Join us this weekend for the fourth Sunday of Advent worshp service. This is a special Sunday in that it is both the Fourth Sunday of Advent and Christmas Eve. While Christmas Eve is a busy day, make it a priority to be in worship Sunday morning. Pastor Tobi's sermon title is "Love that Transform us."  

We're throwing a festive service to celebrate the real reason for the season--Jesus!  Come share in the love!  The time is 5:00 pm on December 24th.  Invite your family, friends, and neighbors. 

 It will be a Traditional Service with the Choir, Carols, and Candlelight with Holy Communion.

This is an in-person only service.

All are welcome to a very special tradition at Trinity called Pancakes for the People. Four times a year, on a 5th Sunday in a month, a Trinity UMC team joins early to prepare a delicious breakfast of pancakes, sausage, coffee, orange juice for all who will come to the Fellowship Hall at 830am.  People from the surrounding downtown community come to eat their fill at no charge.  It is a joy to see many of God’s people working and sharing a meal  together.  You won’t want to miss breakfast on December 31, 2023!

As the year comes to an end, we thank you for your financial gifts that make our ministries possible. Your support allows us to reach out to our community and to the world with the Love of Christ. If you’d like to make a year-end contribution, you may do so in several ways. You can mail a check to the church office (215 N Church Street, Durham,, 27701). You can give electronically thru our online giving system at trinitydurham.org. Or you can put your gift in the offering plate on Sunday December 24, or 31. Only gifts made in the offering plate on those Sundays or postmarked by December 31 will be counted toward 2023 giving.  If you have any questions or would like to talk to someone about giving, please contact the church at (919) 683-1386. Thank you for your faithfulness as we seek to be a church motivated by love!

As we ease into the new year and look ahead to January 2024, we can’t help but look ahead to Dr. King’s birthday! Dr. King introduced mainstream America to Satyāgraha! Satyāgraha is the Hindu word for  "holding firmly to truth" or "truth force." It is the particular form of nonviolent or civil resistance practiced by Gandhi in South Africa and India and adopted by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. here in the States. To commemorate Dr. King’s contribution and begin the serious work of thinking about nonviolence as a Christian solution to community problems, we will tackle an incredible book called Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea by Mark Kurlansky. Our Nonviolence book study will be a one-night event of robust discussion. The goal is for everyone to read the book in advance of the book study and come prepared to work for one night, but even if the holidays get away from you, still plan on coming to the one-night book study on January 22, 2023, at 7 PM! The link for the book is below (click on the picture to find the book on Amazon), and ALL are welcome and invited. Contact Travis (travis@trinitydurham.org or 706-351-9918) for more info!

Our family neighbors at our partner school, Eastway Elementary School, need our help! And C4C  (Congregations For Children) needs volunteers to help some families struggling with school attendance with kindergarteners. On January 18 (tentative date), Eastway will partner with C4C for an afterschool dinner meeting with several families with kids in kindergarten to help boost attendance. We will need volunteers to work with kids, parents, and small groups to help! The January 18th event will only require a 1.5-2-hour commitment and additional training before the event. The training event will be scheduled once I get the best time for our volunteers. PLEASE email me (travis) and commit to volunteering to help our neighborhood kids! I can be contacted via email (travis@trinitydurham.org) or via cell at 706-351-9918. I hope to hear from you soon!

Congregations For Children (C4C) is a statewide initiative of The United Methodist Church focused on reflecting the love of Christ to our neighbors by helping children in public schools who are living in poverty.

Do you have a youth who is interested in Confirmation? Trinity UMC youth (6th-12th grade) will attend the Confirmation Retreat at Camp Chestnut Ridge February 9-11, 2024 in order to learn about what it means to join the Church. View an example schedule here: https://www.campchestnutridge.org/confirmation-retreat Contact LaNella in the church office if you would like to register or have questions.

Give if you can and call if you need.

Join one of five virtual workshops designed to equip you to serve in your local church on Church Council, Finance, Trustees,  Nominations, or Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Committee.

Whether you are starting a new leadership role, or have been serving in church leadership for years, it is hoped that this model of leadership training will prepare you for your much-needed ministry. Laity and clergy in partnership with one another is the key to a church’s success in making disciples.

Registration required.