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“For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee,” notes the
Book of Proverbs. For an Ohio-based provider of senior housing and care servic-
es, the attention to duty is not so much an aspect of corporate functions, but an
alignment to a spiritual foundation that unites a community in long life, peace
and added comforts of care.
United Church Homes is a nonprofit Chris-
tian senior housing and health care provid-
er based in Marion, Ohio. United Church
Homes is an innovator in personalized care,
and serves more than 3,500 residents in 66
communities – making it one of the largest
providers of senior living in the country. As
a faith-based outreach of the United Church
of Christ, the organization’s heritage is one
of inclusion, innovation and continued spir-
itual growth.
United Church Homes was found-
ed in 1916, after Matthew and Jane Smith
passed on 168 acres of farmland in Holland,