Avoiding Internet Scams

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…

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Importance of Community Chaplains

Providing spiritual care and comfort for people who are experiencing life’s difficulties, and having trained and credentialed pastors present and available when residents, families, friends and staff struggle with illness, grief, loss, or pain. That’s one way to describe what makes United Church Homes different and distinctive. We believe that…

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UCH Golf Outing Raises $38,000

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…

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A New Place to Call Home

Today Pilgrim Manor operates 55 skilled nursing beds and 110 assisted living apartments on a 10-acre campus near downtown Grand Rapids. The integration of the organizations will occur at the end of October. This means Pilgrim Manor will continue to operate under its own name but will become a fully…

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A Generation Ahead: Transforming the Way We Age

UPDATE The 2016 Annual Symposium took place Friday, November 11, 2016. Thank you to everyone in attendance for making this inaugural symposium a success. To view highlights from the symposium, including a video chronicling the life and impact of Mrs. Parker, click here. The idea for a Center for Abundant…

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United Church Homes to sponsor three staff members for Leadership Marion!

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,…

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Centennial Celebration Golf Outing

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…

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Impact

Strategically Build the Strength of the Organization: Ila Basler Ila Basler was introduced to Chapel Hill Community by her friend, the late Rev. Glenn Royer. She was so impressed, that in 1999 she bequeathed most of her property to Chapel Hill, a $610,000 gift that led to the Basler Community…

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UCH of Today

As our aging services ministry changes, UCH is responding with innovations. Our work is becoming more consumer driven and requires a resident-centered focus. Payment methods are rapidly changing, more complex, and challenging. UCH’s relationships with churches, corporations, community organizations, individuals, and business partners are vital to moving forward our mission…

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