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.

Abby Van Vliet oversees the Local Missions Team at All Saints Church. Please contact Abby 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)

Pray with and for PSS as Evan Marbury transitions out of his role as Executive Director into full-time ministry at his church. Pray for wisdom for Evan, the board, and the new director through this transition and as they lead PSS during an unprecedented time.

>> 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. Please pray for continued success for the East Durham Vital Worship project, a cohort of seven churches who are partnering with the aim of connecting local history with worship, to cultivate worship that is present and responsive to the people and realities of their neighborhood in East Durham. The hope is that this will spark a movement that will involve many more churches in East Durham, and can be inspiration to other neighborhoods in Durham.

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

Intervarsity Graduate & Faculty Ministries (Hank Tarlton): Social isolation has been tough on everyone, and especially tough on graduate students. More than ever, campus ministry needs to happen....and we especially need your prayers for protection, peace, and endurance for faculty and graduate students who are anxious about teaching in person classes. Please pray also for our faithfulness to Christ in all things during this time and that our witness would draw others to Christ.

Email Hank if you would like to receive his newsletters and prayer updates: htarheelton@mac.com

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