The Congo Initiative ministry team invites everyone to join us for a five-week book study meeting Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the Upper Room. We will be discussing "King Leopold's Ghost" by Adam Hochschild
The spring semester of Women’s Bible Study kicks off on Thursday, February 6, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. This semester we are studying “Elijah: Spiritual Stamina in Every Season” with teaching by various Blacknall women. Sign up and join us!
Join us from 5:30 - 7 p.m. as we gather for a potluck and a time of prayer for the almost 70 Blacknall-supported mission partners serving in Durham, on campus, in Congo, and around the world!
Join us at 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary for our monthly evening contemplative service.
Come have some fun and laughs with paint, paper, and printmaking. This event is designed especially for adults and teens. Supplies and snacks will be provided. Registration is $10 per person.
Help is needed with the ISI Supper Club Kick-off event. This is a brief commitment to help with set up, serving, and take down in our own church building.
Join Blacknall Deep Common Journey Partner Reality Ministries as they host the Reality Ministries Forum—a forum for exploring their theological roots, proclaiming the beauty of the gospel, and integrating these truths into daily life.
All men are invited to a pancake breakfast gathering from 8:30 - 10 a.m. Whether you've been here 40 years or 4 weeks, this is a great opportunity to connect with other men, pray together, and enjoy a feast of pancakes and breakfast meat. Brett McCarty will share some reflections with us.
Join Reality Ministries, a Blacknall Deep Common Journey partner, as they host Community Worship at the Reality Center in Durham.
Please join us for a conversation led by Dr. Warren Kinghorn and Dr. John Swinton as we discuss how to approach mental health care from a Christian perspective.
Carmen and Sean Garrigan are planning a short-term trip to Missionary Air Group's remote base in Honduras. The dates are roughly July 16-25, depending on interest. Join us for an interest meeting following the 11 a.m. service.
Join us for any or all three of Blacknall’s Christmas Eve worship services, with a children-led service at 11 a.m. and traditional services at 5 and 7 p.m.
Black Nativity Durham is a soulful, gospel musical that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and exhibits the true reason for the Christmas season.
Join Reality Ministries, a Blacknall Deep Common Journey partner, as they host their annual Live Nativity. Come enjoy an evening full of worship, warm drinks, and snacks!
College-aged students who are home for the holidays are encouraged to reconnect with old friends (and maybe meet some new ones) at the Blacknall College Christmas party.
A festive evening of fun, fellowship, and hot cocoa as we raise our voices to celebrate the birth of the Savior! Bring friends and family to join in! We’ll start in the Sanctuary for singing, then move to the Fellowship Hall for cookies and cocoa.
This Advent, we are partnering with Open Table Ministry, an organization that works with the homeless population in Durham. They are experiencing some major shortages in their clothing closet, and we will be collecting items to support that need. Please drop off items in the marked bin outside of the library.
One of our special Advent traditions is blessing Durham families who are unable to provide for their loved ones at Christmas. When you visit our Virtual Angel Tree, you can sign up to select giving opportunities of gift cards or gift items. Drop off in the Lower Atrium on Sunday, December 15 by 2 p.m.
Join us at 8:30 and 11 a.m. for a special Sunday worship service where we travel together through the epic story of the Incarnation via Scripture and song.
Families Moving Forward's annual gala & silent auction will take place on Thursday, December 12, at 6 p.m at The Cookery.
“Worship on the Longest Night: A Service of Grief and Hope” is a contemplative service pointing to hope in the midst of sorrow and suffering.
Join us from 5:30 - 7 p.m. as we gather for a potluck and a time of prayer for the almost 70 Blacknall-supported mission partners serving in Durham, on campus, in Congo, and around the world!
International Students Incorporated is looking for volunteers to help us host our new Christmas event for students in the Blacknall Fellowship Hall. Help is needed with set-up, bringing food, greeting, and clean-up.
Come join us on the first Sunday of Advent to fashion your own Advent Wreath. We'll supply the wreath form, pink and purple candles, and instructions.
The biggest event of each year at Reality is the annual Talent Show, back this year at the Durham Performing Arts Center on Sunday, November 24, at 4 p.m. Tickets are free at the door.
Join DurhamCares for their 9th Annual Advancing the Vision Fundraiser on Thursday, November 21 at 6:30 p.m. at Duke Memorial United Methodist Church featuring Rev. Dr. Luke A. Powery, Dean of Duke Chapel and Professor of Homiletics and African and African American Studies.
Please plan to attend the installation service for Senior Pastor Goodie Bell at 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 3. At this service, New Hope Presbytery will oversee the rite of installation and ask us as a congregation to pledge our support for our new pastor.
Join the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) for a lecture featuring Dr. Walter Kim on Friday, November 1 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. at Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill. The lecture is open to the public and free of charge. Please register to aid in planning.
Lace up and hit the pavement for the first Run for Refugees 5k! Sign up to walk or run with the Blacknall team next Saturday, October 26, and support our neighbors from around the world.
Registration is now open for the Men's Retreat on October 25-27 at the beautiful Montreat Conference Center near Asheville.
Join us for the first Get-to-Know-You Gathering with Goodie & Jack from 7 - 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23.
Join us this Sunday, October 20, for Blacknall’s 18th Annual Festival of the Bean! This chili-lovers’ event and competition will take place from 3:30 - 7 p.m. at Camp Chestnut Ridge in Efland, NC.
Please join us after the 11 a.m. service this Sunday, October 13, for lunch and a report from Kim and David Dunderdale and Cullen Rogers-Gates about their recent trip to Congo.
Please join us for a conversation about “Learning to Disagree,” John Inazu’s new book. John is a former Blacknall member and staff; he currently serves as a professor of Law and Religion at Washington University.
Over the course of three Wednesday evenings, we will gather together for food and fellowship as Goodie leads us in a discussion of Jesus' prayer on behalf of the church in John 17. This is the third and final session.