Resources
why do we provide resources?
Resources for Community Violence
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Racial Justice
Loving our neighbors involves confronting and repairing the narratives that deny that all of us have been created in the image of God. The enduring narratives and systems of racial difference and white supremacy continue to have a devastating impact on all of us, especially people of color. The Church has a unique role to confess, lament, repent of, and repair the racism we experience in our community as we witness to the New Creation that Christ makes possible.
Additional Resources
DurhamCares Newsletter
Learn about opportunities to care for your neighbors in holistic ways.
Events and Workshops
Visit our events page to learn more about events and workshops throughout the year.
Consulting
Want to go deeper? DurhamCares will partner with your congregation in a consulting relationship that includes workshops, interviews, and surveys that help your congregation discover how you can be part of God’s mission in your community and holistically care for your neighbors. If your congregation is seeking guidance specifically around racial justice, we will tailor our consulting to focus on the work of racial justice. Our consulting approach emphasizes four things:
- Christ-Centered and Church-based: We are rooted in the Christian tradition and understand the unique hopes, challenges, and cultures of churches.
- Collaborative: Rather than reduplicating resources, we highlight the unique gifts of resources that already exist.
- Place-based: We help congregations learn about their neighborhoods and city through understanding history and today’s most pressing challenges.
- Racial Equity: Our framework emphasizes actively working against racism to pursue racial equity in our city. We do not offer racial equity training – rather, we use a racial equity approach.
Posts
Behind the scenes of Episode 1: Durham Cares
For the first episode of ReCity Chronicles: The Podcast, host KJ Hill sits down with Reynolds Chapman of Durham Cares for a reflective conversation about what it means to build community in Durham—honestly, relationally, and with a posture of listening.
Sounds of Faith from Duke University Chapel
Our Executive Director, Reynolds Chapman, joined Sounds of Faith from Duke University Chapel for a conversation on faith-based community service in Durham.
2025 Year in Review
See the full breadth of our work by taking a look at our 2025 Year-in-Review
It was such a gift to come together for our 10th Annual Advancing the Vision.
Rev. Dr. Willie James Jennings brought an incredible word
Advent Introduction
Listen to the recordings of these reflections and sign up for daily Advent emails
2024 Year-in-Review
See the full breadth of our work by taking a look at our 2024 Year-in-Review