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Westminster Presbyterian Church
Durham, North Carolina
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Serving Beyond Westminster…
Important: See also Westminster's Committees and Commissions
Boy Scouts: includes Cubs and Boy Scouts. Chip Reinhardt rmlaw@nc.rr.com 489-6858
New Hope Camp: meeting and event facilities between Chapel Hill and Hillsborough. OPEN
Campus Ministries: supports Presbyterian Campus Ministries at Duke, UNC, and NCCU. Eileen McAvoy, 493-7547, famgrp@aol.com
CROP Walk: a seven-mile walk to support hunger related causes, usually late March. Helen Tharrington, 489.8253, tharrington@nc.rr.com
Durham Congregations in Action: an interfaith group of over 50 congregations seeking to do together what no single congregation could accomplish. Chuck Byrd, 490.0900, charlesbyrd46@gmail.com
Durham Crisis Response Center: provides shelter and safety for abused women and children. Scotti Harwood, 544.7819, scotti-roo@msn.com
Durham Nativity School: a non-profit school for disadvantaged 6-8th grade boys. Sally Keener, 401.0799, sallyk@nc.rr.com
Food Bank: facility providing food for over 100 agencies in the Durham area. Pat Gunter, 767.1183, pgunter@alumni.unc.edu
Genesis Home: a transitional home for families seeking stability and independence. Louise Holland, 806.0391, lholland5@yahoo.com
Global Missions Committee: mission work outside of Durham; meets on second Wednesday nights. Helen Tharrington, 489.8253, htharrington@nc.rr.com
Habitat for Humanity: constructing homes for those in need. Dorene Palermo, 620.0156, dpalerm@attglobal.net
Housing for New Hope: addressing the whole cycle of homelessness from prevention to transitional housing to affordable housing. Kay Wellemeyer, 383.6503, kay@wpcdurham.org
Interfaith Hospitality Network: providing meals, transportation, and a shelter at WPC for 1-3 homeless families who are on the edge of becoming independent; one-week visits every 3 months. Need drivers, meals, overnight hosts, set-ups and break-downs. Bill Burig, 382.0170, abbj@duke.edu
Meals on Wheels: delivers nutritious mid-day meals to shut-ins; assigned routes take less than 2 hours. Sally Cook, 219.6523, srosscook@yahoo.com
Mission Trips: opportunities to provide disaster relief to the Gulf Coast victims; trips are approx. 2 weeks. Paul Ransford, 489.4974
NAMI (National Alliance for Mentally Ill) & Next Step Housing: assisting the mentally ill. Nancye Bryan, 942.4033, nancye@durhambryans.com
Presbyterian Urban Ministries: provides emergency counsel and aid to people on the edge of poverty. OPEN
Presbyterian Hispanic Ministries: creating an Hispanic Presbyterian congregation in Durham. Pam Smith, 403.9198, pamdrsmith@aol.com
Project Graduation: provides a substance-free, all night party for 1800 high school graduates in Durham. Mary Holderness, 493.1854
Shelter Meals: various WPC groups prepare and serve an evening meal for about 200 people at the Community Shelter on the 4th Tuesday of each month. Contact Gayle Etter, 768.9171, getter@nc.rr.com
Threshold: a day-time club for people with severe mental illness. Pam Smith, 403.9198, pamdrsmith@aol.com
Urban Ministries of Durham: contains the Community Shelter, the Methodist food and clothing pantry, and the Community Kitchen. Jim Maxwell, 489.8132, jmaxwell@mfbpa.com