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Advancing the Vision 2025
November 1, 2025 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Join Us
Every year, Advancing the Vision inspires people around our city to love their neighbors. We look forward to testimonials from participants, artistic expressions of love for our community, and enriching fellowship with neighbors.
Rev. Dr. Willie James Jennings
Rev. Dr. Willie James Jennings is associate professor of systematic theology and Africana studies at Yale University Divinity School. A graduate of Duke University, Dr. Jennings is a systematic theologian who teaches in the areas of theology, black church and Africana studies, as well as post-colonial and race theory. The author of a number of books, he wrote The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race, which has become a standard text read in colleges, seminaries, and universities. He is the recipient of the 2015 Grawemeyer Award in Religion for his groundbreaking work on race and Christianity.
Be a Sponsor for Advancing the Vision
DurhamCares is working toward a more caring, connected, and just Durham. Motivated and guided by the life and work of Jesus Christ, we are cultivating a city where we listen to each other and work together to seek the wellbeing of all people. You can be part of this work by being an Advancing the Vision sponsor. This is an important year for us to deepen and expand our work – we hope you will join us!
Any amount
$300-$999 or $25-$83/month
$1,000-$4,999 or $84-$416/month
$5,000+ or $417+/month
TABLE SPONSOR: $1,000 AND FILL A TABLE
Advancing the Vision Packet 2025