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Online Worship Services during Coronavirus Period

March 13, 2020

During these days of "social distancing", we are worshipping online on Sunday mornings at 11 am.  You can click on this link which will take you to our Watts Street Facebook page (you do not need a facebook account to watch the service and you can click "not now" when asked to sign up for an account). You will find the bulletin for services here on the church website under "Publications" and ...

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Join Team Watts Street for the (Virtual) CROP Walk!

March 10, 2020

Sunday, April 5.  We won’t be gathering at Duke Chapel this year but there are still ways to participate as a fund-raiser or donor! Durham CROP Walk donations are used to support hunger alleviation programs. 75% of the money raised supports the work of Church World Service and 25% stays in Durham County and is used by DCIA (Durham Congregations in Action) to help our neighbors in need. To ...

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WSBC Community Missions Lunch – March 8

March 4, 2020

Missions at Watts Street gives us ways to connect with God and each other in our work in the world.  On Sunday, March 8, following worship, you are invited to a complimentary lunch in the Fellowship Hall.  We will hear stories that affirm the work being done and share ideas on how we all can be more connected to missions.  Come find out how we create community both inside and outside the church. ...

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March Retreat for Adults with Dr. Lauren Winner

February 20, 2020

Cardigan Sweaters, Magnolia Trees, and Brioche: Overlooked Biblical Metaphors for God March 28, 2020, 10:00 – 2:30 p.m. Dr. Lauren Winner, professor at Duke Divinity School, will guide us to be creatively engaged with sometimes obscure and sometimes overly familiar biblical texts. Drawing on contemporary movies, poetry, anthropologists’ musings, and the writings of medieval mystics, we ...

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Join us on Ash Wednesday

February 13, 2020

February 26 6:00 p.m.—Service for Children and Families 6:30 p.m.—All Ages Service Both services will include the imposition of ashes as we begin the season of Lent. ...

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Here Comes the All Ages Beach Retreat!

February 9, 2020

April 17-19, over 150 of us will travel to Fort Caswell for the annual All Ages Beach Retreat! All who have registered will receive room, food, and meal preparation assignments by email. During our week-end together we’ll enjoy community time, a Saturday morning interactive theme focus, time on the beach, long walks, reading on the porches, the Saturday night Talent Xtravaganza, Sunday morning ...

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“God’s Trombones” at WSBC

January 23, 2020

On Sunday, February 9, the morning worship service will center around a dramatic reading of selections from James Weldon Johnson's poetical work God's Trombones.  First published in 1927, the work was written to recognize the importance of itinerant African-American preachers during the time of slavery and to honor the beauty and power of the language they used to tell Bible stories and inspire ...

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Youth and Senior Adult Sweetheart Banquet

January 23, 2020

Sunday, February 16 Enjoy elegant dining, dazzling entertainment, and good company in the fellowship hall after the morning worship    service.  Youth, please sign up with Kelly.   Senior adults, please make your reservation with the church office by Wednesday, February 5.  Please note if you need transportation. ...

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Retreat on “Overlooked Biblical Images of God”

January 10, 2020

March 28, 2020 - Dr. Lauren Winner, professor at Duke Divinity School, will guide us to be creatively engaged with sometimes obscure and sometimes overly familiar biblical texts.  The material will open up prayer, have a political edge and will involve art and music.  This day long retreat will take the place of our March Sunday School Forums.  Mark your calendars and make plans to join us. ...

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“Watts Cookin’?” Class for Senior Adults!

January 10, 2020

Fridays, January 24, January 31, and February 7 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Led by Sheri Branson, this demonstration class will provide participants with healthy, simple-to-prepare recipes that target areas of malnourishment. Once the meal is prepared, we’ll share the meal together with some socializing as well as a weekly lesson on nutrition for older adults, including ...

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