Durham Pilgrimage of Pain and Hope
Durham’s story. Your story. God’s story.
Durham Pilgrimage of Pain and Hope
Note: Due to COVID-19, we have suspended our pilgrimages until further notice. Please sign up for our newsletter for updates.
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Main Components
1. Weekend Immersion
A weekend where participants visit sites and hear from key leaders in Durham, learning its story. There is time for reflection and prompting to engage with challenging questions about history, identity, and community. Meals will be provided.
2. Pilgrim Journey Discussions
Participants will gather for meetings before the weekend immersion to prepare for the journey, and after the immersion for reflection.
3. Pilgrimage Alumni Network
Pilgrimage is more than a one-time experience – it is a way of life. That’s why we help pilgrimage alumni stay connected through a communication network and gatherings throughout the year.
4. Pilgrim Life Events
The values that are learned through the Durham Pilgrimage of Pain and Hope continue to be cultivated through smaller events that help connect Durham’s story, your story and God’s story. See the announcements section and our events page for upcoming Pilgrim Life Events.
Pilgrimage Through the Pandemic
A Series for Learning, Reflection, and Transformation
Pilgrimage Through the Pandemic is four conversations dealing with some of the ways COVID-19 has impacted the community. These conversations feature directly impacted people and experts in their field sharing their experiences, reflections, data and research.
Our overarching question is the one that frames the Durham Pilgrimage of Pain and Hope: how is your story, the story of Durham, and God’s story being played out in the midst of this pandemic? Other guiding questions, inspired by the practice of pilgrimage, will be: Whose story is being told and whose story is not being told? Where do we see places for lament and where do we see hope?
Webinars and Study Guides
Pilgrimage Through the Pandemic Session 3 Study Guide – Download this resource for personal reflection or for discussion with your family or small group.
Announcements
DurhamCares can organize a custom pilgrimage for your
church, organization, or any group
IF YOU’RE INTERESTED
sample pilgrimage itinerary
(taken from october pilgrimage)
Friday
Afternoon/Evening
Meet at Stagville Plantation to prepare for the Pilgrimage Weekend
4:00-5:30 pm
John Blackfeather Jeffries on Native American history in Durham
5:30-7:00 pm
Stagville Historical Tour
7:00-8:30 pm
Dinner at Stagville with guided reflection
Saturday
Morning
Meet at ReCity for guided walking pilgrimage of downtown Durham
- Parrish Street
- Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Durham History Hub
- Duke Memorial United Methodist Church
- Pauli Murray Mural
- Former Woolworths/One City Center
- NC Mutual Life Insurance Company
- Carolina Theater Exhibit
Saturday
Afternoon
Lunch at ReCity
12:45-1:45 pm
Personal Reflection time at ReCity and Central Park
1:45-3:00 pm
Virginia Williams, participant in the 1957 Royal Ice Cream Sit-In
3:00-5:30 pm
Break
Saturday
Evening
Hayti Heritage Center with Skeepie Scarborough
Sunday
Worship at Union Baptist Church
9:30 am
Guided reflection at ReCity
12:00 pm
Lunch and presentation at Latino Community Credit Union
2:00-2:30 pm
Break
2:30-4:00 pm
Durham Then, Durham Now Panel at Nehemiah Christian Center