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University Presbyterian pastor honored

The Rev. Bob Dunham, pastor of University Presbyterian, 209 E. Franklin St.,was named as the 2012 Sprunt Lectures Distinguished Alumnus, an award presented during the lecture series early this month at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Va. Published: May. 22, 2012 12:00 AM | Full story

Founder of Palestinian ‘Beautiful Resistance’ to speak in Chapel Hill

Dr. Abdelfattah Abusrour will speak today at 7 p.m. at Community Church of Chapel Hill Unitarian Universalist on “Beautiful Acts of Resistance.” Published: May. 15, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story

Anti-amendment vigil Wednesday night in Chapel Hill

“We are aware of the special pain that comes with reading quotes like, ‘God’s mercy prevailed.’ Not only is this hurtful to the LGBTQ community, but also to the integrity of God’s word and God’s love,” say pastors Jill and Richard Edens Published: May. 9, 2012 2:34 PM | Full story

Chapel Hill concert features two local choirs

Two of Chapel Hill’s finest choirs will present a concert of sacred music Friday, May 18, at United Church of Chapel Hill, 1321 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Published: May. 9, 2012 11:54 AM | Full story

Commitment renewal ceremony will oppose Amendment One

Binkley Baptist will hold a group Commitment Renewal ceremony, officiated by Minister Peter Carman and church member Susan Rogers, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, in opposition to the so-called “Marriage Amendment” that’s on the ballot for the May 8 primary election in North Carolina. Published: Apr. 24, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story

Historic building will be moved for Church of the Advocate

The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina has offered an old historic church building in Germanton, a small town near Winston-Salem, to the Church of the Advocate, a Carrboro congregation that’s looking for a home. Published: Apr. 17, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story

Holy Week continues

Today is the mid-point of Holy Week in Christian churches, a special season in the church calendar that began on Palm Sunday, April 1, the day that commemorates the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Published: Apr. 3, 2012 7:37 PM | Full story

Faith notes

A community meeting on Tuesday, March 13, from 3:30 to 6 p.m. at Pittsboro United Methodist Church will focus on how various faiths can join with government and service providers to effectively address multiple needs of Chatham County citizens. Published: Mar. 7, 2012 12:01 AM | Full story

Group to discuss Chatham County needs

A community meeting from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, at Pittsboro United Methodist Church, will focus on how various faiths can join with government and service providers to effectively address multiple needs of Chatham County residents. Published: Mar. 7, 2012 12:01 AM | Full story

Rathskeller renovation off again

The on-again, off-again renovation of the venerable Rathskeller restaurant is, for the time being, off again. Published: Feb. 29, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

Church holding Lenten series

A Lenten series of fellowship and study at United Church of Chapel Hill, 1321 Martin Luther King Blvd., will be offered on four Wednesdays, beginning today and continuing on March 7, 14 and 21 in the church fellowship hall. Published: Feb. 29, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

Fellowship to pay off its debt

Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Garrett Road in Durham has just completed a capital campaign to raise $1 million to pay off its debt. Published: Feb. 22, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

Ministry to sell its building

The Wesley Foundation, the United Methodist ministry that has served the UNC community for a half-century, has put its building at 214 Pittsboro St. up for sale. Published: Feb. 15, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

Win a vacation, send mission teams abroad

UNC Wesley Campus Ministry is holding its Big Wesley Auction Saturday, Feb. 18, at Christ United Methodist in Southern Village. Published: Feb. 15, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

The Ambassadors to do Valentine's show

Sounds of the Swing Era will fill the hall on Saturday, Feb. 11, when the Ambassadors jazz band provides live music for a Valentine's Dance at United Church of Chapel Hill, 1321 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Published: Feb. 8, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

Gay marriage amendment to be discussed at synagogue

Kehillah Synagogue in Chapel Hill and Judea Reform in Durham are offering a program about the proposed constitutional amendment that would permanently ban same-sex unions in North Carolina. Published: Feb. 1, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

United Church to celebrate its choir

The United Church of Chapel Hill will present "A Place in the Choir," a program featuring the church's Children's Choir and Children's Choir Alumni, on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 3 p.m. Published: Jan. 25, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

Chapel in the Pines to dedicate its new home

Chapel in the Pines Presbyterian Church will dedicate a new church home on Sunday, Jan. 22, at 4 p.m. Published: Jan. 18, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

Church views on gay nuptials

In 2005, the General Synod of the United Church of Christ voted to legally recognize and advocate in favor of same-sex marriage and in favor of marriage equality. Published: Jan. 11, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

Grace Church to add fourth Sunday service

Grace Church of Chapel Hill is adding a fourth worship service, beginning on Sunday, Jan. 15. The new Sunday service times are 8:30, 10, 11:45 a.m. and 5 p.m. Published: Jan. 11, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

An Anglican church blossoms in northern Chatham County

New churches usually "get planted" by an individual or by another church, but that's not exactly what happened in Chatham County, where a new Anglican congregation has begun to hold regular weekly services in space that it shares with Evergreen United Methodist Church. Published: Jan. 4, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

Chilton wary of YMCA merger

Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton is the latest Orange County leader opposing a possible merger of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA with the YMCA of the Triangle over the latter's policies on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. Published: Dec. 28, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story

Whose fault is it really?

Every Christmas morning my great-grandmother tried to beat my grandfather to the punch. And I am not talking about the syllabub. On Christmas morning those two plotted to be the first to call, "Christmas Gift! Hand it here!" Published: Dec. 28, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story

Civil rights activist to speak on MLK

Civil rights activist and statesman Andrew Young will give UNC'S 31th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture. Published: Dec. 28, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story

Newhope to open new campus

Newhope Church, organized almost 10 years ago in Chapel Hill and now located on a 37-acre campus in southwest Durham near Southpoint, has announced the opening of a new multi-site campus in Chapel Hill. Published: Dec. 28, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story

Town Council nears vote on Chapel of the Cross addition

The Chapel Hill Town Council is expected to take final action in January on a proposal by The Chapel of the Cross to expand and renovate the historic church property on Franklin Street. Published: Dec. 28, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story

Christmas Eve service at Duke Chapel a tradition

The Christmas Eve service at Duke Chapel has been a tradition in the Triangle for more than 40 years. The Service of Lessons and Carols begins at 11 p.m. and if history repeats itself, the sanctuary will be packed. Published: Dec. 21, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story

Children learn ancient Jewish tradition

Children at Durham's Lerner School learned about the ancient workings of Jewish Scribal Art last Monday when Rabbi Moshe Druin from Sefer on Site in Miami checked the Torah used by Chabad of Durham/Chapel Hill to make sure it is "kosher." Published: Dec. 14, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story

Chapel in the Pines christens sanctuary

Chapel in the Pines Presbyterian Church will hold the first worship service in its new sanctuary at 314 Great Ridge Parkway on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Published: Dec. 7, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story

Festival to usher in Hannukah season

A Hanukkah Festival is on tap Sunday, Dec. 4, from 2:30 to 6 p.m. at the Levin Jewish Community Center, 1937 W. Cornwallis Road in Durham. Published: Nov. 30, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story


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