To tell the story of All Saints we must first begin by mentioning another AMiA church plant - Church of the Apostles in Raleigh, NC. As Apostles was forming and being planted in 2001 and 2002, God brought together a few families who began to dream and pray about an Anglican Mission church plant in the Chapel Hill – Durham area. They met off and on with the hopes that one day God would open the door for an orthodox, evangelical, liturgical church in Chapel Hill and Durham.

In 2003 these families approached the leadership of Church of the Apostles with their vision. They were encouraged to continue exploring the possibilities through earnest prayer and discussion. Shortly thereafter, Apostles committed to help see this dream come to fruition.

In 2004, a fund was established to begin gathering money to start a new church. In the summer of 2004, there were three services held at Trinity School led by Terrell Glenn, Dean Bidgood, and Ray Seigler. In the fall and winter of that year a group of between fifteen and twenty people began to meet regularly and to pray and worship together in the homes of Wesley and Jan Burks. These people would come to form the nucleus of All Saints Church.

In early 2005, the Rector of Church of the Apostles, Terrell Glenn, gave permission for the group to take things to the next level, to step away from Church of the Apostles with the charge to plant a new AMiA church that would serve Chapel Hill and Durham. In short order, this fledgling group got organized. They established a vision for mission and declared their core values. They selected a leadership team of four men (Wesley Burks, Bill Roper, Nathan Thielman,and Jim Lamont). They chose the name All Saints Church.

In July of 2005, Steve Breedlove was called to be the founding Rector. During those early days All Saints Church was the Burks’, the Samei’s, the Roper’s, the Thielman’s, the Lamont’s, the Breedlove’s, Emily Ransom, the Bliven’s, the Pendergrass’, the Ennis’, the Wilson’s, the Morgan’s, the Cox’s, Laura Watts, the Patrick’s, and the Hyman’s. There were a few worship services held at the home of Jim and Karen Lamont.

In August 2005, All Saints Church began to meet for weekly Sunday Evening Holy Communion services. These were held at Advent Lutheran Church. Steve taught from 1 Peter and it was an exciting time of uniting around a common vision and moving forward in faith. By Christmas of that year, services were moved to Farrington Road Baptist Church.

In January 2006, All Saints held a wonderful joint Confirmation and Baptism service with Church of the Apostles at Farrington Road Baptist Church. Bishop Chuck Murphy presided over the ceremony for ten people who were either confirmed or baptized. “It was such a significant symbol of our life together as the Body of Christ legitimated by the presence of our Bishop and the people who were formally expressing faith,” one member said. There was such a great sense of vitality and momentum during this time. God was drawing people to come and join our community. So we began making plans for Sunday morning services.

Our very first Sunday morning services were held on Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday of 2006. We met at the Sheraton Hotel in Chapel Hill. Then the following Sunday, on April 23rd, we officially moved into our current location at Creekside Elementary School.

Soon thereafter, we set September 17th 2006 as our official launch date. Over the next several months we added more and more people to our launch team. These were people who committed to pray for and support All Saints as a full fledged, viable church. Thanks to their commitment, our initial programs took more shape and form, including children’s ministries, and youth ministries, worship, and prayer ministries. “We learned how to set up and break down worship space and we’ve mastered the art of how to best stack stuff in PODS,” said one.

Since September of 2006, it is amazing to think of how much God has done. Our children and youth ministries have more than doubled. Through 242 groups, people are forging significant community and spending time in God’s word and prayer. Our Sunday morning worship has expanded both musically and liturgically. The women’s ministries have become a cornerstone in the spiritual lives of women in our church. Men’s ministries are newly formed and are coming into their own. We are supporting international missionaries and our local outreach is developing.

We could go on and on about the ways we’ve flourished as a new church plant. All this is to say that when you stop and look around we have much to be thankful for. It's an exciting journey to be on and you are invited to join us.