--- title: Abundant Aging - Center for Abundant Aging | Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging description: Rev. Beth Long-Higgins is the VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging with United Church Homes. She is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, musician, amateur birder and fiber artist. 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For my first four and a half years, I was the only grandchild, surrounded—and probably spoiled—by.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/my-intergenerational-foundations) ### Extravagant Generosity By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  August 06, 2026 Many years ago, I knew a woman I’ll call Lorraine who saw herself as generous. She and her husband often took the pastor and spouse out to dinners they would not have.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/extravagantly-generous) ### The Concentric Circles of Communities By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  June 04, 2026 Community can be a geographic place, like a neighborhood, or group of people working toward a specific purpose or around specific interests. Community can also be seen.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/the-concentric-circles-of-communities) ### More Than End‑of‑Life Care: Why Spiritual Care Matters at Every Stage of Aging By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  May 28, 2026 [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/more-than-end-of-life-care-why-spiritual-care-matters-at-every-stage-of-aging) ### Transitional Fog and The Small Steps Toward Clarity By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  April 23, 2026 From birth to death, aging is a lifelong process of change. In our earliest years, those changes are often visible and celebrated. We grow “up,” acquiring new physical.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/transitional-fog-and-the-small-steps-toward-clarity) ### Longing to Belong By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  March 05, 2026 At various points in my life, I have felt that I didn’t belong. Usually these were times following transitions of moving to a new place. And the feeling of not belonging.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/longing-to-belong) ### The Silent Struggle: Nurturing Spiritual Wellbeing in Aging Adults By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  January 29, 2026 In the past week alone, I found myself in three different conversations with colleagues who are walking alongside aging parents in their late 80s and early 90s. Each one.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/the-silent-struggle-nurturing-spiritual-wellbeing-in-aging-adults) ### New Year's Resolutions, Spiritual Practices, New Beginnings By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  January 01, 2026 A new year provides an opportunity for a renewed focus on spiritual practices. New Year resolutions have never attracted my attention. Maybe this is because when we make.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/new-years-resolutions-spiritual-practices-new-beginnings) ### Loneliness is as Harmful as Smoking: Why Connection Matters By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  November 25, 2025 Years before the COVID-19 pandemic, I attended a conference hosted by the American Society on Aging. One session featured Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, whose research left.. 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