March/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 has a need for bedding, kitchenware, and AA batteries. This includes twin sheets sets (they have plenty of queen and full size currently!), blankets, comforters, ...
February Mission Opportunities
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. The program has been flooded with phone calls and referrals from the Walltown community due to changes in the Medicaid, Medicare and the NC Food Stamp program. Please see the list of items needed next to the baskets. ...
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. The program has been flooded with phone calls and referrals from the Walltown community due to changes in the Medicaid, Medicare and the NC Food Stamp program. Please see the list of items needed next to the ...
December Mission Opportunities
December Minute for Mission The December 10 Minute for Mission will be given by Marco Hovey, on behalf of the El Salvador Mission Group. The collection will go toward educational scholarships for students in Alegria and San Rafael, El Salvador. All of the students are affiliated with our sister church, Emmanuel Baptist in San Salvador. Checks should be made out to WSBC, with El Salvador ...
November Mission Opportunities
November/December Mission Baskets The mission baskets in the side foyer and the Fellowship Hall collect donations to help two Durham Public Schools as they meet students' needs: current new or barely used chapter books, non-fiction, or picture books, post it notes, dry erase markers, Ticonderoga #2 pencils, and white/colored copy paper (for teachers and classroom libraries at Merrick-Moore ...
September Mission Opportunities
September Minute for Mission The September 17 Minute for Mission will be presented by Susan Carroll Whitcomb for the Isabel Whitcomb Stay Strong Fund, established by the University of North Carolina Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (CEED). Susan is continuing the work of her daughter, Isabel, to improve services for people struggling with eating disorders. This fund will create an ...
August Mission Opportunities
August 13 Minute for Mission Church World Service Durham is our August Minute for Mission partner. CWS Durham connects newly arrived immigrants and refugees with resources and services to meet their immediate needs and assist them with gaining the skills and tools needed for long-term self-sufficiency. The staff provides case management services, immigration legal services, English classes, and ...
June Mission Opportunties
June Missions Baskets Books on Break collects books for George Watts Montessori Elementary students to read during the summer. Donate new or gently used paperback books, English or Spanish, for students in grades 1 – 5. Mission Baskets are in the side foyer and fellowship hall. June 11 Minute for Mission: Urban Hope Urban Hope provides opportunities to the youth of the Walltown ...
May Mission Opportunities
May/June Missions Baskets Books on Break collects books for George Watts Montessori Elementary students to read during the summer. Donate new or gently used paperback books, including novels, chapter books or pictures books, in English or Spanish for students in grades 1 – 5. Mission Baskets are in the side foyer and fellowship hall. May Minute for Mission Erin McClain from Project ...
Fall Mission News
If you are are interested in getting involved in a mission group or are looking for a fresh (or additional) direction, please do some exploring and find a place to do God’s work! The Fall issue of Compassion in Action provides information on active mission groups as well as other mission opportunities at Watts Street. ...