Watts Street

Baptist Church

Fall Picnic!

Saturday, October 10 WSBC’s Urban Ave. parking lot Gather at 4 pm.  Meal at 5 pm. All are welcome!  Join us for an outdoor gathering of food, fellowship, and fun! Fried Chicken, BBQ Pork, and drinks provided. Bring a side dish, a lawn chair, and a water bottle. Enjoy the church playground, games on the lawn, facepainting, and more! This event is open to the community!  Be ...

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2026 Youth Fall Retreat

September 25-27 Montreat Conference Center (Black Mountain, NC) REGISTER: You can register/pay on REALM.  $40 deposits are due on September 6. To request a REALM account, contact Sherrill at office@wattsstreet.org. If you prefer to make offline payments, you can place a check (made out to “WSBC” with “Youth Fall Retreat” in the memo line) in Kelly’s mailbox in the church office copy ...

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Organist Job Posting

🎼 WE’RE HIRING: Organist & Choir Accompanist! 🎹 Watts Street Baptist Church in Durham, NC is looking for a part-time organist to join our inclusive, progressive community! Perfect for local music students. ✨ The Details: Instruments: 1969 3-Manual Austin Pipe Organ (47 Ranks) & 6ft Kawai Grand Hours: ~10-12 hrs/wk (Wed nights & Sun mornings) Pay: ...

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WSBC Building Renovation Updates!

Preschool Area “Grand Re-Opening!” The Capital Campaign project for the preschool renovation is complete!  New lighting installed, walls repaired and painted, new molding, new flooring, new countertops.  Cabinets are painted and the new furniture has been set up! We look forward to a “grand re-opening” this Sunday, August 9, with a more welcoming, updated space for our children, teachers, and ...

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Pride Month Events at Watts Street!

  Movie Night: The Librarians Documentary Thursday, June 11, 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall The WSBC AV Club and the Voices for Love in Action mission group are hosting a screening of the PBS documentary, “The Librarians”.  This film explores how librarians across the country are responding to booking banning efforts by state lawmakers with restrictions on race-related and LGBTQIA+ ...

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WSBC Spring Church Yard Sale

Saturday, May 2 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. in the fellowship hall Watts Street Baptist Church (800 Watts Street) Shop for quality used household items, dishes, kitchen appliances, furniture, electronics, exercise equipment, books, music, toys, and much, much more! Donated items accepted Sunday, April 26 – Thursday, April 30. Youth will be available to help unload Yard Sale donations after church ...

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We’re Hiring! Contract Communications Associate

We're Hiring! With funding from our ABC-RGR Thriving Congregations grant, we are looking to hire a Contract Communications Associate (Part-Time/Remote) for April-October 2026.  This person will help us develop a communications strategy focused on enhancing visibility, strengthening community connections, and telling our story more effectively through our church website, social media, printed ...

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Bishop William Barber preaching ONLINE on February 1

Good morning Watts Streeters, We hope you have all managed through the various amounts of snow in our area. We're grateful that through technology we are still able to hear a word from our scheduled guest preacher, Bishop William J. Barber, II. You can find the sermon for today at this link. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QOqljtnpVTE&feature=youtu.beAs you may know, Bishop Barber’s ...

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