Our 1st Annual Conference on April 1, 2011 was "sold out with nearly 350 registrants!"

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Professional Continuing Education Credits were offered by AHEC!!

Area faith communities and other organizations united with Faith Connections on Mental Illness to co-sponsor a day-long conference, "Mental Illness as a Spiritual Journey: Creating Caring Communities," on Friday, April 1st, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at St. Thomas More Church, 940 Carmichael St., Chapel Hill.

Rev. Susan Gregg-Schroeder, noted author and founder of California's Mental Health Ministries, keynoted the event. Other speakers included Dr. Gary Duncan and Rev. John Durbin. Breakout sessions provided participants with insight on how to be a responsive, compassionate member of the faith community to others struggling with mental illness.

Conference participants were able to:

  • Gain a greater understanding of mental illness, its impact on consumers and their family members;
  • Learn how to develop the spiritual resources within their own faith community;
  • Learn how to effectively and compassionately engage people living with mental illness; and
  • Learn how to become a network of hope to families coping with a mentally ill member.


​Sponsoring Organizations ​
Burlington District - NC Conference of the United Methodist Church

Committee on Disability Concerns - NC Conference of the United Methodist Church

NAMI North Carolina

NAMI Durham

NAMI Orange

NAMI Wake

Shared Visions Foundation

Mental Health America of the Triangle  

Josh's Hope Foundation, Inc. 


Sponsoring Faith Communities 

 Amity United Methodist Church

Asbury United Methodist Church

Olin T. Binkley Baptist Church

Catholic Community of St. Thomas More

Chapel Hill Friends

Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Church

Christ United Methodist Church

Church of the Reconciliation PC USA

Community Church UU

Durham Mennonite Church 

Evergreen United Methodist Church

First Presbyterian Church   

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Mt. Carmel Baptist Church

Orange United Methodist Church 

St. Luke's Episcopal Church 

St. Matthew's Episcopal Church

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church  

Union Baptist Church  

United Church of Chapel Hill

University Presbyterian Church

University United Methodist Church

Watts Street Baptist Church

Westminster Presbyterian Church   
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