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 ...
January Mission Opportunities
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 ...
December Mission Opportunities
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 ...
October Mission Opportunities
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” ...
Hurricane Florence Response Opportunities
Thank you for your prayers and anything you can do, big or small, to offer support to our neighbors in this time of tremendous need. Click on the link for details on how you can help: Hurricane Florence Response Opportunities ...
October Mission Opportunities
September Mission Baskets: NCCU Food Pantry Please help us alleviate hunger on campus this fall by restocking North Carolina Central University’s Food Pantry with non-perishable foods and hygiene products. The Food Pantry requests canned soups, fruits and vegetables (no Ramen noodles, please!), snacks, rice, pasta, cereal and can openers. In addition, toothbrushes, toothpaste, body soap, travel ...
August Mission Opportunities
Doing Justice with Watts Street Beginning this week, our congregational advocacy emails will go only to those who have opted in by sending us your email address at advocacy@wattsstreet.org. Every Wednesday we send out some education and a few highlighted actions around a certain area of social justice to help us keep putting our faith into action. If you’re interested in joining your voice in ...
June Mission Opportunities
June Mission Baskets: Hope Bag Initiative The Interfaith Prison Ministry for Women (IPMW) provides reentry Hope Bags to approximately 300 women per year being released from prison. Providing these essentials of daily living allows the women to focus on rebuilding their lives. We will be collecting socks (they request colorful, low athletic type), full size toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, ...
May Mission Opportunities
May/June Mission Baskets - Hope Bag Initiative The Interfaith Prison Ministry for Women (IPMW) provides reentry Hope Bags to approximately 300 women per year being released from prison. Providing these essentials of daily living allows the women to focus on rebuilding their lives. We will be collecting socks (they request colorful, low athletic type), full size toothpaste, toothbrushes, ...
April Mission Opportunities
April Mission Baskets The mission baskets in the side foyer and the Fellowship Hall collect donations for Church World Service’s Immigration and Refugee Program, to help refugees settle in to life in the Triangle. The program needs bedding, kitchenware, and AA batteries. This includes twin sheets sets (they have plenty of queen and full size currently!), blankets, comforters, mattress pads, ...