction, building strength in community, and advancing a vision of peace through justice. https://ncchurches.org/2026/03/letter-to-the-council-faithful/