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Make plans now to join us on Saturday, December 7 for this year’s Christmas Fair!
 
There are many ways to help–contact Lorna Ellis HERE to make a connection and find out. 
 
Invite friends, neighbors and family — and make a day of it on the 7th.  It’s a Durham Tradition, and a great way to support the ministries and spirit of our community at Christmas-time.
 
 
IMAGINE TOGETHER!  The 2025 Stewardship Campaign for Community Church is now underway!  As we pool our resources and commit generously to the prophetic ministry of our church–we create beloved community and a mission that makes a difference across the Seacoast and around the world.
 
To submit your pledge of a financial commitment for the coming year, click here!
 
For more information about the 2025 Stewardship Campaign, click here!
 
NONVIOLENCE: A PRACTICE FOR OUR TIME:  
An Open Workshop / Sunday, November 24
In the Chapel at CCD / 1:30 to 3 pm
With the Rev. Kendra Ford and Rebecca Beaulieu
 
Can we choose nonviolence in a world at war?  Can we find in nonviolence a path to healing and renewal on a planet ravaged by climate change?  As we sort through this year’s election, there are choices to be made, coalitions to build…and we might just discover in nonviolence a creative, soul-stirring practice of joyful resilience.
 
Our hope is to gather folk from a variety of communities (addressing climate justice, war and genocide, human rights and more) to explore the powerful traditions around nonviolence in  the traditions of indigenous leaders, civil rights visionaries and prophets like King, Gandhi, Day and more.  After this month’s election return, there are feelings to process and dreams to declare and people to organize.  Kendra and Rebecca are gifted trainers and committed nonviolence teachers…and we’ll think together about “living with heart in this strange moment…”  Free and open to all!
 
Blessings and Peace!
 
If you’ve found the site today, I imagine that you’re curious about spiritual community–and what it offers us, here and now, in today’s world of wonder and uncertainty.
 
Look around.  Explore our values, our vision, our programs.  And know that your curiosity itself is a God-gift: a gift to be treasured, pursued and enjoyed.  Maybe your new to Durham, UNH or the Seacoast itself.  Check out out a service, a program, a class we’re offering. See if your spirit’s lifted in some way by the community of friends you find here.
 
The best way to know what we believe is to see how we do what we do! Church isn’t just a building: it’s a movement.  As the Community Church of Durham, we’re creating a movement of many generations, many voices and many gifted souls.  It’s a lot of fun, it’s a circle of wonder; and it’s a movement for the blessing of all life.
 
If you’ve got any questions, I’m always eager to talk!  Wherever you are on life’s journey, you’re welcome among us at the Community Church.
 
Dave Grishaw-Jones, Pastor