Q&A: World Relief Durham’s Adam Clark engages community to help ‘immigrants thrive’

By Danelis Olivera-Herrera

April 10, 2024

Friday, March 15, 2024 By Danelis Olivera-Herrera Adam Clark has served as the executive director of World Relief since 2015. The Christian humanitarian organization expanded its efforts in 2007 to aid the local immigrant and refugee community in the Triangle area, mobilizing and equipping churches and communities to support this population. Previously, Clark was a […]

Durham nonprofits work to repurpose land, combat rising housing prices

By Mary Mungai

March 29, 2024

Durham nonprofits Habitat for Humanity and Reinvestment Partners explore different strategies to create affordable housing in Durham. They explain their mission, challenges, and creative solutions to these issues.

Faithful Threads: First Baptist Church of Durham’s Influence in the Community

By Giselle Weber

February 29, 2024

From humble beginnings to its present-day impact, the story of First Baptist Church of Durham is a testament to the enduring power of faith and community in shaping the tapestry of a city’s history.

Sylvester Williams’ Optimism and Concerns Ahead of Durham’s Mayoral Election

By Audrey Kashatus

October 2, 2023

Sylvester Williams is one of eight candidates running for mayor of Durham in the upcoming municipal elections scheduled for this November. Williams has previously run for mayor in 2011, 2013 and 2017. Williams was born and raised in Durham, except for the time he went to school in Atlanta. He is currently the pastor of […]

Coding and community with Girls Who Code

By Carl Kenney

October 20, 2015

The Girls Who Code meeting didn’t start with a screen saturated with lines of code, a discussion of Python, or a lesson scrawled on a white board. It began with a story.

Angier Ave. Baptist has a storied past

By Carl Kenney

November 6, 2009

By Carlton Kooce NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Stop a local at the corner of Angier Avenue and South Driver Street in Northeast Central Durham and ask about the large three story brick church on the corner. What you’ll find out is that it’s a“ mostly white” church that has been in the […]

Church organizes Halloween alternative

By Carl Kenney

By Erica Smith NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com About 50 children and adults celebrated an alternative Halloween at Saint Joseph’s African Methodist Episcopal Church on Saturday evening. The dining hall was filled with children and adults eating chili dogs, coleslaw, potato chips, popcorn, and cotton candy. Despite the festive atmosphere, a banner hanging […]

Mitchell bringing change to Mt. Gilead Baptist Church

By Carl Kenney

November 5, 2009

By David L. Fitts, Jr. NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com In May, the Rev. Dr. David D. Mitchell ended Mt. Gilead Baptist Church’s two year search for a leader. Coming from Rhode Island, the Thomasville, Georgia native hopes to inspire Mt. Gilead’s congregation and involve the church in its Northeast Central Durham community. […]

Local church builds home for veteran custodian

By Carl Kenney

September 24, 2009

by Emily Kennard UNC Co-Editor the Durham Voice When Robert Daye, the custodian at First Presbyterian Church, 305 E. Main St., finishes his day at work, he doesn’t leave the church – he lives there. But soon Daye will have his own house to call home. Church members and staff, in collaboration with Habitat for […]