The Johnson Service Corps is pleased to welcome the addition of Barbara Day to our Board of Directors. Barbara brings a wealth of experience in education and ministry to our community. She has worked as a teacher, assistant superintendent of Chapel Hill schools, and as Professor and Chair of Curriculum and Instruction in the School […]
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Our Partners at Resourceful Communities
Resourceful Communities is a program within the Conservation Fund that works to uplift and support rural nonprofits – of which many operate in areas of great natural resource value. They operate under the goal of a Triple Bottom Line: environmental stewardship, community economic development, and social justice. Their network of more than 500 grassroots and […]
Meet Izzie
Traditionally, the season of Advent is a time of waiting and preparation. It’s an opportunity to reflect on the past year and anticipate the arrival of a new one, to slow down and ponder what’s important – the hope, peace, joy, and love in our lives. However, if the four potlucks I’ve had in the […]
Alumni Spotlight- Eli Gemora
Hello! I’m Emmanuel (Eli) Gemora and I served with JSC from 2017-2018. I was part of the Carrboro House and worked at Compass Center. I now live in a household that values intentional community and work as a special education teacher in Oregon. Entering JSC, I was looking for a gap year where I could […]
Diocesan Convention Commissioning
On Friday, November 22, our eleven Corps Members were commissioned as part of the 204th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. Below is a video of their commissioning as part of the Eucharist service to begin the convention. After the service, the Corps Members were invited to have lunch with the partners […]
Meet Carina
I first heard about the Episcopal Service Corps through my brother-in-law and friends who enjoyed their years and were gracious about sharing their experiences with me. Although many of my friends from William & Mary were jumping right into big DC jobs, I felt like I needed to take a year to discern my own […]
Welcome Elizabeth
JSC is excited to welcome Elizabeth Brewington to our board. Elizabeth is very familiar with our program, having served as a corps member with East Durham Children’s Initiative in our 2017-2018 cohort. Her experience as a recent alum of the program are an invaluable addition to the board and we are excited to welcome her. […]
Call
Earlier this fall, the Chapel of the Cross hosted “Finding Your Purpose” a one-day conference primarily for young people about discerning their call. I attended with our Corps Members. The keynote speaker was Karen Meridith, Executive Director of Education for Ministry at the University of the South’s School of Theology. Something she said late in […]
Alumni Spotlight – Emily Gao
My name is Emily, and I’m a 2013-2014 member of JSC. My placement program was Project Access of Durham County—a non-profit that coordinates healthcare for uninsured patients. After the program, I started medical school, and am currently finishing my final year. JSC helped confirm my decision to pursue medicine and also introduced me to several concepts […]
Our Partners at Club Nova
Club Nova Community Inc. was founded in 1987 to address the needs of Orange and surrounding counties’ citizens living with mental illness, providing a holistic, caring environment designed to promote rehabilitation and reintegration into the community. The Four Guaranteed Rights our members have are: the right to a place to come, the right to meaningful work, […]