--- title: Abundant Aging - Center for Abundant Aging | Rev. Beth Rodenhouse description: Rev. Beth Rodenhouse served in parish ministry for eight years and chaplaincy for five years. She currently serves as chaplain at Pilgrim Manor, a United Church Homes community in Grand Rapids, Michigan, which is part of the ministry of the United Church of Christ. --- [![Center for Abundant Aging](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/wp-content/uploads/uch-logo-200x84.png "Center for Abundant Aging")](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center) [Back to United Church Homes](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. - [Educational Opportunities](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/) - [Overview](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/) - [Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/clinical-pastoral-education-cpe/) - [Quellhorst Endowment Fund](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/quellhorst-scholars/) - [High School Community Service Opportunities](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/high-school-community-service-opportunities/) - [Internships-Undergraduate and Graduate](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/internships-undergraduate-and-graduate/) - [Research Opportunities](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/educational-opportunities/research-opportunities/) - Engagement with Congregations - [Resources for Worship and Reflection](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/resources-for-worship-and-reflection/) - [Age-Friendly Congregations](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/age-friendly-congregations/) - [Church Resources](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/church-resources/) - [About the Center](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/about-the-center/) - [Overview](https://www.unitedchurchhomes.org/parker-center/about-the-center/) - [Meet Rev. 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Beth Rodenhouse  •  May 21, 2020 Mourning Loss Wasn’t Mother’s Day strange? I couldn’t bring flowers to my mom. We couldn’t gather around the dinner table. I mourn the loss of family and group.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/choosing-hope) ### Living Inside Hope By Rev. Beth Rodenhouse  •  April 09, 2020 I never expected to live during a pandemic. I mean, I’ve read a lot of science fiction stories about pandemics, but I never expected fiction to become reality. Yet here.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/living-inside-hope) ### Advent Series – Love By Rev. Beth Rodenhouse  •  December 19, 2019 Barren Little did I know how difficult it would be to have children. After years of trying, my husband and I sought a fertility specialist who helped us finally get.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/advent-series-love) ### Summertime: Rise Up Singing By Rev. Beth Rodenhouse  •  August 22, 2019 Summer and Music Hearing Ella Fitzgerald’s smoky voice croon George Gershwin’s “Summertime” from the opera Porgy and Bess evokes the warmth and joy of summer. “One of.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/2019/08/rise-up-singing) ### I Will Remember for You Now...Until You Remember By Rev. Beth Rodenhouse  •  May 09, 2019 My mom was diagnosed with vascular dementia several years ago, and she has had increasing memory problems. Mom is one of close to six million people living with dementia.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/2019/05/i-will-remember-for-you-now-until-you-remember) ### Wholefully Willing By Rev. Beth Rodenhouse  •  March 28, 2019 In our chapel, the entire back wall showcases a beautiful stained-glass window depicting Jesus’ final hours of freedom, praying in the garden of Gethsemane. Overwhelmed.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/2019/03/wholefully-willing) ### Indispensable Older Adults By Rev. Beth Rodenhouse  •  February 07, 2019 Is there an issue of social justice in regards to older adults? Yes. Working as a chaplain at a retirement community, I see multiple ways that people view older adults.. [Read More](https://blog.unitedchurchhomes.org/2019/02/indispensable-older-adults) ### Where is Peace? By Rev. Beth Rodenhouse  •  December 06, 2018 How can I write a blog about peace in these troubling times? Everywhere I look, I find unrest, conflict and violence. Everywhere I listen, I hear angry name-calling,.. 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