Marc Asobee and Joel Asiimwe, faculty members at UCBC (the Christian Bilingual University of Congo), will be visiting Blacknall on October 20 - 29. Would you be willing to host Marc or Joel for a meal with your family, friends, or small group?

Marc Asobee, a faculty member at UCBC (the Christian Bilingual University of Congo), will be visiting Blacknall August 13-20. Would you be willing to host Marc for a meal with your family, friends, or small group during that week? It is a great way to learn more about our Deep Common Journey with Congo Initiative and be blessed by Marc. Sign up now!

Every Sunday we livestream our worship service so that our homebound members or folks who are traveling can participate in our worship even when they’re unable to be with us in person. Our livestream is run by a team of Blacknall volunteers, and we need new members! It’s an important opportunity to contribute to our worship life together. No experience needed! We provide training and the rotation is once every 4-6 weeks for the first service only (8:30 am). Visit our Volunteer Hub to sign up! Contact Wen Reagan or Leslie Eibest with questions.

StepUp Durham partners with adults seeking to transform their lives through employment and life skills training. Blacknall has an opportunity support StepUp’s upcoming training for their “Step2” cohort. Step2 is for adults working at least 25 hours per week who would like to increase their network, community connections, career possibilities, and financial capacity. There are two ways to serve: Become a “Co-Partner” and/or provide meals for the meeting. Each Tuesday, they meet at ReCity (112 Broadway Street) in Durham from 6-8 p.m. The session runs July 25 - September 12.

Walltown Neighborhood Ministries Food Bank is looking for volunteers to help with a food distribution on Thursday, July, 27.

Blacknall’s Good Neighbor Team will set up an apartment for a Congolese (DRC) family of six this Sunday, July 16. The team will arrive at the apartment around 12:30 p.m., after the 11 a.m. service. If you would like to volunteer at the apartment, please text Andrea Tshihamba at (952) 334-9411. Also, watch for the grocery cards on the table in the Lower Atrium this Sunday.

Ushering is an easy and fun way to serve our church. You will be scheduled to usher during the service that you regularly attend and can participate in the service as usual. Keep in mind that middle-school and high-school youth make great ushers!

Blacknall is searching for a computer networking specialist who can provide a short-term consultation on a volunteer basis. The church is recruiting and reviewing new IT contractors and would like some assistance in evaluating our networking needs in relation to the qualifications of the vendors under consideration. If you, or someone you know, might be interested, please contact the Church Office for more details. 

Summer Sunday School starts this Sunday, June 4! Each June - August, we give our regular Sunday School teachers time off and invite parents and the wider congregation to step into what we have planned for our children in the Nursery and Elementary Halls. This is a wonderful chance for the rest of us to engage in the important (and fun!) work of discipling and learning with our children. Please check out these opportunities and sign up by this Friday, June 2!