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50+500 Steps

April 8, 2021

50+500: Beginning the Journey Every journey begins with one step forward. 50+500 marks the beginning of a longer and larger journey toward Building Beloved Community that WSBC has determined to support.  Beginning at Easter and ending 50 days later at Pentecost, we invite every member and friend of our congregation to take at least one step forward for racial equity and justice.  Our ...

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Holy Week at WSBC

March 28, 2021

Again & Again: A Lenten Refrain has been our worship theme for this season. During Lent, we’ve been reminded that, again and again, suffering and brokenness find us. We doubt again, lament again, mess up again. Again and again, the story of Jesus on the cross repeats—every time lives are taken unjustly, every time the powerful choose corruption and violence, every time individuals forget how ...

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Season of Lent at WSBC

February 3, 2021

AGAIN & AGAIN: A LENTEN REFRAIN In Lent, we’re reminded that, again and again, suffering and brokenness find us. We doubt again, we lament again, we mess up again. Again and again, the story of Jesus on the cross repeats—every time lives are taken unjustly, every time the powerful choose corruption and violence, every time individuals forget how to love. With exacerbation we exclaim, ...

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Thank You for Supporting the 2020 WSBC Fall Bazaar!

November 12, 2020

This year's "virtual" version of the Annual Fall Bazaar was a grand success!  Make that SIX GRAND raised to support our Youth Summer Service/Learning Experiences, the Good Shepherd Window restoration, and three community organizations our youth chose to support. THANK YOU, THANK YOU to all of our artisans, chefs, bakers, donors, volunteers, and shoppers!!!  And to top it all off, we loved ...

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It’s time for the 43rd Annual WSBC Fall Bazaar!

September 18, 2020

Watts Street Baptist Church, located at the corner of Watts Street and Urban Avenue in Durham’s Trinity Park neighborhood, is hosting its 43rd Annual Fall Bazaar on Saturday, November 7th. Beginning on Sunday, October 25, our online store at www.wsbcbazaar.com will go live and customers will be able to order homemade soups, fresh baked cakes and other sweet treats, jams, handcrafted items, ...

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Taking Action on Racial Justice/Black Lives Matter

June 26, 2020

As we remember George Floyd and add his name to a devastating list of black lives lost, our faith compels us to move from complicit silence to action.  This evolving page is dedicated to providing a wide variety of specific action steps we can take to work towards racial justice in our community and in the United States.  Please feel free to share additional resources with the church ...

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Creation Care at Watts Street

April 30, 2020

During the first four Sundays of May, our worship services will center around the theme of Creation Care. Join us as we celebrate the gift and beauty of the natural world, offer thanks and praise to the Creator, and reflect on our responsibilities as care-givers of God’s creation.       On April 22, 2020, the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the Creation Care Ministry proposed a Proclamation ...

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Announcing…the 2020 WSBC “Virtual” Variety Show!

April 17, 2020

The All Ages Beach Retreat may be cancelled this year but folks, the annual WSBC Variety Show must go on!!! On Friday, April 24 at 7 pm, prepare to be dazzled by the amazing talents of your fellow church members…including YOU!!! Here’s the scoop: * Using a smartphone, record a video showcasing your “special talent” (song, instrumental, poetry, dance, skit, magic, comedy routine, etc.) * ...

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Holy Week Services 2020

April 8, 2020

Maundy Thursday Worship at Home For our Maundy Thursday observance we have prepared a service for you to do at home during supper time.  A link to that document can be found here.  This liturgy can be used at a table of 1, 3, 6, however many are in your household right now.  We recommend you open it and read it today as there will be a few things you might want to gather together before tomorrow ...

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Caring for Our Neighbors During COVID-19

April 6, 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 ...

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