Join us this weekend to hear from Reverend Tobi Nguyen as we continue in our sermon series titled "No Fair!" This week, we'll be focusing on A Fair Wage – We don't get what we deserve. The Scripture readings will be from Exodus 16:2-15, Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45, Philippians 1:21-30, and Matthew 20:1-16. We hope you will join us!

The Staff Parrish Relations Committee plans to host a reception immediately after worship this Sunday for the congregation to get to meet our new Coordinator of Children and Family Ministries, Travis Williams. It will be held outside (weather permitting) and will include light refreshments.

Enjoy this short video introduction to our new Coordinator of Children and Family Ministry, Travis Williams, as he tells you a little about who he is and some of his life experience that brought him here.

Join us on Sunday mornings for all of our Sunday School options! Details above on where each class is located. 

Click the link below to join the Aldersgate Sunday School class virtually. Every Sunday morning, at 9:45am. 

It's all happening Saturday, September 23rd. Take a look at the different activities that you might want to participate in and show your support. For more information, click the link below. 

If you would like to walk with other Durham Methodist, click this link to sign up: https://durhamqueermethodists.info/#events we gather at 9am on Saturday on East Campus.

Join us for the Durham Queer Methodists’ fourth annual Queerly Beloved worship service, hosted at Duke Memorial UMC in downtown Durham. This is a beautiful and empowering service “Led by Queer People, for Queer People, and Welcoming All.” We are so excited to offer this unique, community-led worship again during the 2023 Durham PRIDE weekend.

Duke Memorial UMC

504 West Chapel Hill Street, Durham, NC, 27701

We welcome Shelby Bowles to preach at Trinity UMC on October 1. Shelby is a student at Duke Divinity and will be submitting a recording of this sermon as she pursues ordination as a Deacon in her home state of Tennessee.

Older and Historic Buildings: The Solution to the Affordable Housing Crisis, Not the Cause: There is no question that there is an affordable housing crisis in America. The most common proposed solution is “Let’s build our way out of it.” Unfortunately, that is a fool’s errand. You cannot build new and rent or sell cheap – it can’t be done unless there are very deep subsidies, or you build shoddy, short-lived houses. The affordable housing that is provided by the marketplace is overwhelmingly older housing stock. The number one priority for affordable housing advocates should be keeping what we have already. Donovan Rypkema, principal of PlaceEconomics, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate and economic development-consulting firm with a career of experience analyzing the economic impacts of historic preservation, will address the ways that older housing is meeting affordability needs, and also the attitudes of preservation professionals towards affordable housing. This session will be free and open to the public, regardless of conference registration.

Keynote Speaker: Donovan Rypkema

Bring your pet to the front lawn of the church for a special "Blessing of the Animals".

On Sunday, October 8th, we will have guest, Dallas Bonavita from “Note in the Pocket” share ways that we can get involved with this ministry. Here is a little bit about her. 

Dallas Bonavita, Executive Director

Dallas was instrumental in developing the nonprofit, Note in the Pocket, was a founding member of its Board of Directors and serves as the first Executive Director. Her passion for youth and community volunteerism began in college where she worked with troubled youth.

She holds a BS in Parks and Recreation Management from Western Carolina University and has earned an Executive Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership from the Harvard Kennedy School. Mrs. Bonavita is a North Carolina native and has lived in Raleigh for over 25 years with her husband Frank, their two grown children, and two dogs, Sloan and Chet.

“Every day I get to work with amazing people dedicated to bringing dignity and love to children and families in our community who are suffering from clothing insecurity. I am thankful for the privilege to serve with such a wonderful staff, a supportive board, and the best volunteers, financial supporters, school social workers, and agency caseworkers in the world.”

How to get involved:

We will open for Durham volunteers later this year, but in the meantime we need your help collecting clothing donations and spreading the word! If you are interested in hosting a clothing drive please contact info@noteinthepocket.org. We currently have two Durham donation collection sites and you can view that information on our website- https://noteinthepocket.org/donate-clothing/. Follow us on Social Media, on Facebook and Instagram (@noteinthepocket). Questions about how to get involved please contact Sarah Caldwell, sarahc@noteinthepocket.org.

Click the link below if you're interested in reading more about Note in the Pocket's beginnings, their program, and their impact on the community!

July’s event was a wonderful opportunity for teamwork and re-connection with friends. The next 5th Sunday is October 28th.   We would love to do it again to reestablish the long held Trinity tradition. In order to make it happen, we need 2 lay people to take the lead. No need to reinvent the wheel, we already have the system set up and ready to go, we just need someone to take the lead on coordinating. 

If you are willing to serve in this capacity or have questions, please call Rev. Carolyn at (919) 530-9477 (new number) or email Carolyn@trinitydurham.org

We will meet every Wednesday, at 12:00 PM

Join us when you can, we are having such a wonderful time getting to know our neighbors and unsheltered friends.

Debbie Haywood • Carol Ayres • Melisha Scruggs • Diane Foster • Ken Stewart (Michael Stewart's brother) • Reggie Allred

Give if you can and call if you need.