Local Missions
Mission & Vision
The purpose of the Local Missions Team is to inform, lead, educate, and inspire our congregation to lovingly respond to local needs, both spiritual and physical, in the name of Christ. We are committed to loving every part of our community, especially the overlooked, under-resourced, and marginalized. Local mission initiatives at All Saints are ministry because we prioritize relationship and service; they are outreach because we go to people not yet a part of our family; and they are missional because we proclaim the good news of Christ.
Who are we and what do we do?
The Local Missions Team (LMT) endeavors to link All Saints Church to local mission partners that exemplify the values of our congregation. We try to be vigilant in our awareness of additional ministry outreach possibilities, and we seek to become intimately involved as a congregation with the multiple opportunities available to us in Durham and Chapel Hill.
The Rev. Tyler Lund-Hansen oversees the Local Missions Team at All Saints Church. Please contact Tyler with questions or ideas: please use the CONTACT US button.
LOCAL MISSIONS HANDS-ON ENGAGEMENT & PRAYER OPPORTUNITIES:
World Relief needs volunteers needed to provide tutoring via Zoom twice a week to students.
Pray for refugee and immigrant students, as well as the staff who support them, as they navigate remote learning with language barriers and digital divides.
>> Contact wrdvolunteer@wr.org for more information.
Reality Ministries warmly welcomes new volunteers to join one of 37 special interest groups that will be meeting weekly from September to December. You can rock climb, dig in the dirt on Reality's Farm, build with Legos, or join one of our evening gatherings. You do not have to have “experience” or be an extrovert. Just be yourself! All you need is one hour a week.
>> Email zach@realityministries.org to get involved.
Pregnancy Support Services continues to minister to women and men facing unplanned pregnancies and would LOVE donations of bath towels and wash cloths, newborn size diapers, baby shampoo, wash, and lotion, and Jesus Storybook Bibles (ISBN# 978-0-310-70825-4)
>> Visit pregnancysupportservices.org for more info.
Durham Cares has recorded 5 episodes of their new Podcast, “Who is My Neighbor?” Pray this reaches the right audience and makes a difference in our community.
DurhamCares is a wonderful resource for those of us who are experiencing a growing desire to understand and respond to systemic racism in our country. They have recorded webinars, curated recommended reading lists, and recorded a podcast, Who is My Neighbor?
>> Check it all out durhamcares.org/resources
All Saints Church is a member of the Mount Level Community Partnership for Racial Justice, a group of churches and individuals in Durham that educates and organizes around racial justice issues to generate dialogue that promotes truth telling, forgiveness, and healing. To learn more bout the Partnership, please visit their website.
Other Community Ministries
Agape Center — www.agapecorner.org
Crayons to Calculators: The Durham Teachers Warehouse Corporation — www.crayonstocalculators.org
Dress For Success Triangle, NC — www.trianglenc.dressforsuccess.org
Durham County Literacy Council — www.durhamliteracy.org
Durham Rescue Mission — www.durhamrescuemission.org
Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC — www.foodbankcenc.org
Genesis Home — www.genesishome.org
Habitat for Humanity — www.durhamhabitat.org
Inter-Faith Council of Chapel Hill Food Pantry — www.ifcweb.org/services/food-pantry
Justice Matters — www.justicemattersnc.org
Meals On Wheels Of Durham, Inc. — www.mowdurham.org
Navigators — www.navigators.org
North Carolina Therapeutic Riding Center — www.nctrcriders.org
Orange Congregations Mission Food Pantry — www.ocimnc.org
Pregnancy Support Services — www.pregnancysupport.org
Samaritan Health Center — www.samaritanhealthcenter.org
SOSA (Society of Saint Andrew) — www.endhunger.org/north-carolina
Transforming Hope Ministries — www.transforminghopeministries.org
Trips For Kids – Triangle — www. tripsforkids.org
Triangle Residential Options For Substance Abusers, Inc. (TROSA) — www.trosainc.org
Urban Ministries of Durham — www.umdurham.org
Volunteer Center of Durham — www.thevolunteercenter.org