With the wintry weather this weekend, Dorisanne will offer an abbreviated livestream service from her home on Sunday, January 23 at 11 am. We hope you’ll join us online for a pastoral greeting, announcements, scripture, and a short meditation as you enjoy seeing the snow outside. Before worship, we invite you to gather these items near your computer: the worship bulletin (available on the ...
Caring for our Neighbors this Winter
In this life we cannot always do great things, but we can do small things with great love. – Mother Teresa As we continue to wade through these days of COVID-19 , here are some ways we can care for our neighbors who are most vulnerable: January Minute for Mission: Durham Rent Relief Program Legal Aid of North Carolina and the City of Durham have announced the launch of the ...
WSBC Worship Plan for January
As we continue to monitor the fast-moving Omicron variant, we will extend our online-only Sunday morning worship through the end of January. We will livestream worship from the sanctuary each week with only worship leaders and livestream volunteers present. This is not a decision we’ve made lightly, but it feels like the best decision for these days. It is a way to help slow the spread of COVID ...
Worship with us online Dec. 26 and Jan. 2
A reminder that we are worshipping online on December 26 and January 2. Worship leaders only will be in the sanctuary and we will livestream the service at 11 am. We invite you to gather these items near your computer: the worship bulletin (emailed to the congregation yesterday and available at wattsstreet.org), a Bible, and a candle to light with us at the beginning of the service. We ...
Support for Families in Walltown
Many of us have been praying for the 12 families living in the Braswell Properties on Buchannan Blvd. Their homes were recently acquired by a property management company and they received notice that they must vacate the premises by the end of the month. Many have no family in town, are elderly, disabled, and have lived there for 45+ years. They are finding rents in Durham soaring and out of ...
Change in Plans for Christmas Eve Worship
Outdoor Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Friday, December 24, 4:30 pm On Watts Street facing the WSBC Sanctuary Livestream available on the WSBC Facebook page Dear Watts Streeters, The church staff has had multiple conversations today with some of our medical folks and an epidemiologist at Duke with whom we are deeply grateful to have connected. With Omicron spreading ...
Service of Lament and Hope
Sunday, December 19, 4 p.m. in the sanctuary. The holidays can be a particularly painful time for those who have experienced loss, and in the midst of a pandemic grief and loss is magnified and surely touches us all in some way. In these days you may be mindful of the loss of a loved one, or some other kind of grief from this past year and beyond. This Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. we’ll have a ...
Sign-Up Here for Christmas Eve Services
It’s here! Your sign up for Christmas Eve services. In order both to follow our Covid protocols and accommodate as many people as we can, we are using a reservation system for our two Christmas Eve services on December 24th (at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.). Please see the signup sheet here, which will also let you know that we plan to maximize our seating for these services by seating the max of four people ...
New Date for Children’s Christmas Pageant and Youth-led Fum, Fum, Fum Fest
With rain and thunderstorms in the forecast on Saturday, we are moving the outdoor Children’s Christmas Pageant and the youth-led Fum, Fum, Fum Fest to Sunday afternoon, December 12. We hope you can join us for these two special holiday events! Children’s Christmas Pageant Sunday, December 12 3:30-4:00 pm on the church playground You are invited to experience the wonder of the birth ...
2022 Youth Winter Retreat!
February 25-27 Blowing Rock Conference Center Saturday night on the Mountain Option A: skiing or snowboarding at Appalachian Ski Mountain Option B: exploring downtown Blowing Rock and Shoppes on the Parkway Information Flier and Packing List: Winter Retreat 2022 Flier Activity Participation Agreement Form: 2022 Youth Winter Retreat Form ...
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