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MARION, Ohio – A member of the United Church Homes Board of Directors and two leadership team members received the nonprofit organization’s first President’s Awards of Distinction from Rev. Kenneth Daniel, president and CEO, for exceptional initiative, creativity, and innovation. Rev. Daniel presented the awards to board member and Governance…

When Fred Feicht’s friends learned he was staying at a retirement community, some asked if he had gone there to die. Fred, 81, disagreed. “I’ve got things to do,” Fred said. A resident for 12 years, Fred is an active senior who enjoys living independently at Trinity Community in Beavercreek,…

  United Church Homes’ commitment to Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) represents another example of the organization’s emphasis on creating a culture of learning. Since its inception 3 ½ years ago, the CPE program has flourished, and today is part of a national network of ACPE centers accredited to provide CPE…

  Nearly 200 people joined United Church Homes in remembering and celebrating the visionary spirit of Ruth Frost Parker, whose philanthropy helped to create the senior living residence of Parkvue Community, by attending a Symposium in Columbus, Ohio, last November. This inaugural, annual Symposium introduced the newly created Ruth Frost…

Pilgrim Manor, a United Church Homes community, teamed up with Northview Senior Citizens for the third year in a row in a community relationship-building event Jan. 31 at Plainfield Senior Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This year’s mid-winter luncheon had a theme of “Blues Cruise” and included lunch and entertainment…

After investing nearly a year of looking into the latest in hospitality program development, United Church Homes is introducing an all-new hospitality program — I LIVE IT — and looking to improve its customer service metrics while also ensuring that the ministry’s culture empowers staff to exercise servant leadership. Amy…

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — Karen Messick was recently named the new executive director of United Church Homes Management. Messick provides leadership and direction to the management and operations of UCHM, the management services division of United Church Homes, a nonprofit, faith-based organization based in Marion, Ohio. She will also work…

MARION, Ohio – A United Church Homes’ executive and former member of the UCH Board of Directors was recently selected to take the helm of the Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging. Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, a longtime supporter of UCH, will be charged with shaping the newly formed center,…

We operate and manage 10 healthcare communities in Ohio and now Michigan, including Pilgrim Manor. UCH also provides quality work environments for nearly 1,400 staff members nationwide.* For more information, visit us at unitedchurchhomes.org. *As of October 31, 2016 Jessica Webley is an Opening Minds through Art (OMA) Volunteer. She…

After years of working on complex financial crimes, we have learned from experience that prevention is the best tool. By the time the FBI is notified of suspicious behavior or a possible crime, an individual’s nest egg, 401(k) account, college fund, or bank account is often unrecoverable, at least not…

Here are 50-plus balls descending toward their target (the pin), as Rev. Kenneth Daniel, president and CEO, kicked off the annual UCH golf outing on September 23 at Beavercreek (Ohio) Golf Club with the “Ball Drop of the Century” to mark the organization’s 100th anniversary. Featuring 80 players representing 11…

(Columbus) — Nearly 200 people joined United Church Homes in remembering and celebrating the spirit of Ruth Frost Parker — a Sandusky resident whose vision, leadership, and philanthropy helped create the senior living residence of Parkvue Community in Sandusky — by attending a Symposium entitled, A Generation Ahead: Transforming the…

Leadership Marion! is a program developed though the Marion Chamber of Commerce to help cultivate future leaders with a diverse group of sponsors like businesses, industries, education, healthcare, social services, and government. Through this nine-month program, they learn about the history of the Marion community, the social and economic development,…

REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 9 Schedule for the Day Schedule for the Day 8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Call to Carts 8:45 a.m. Golf Ball Drop of the Century (see below) 9:00 a.m. Shotgun Start Return to the clubhouse for lunch and prizes after tournament play. Ball Drop…