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Environmental Justice Webinar

October 14, 2022

On September 12, 2022, the Watts Street Racial Equity Mission Group and Creation Care Ministries held a webinar to explore the impacts of environmental racism and how we can grab the near edge of this massive problem.  Delphine Sellars joined as a guest to share about the work at Catawba Trail Farm. Hear about how to support this local justice work to restore the potential of our communities. A ...

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Sounding the Call! 2022-2023 WSBC Mission Groups and Community Connections

September 20, 2022

We invite every member and friend of the congregation to prayerfully consider engaging with a Watts Street Mission Group this year, in ways big or small. You can learn about our 2022-2023 WSBC Mission Groups and Community Connections in this Missions Brochure. From there, we hope you will complete the WSBC Mission Groups and Community Connections Interest Form. Completed forms can be sent ...

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Creation Care Webinar: Marching Toward a Waste-Free Durham!

April 8, 2022

Recommended Viewing! The video of "Marching Toward A Waste-Free Durham!", the April 7 Creation Care Ministry webinar, is now available to all. When frustration and lack of hope overwhelm us in our care of God’s creation, we feel powerless. But Crystal Dreisbach, CEO and Founder of Don’t Waste Durham, explains how we can help change Durham to a circular economy and be a part of the solution to ...

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Creation Care Webinar on Rewilding

March 22, 2022

On March 21, 2022, our Creation Care Ministry sponsored a webinar on Rewilding.  As David Attenborough says in his book A Life on our Planet, “Restoring biodiversity on Earth is the only way out of the crisis we have created. And that, in turn, means ‘rewilding’ the world, re-establishing the balance between the human world and the rest of nature, step by step.” During the webinar, we learned ...

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Eviction Crisis in Durham: How You and Your Faith Community Can Make a Difference

March 8, 2022

Municipal programs to distribute Emergency Rental Assistance in Durham have stopped accepting new applications.  Many new households are now at risk of being evicted. Tenants have a right to appeal their eviction which allows community lawyers to represent them to get a better outcome.  However, to appeal, the tenant must pay an appeal bond set by the Court.  Most people in eviction court do not ...

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A Greener Lent

March 4, 2022

Join WSBC and other members of Interfaith Creation Care of the Triangle in eating a plant-based diet for Lent 2022 starting on March 2 and ending on Easter Sunday. We can each do something to reduce global warming!  Find out more and choose a level of participation at https://greenerlent.org/. While Lent is traditionally a time to give something up, we can choose to reframe this concept as a ...

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Caring for Our Neighbors During COVID-19

June 26, 2020

In this life we cannot always do great things, but we can do small things with great love. – Mother Teresa As we wade through these days of “social isolation”, many of us are thinking about ways we can continue to care for our neighbors who are most vulnerable.  Click on the link below for the latest updates on where Watts Street is engaged:   WSBC Casserole Ministry THE NEED:  The ...

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January Mission Opportunities

December 27, 2018

January/February Mission Baskets The mission baskets in the side foyer and the Fellowship Hall collect donations of non-perishable food for Walltown Neighborhood Ministries Food Pantry. Please see the list of items needed next to the baskets. Contact David Heist (david.heist@gmail.com) with questions. January Minute for Mission Our January Minute for Mission will be on MLK Sunday for the ...

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December Mission Opportunities

December 7, 2018

Our Missions Committee and Mission Groups have lots of opportunities to give and serve this holiday season! One World Market Shopping Day! WSBC Annual Shopping Day is Sunday, December 2, from 12 noon to 5 p.m. Check off some Christmas list shopping and enjoy a 10% discount on all purchases, plus cookies, juice and freshly brewed fair-trade coffee. You will be supporting our mission partner ...

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October Mission Opportunities

October 5, 2018

Join Us at the Pride Parade On Saturday, September 29, Watts Street is once again participating in the annual statewide LGBTQ celebration in Durham. All are welcome to join our group in the parade. Bring your lunch and join us for a picnic on the WSBC playground at 11 a.m. Then we’ll head over to Duke’s East Campus for the parade and return by 3 p.m. For information or “God Adores You” ...

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