Make a difference in someone’s life: JOIN THE CIRCLE!
Interested in supporting a recent Durham Interfaith Hospitality Network graduate as they transition from homelessness?  Become a Circle of Support team member.

As part of Blacknall’s local ministry partnerships, a Circle of Support is now forming to befriend and encourage the IHN family who will live in the Pineo house beginning this April. Support team members will help the family stay on track and be available for mentoring and life-skills coaching, as well as other needs that may arise during their residency at the Pineo house.

A variety of skills and personalities are needed for this one-year commitment. Circle of Support training will take place in mid-March.  For more information and to get involved, contact: Nisrine Pineo or Brian Averette.

For details click on Calendar tab.

Sunday, March 21

Come walk with us!  Please mark your calendars and plan to join Blacknall’s team for the 36th Annual Durham CROP Walk on Sunday, March 21, at 2:30pm.  Funds from the walk benefit local and international organizations dedicated to fighting hunger.

For more information about walking or sponsoring a walker, please contact Leah Masselink, 641-7077 or stop by the  sign-up table in the lower atrium on March 7 or 14.

Sunday, March 7, 5pm

Interested in inquiring about life and membership at Blacknall?  Our next Inquirer’s Class begins Sunday, March 7, 5:00pm in the Parlor. Please call the church office at 286-5586 if you are planning to come so we can have materials and childcare available for you.  Come get to know more about  Blacknall, and let us get to know you!  We are glad you are here.

Blacknall members Kathy Gattis and Sarah Leverette will lead an 11-week study using Beth Moore’s Jesus the One and Only, based on the gospel of Luke. The group meets Sunday afternoons from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. at Blacknall (Jan 31-April 25). Cost is $15 for the workbook (check to BMPC). To register, contact Margaret Frothingham (286-5586).

Welcome incoming and returning undergraduate students! Each fall Blacknall looks forward to welcoming new and returning students to our life together in Christ.  We are glad that you have come to college in the Durham area, and would love to have the privilege of walking alongside you as you walk with Christ.  Our two college ministry interns are Amanda Leahy and Evan Cate, second year students at Duke Divinity School.

Each week we will gather for worship (8.30 or 11:00 a.m.) and at 9:30 a.m. in the parlor for discussion centered around the Scriptures or a particular topic of interest.  We will even provide coffee, juice, and various breakfast treats!  Please feel free to come and bring friends!  Other college-aged events will be posted in the bulletin, on the website, or on the Facebook group called Blacknall Undergraduate Fellowship.  If you are interested and would like to learn more, check out one of these places, or feel free to shoot Amanda or Evan an e-mail.  We look forward to getting to know you and growing together in Christ this year.

Women’s Bible Study spring semester begins this Thursday, January 14. Join us on Thursday mornings as we are lead by Janise Matyas Smith, Margot Starbuck Hausmann, and Amy Rowell through a book by Marjorie Thompson entitled Soul Feast. The book examines the most basic practices of faith and spiritual discipline, the very essence of learning greater intimacy and freedom in our relationship with God.  We will begin in the fellowship hall at 9:15 a.m. to register, distribute books, socialize/eat, and meet your small group.  Registration fee is $20.00. Childcare provided for preschool age children

Small groups provide a great opportunity for people to develop more intimate relationships with God and one another through fellowship, study, prayer, and sharing life together. A variety of groups, some including childcare, are currently meeting and would love to have you join them. New groups and leaders are also welcome. For more info, visit the small groups website or send us an email.