TIME SENSITIVE
- First Sunday monthly: Spiritual Nourishment for Justice Activists
UU justice activists in North Carolina are invited to participate in UU Forward Together’s monthly Spiritual Nourishment for Justice Activists online meetings via Zoom on the first Sunday afternoon of each month at 4 pm. Join fellow activists for a time of conversation, planning, and mobilization. Click here to register.
Thank you all for joining us virtually on our Facebook page for our series “Lift Up Your Hearts: Words of Strength and Faith from the Council.” We have concluded this video series, but you are still able to watch all 33 videos on our Facebook page. We hear you, we see you, and we are in this together. Click here to view all of our daily meditations.
If you would like to have your congregation listed in this resource, please fill out this Google form. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LIST WILL BE UPDATED EACH WEEK BY FRIDAY AT 5 PM. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, EMAIL INFO@NCCHURCHES.ORG.
List of faith communities with online worship services separated by region:
GENERAL
- All NC CONFERENCE of the United Methodist Church (UMC) Online Services
- All Western NC Conference of the UMC Online Services
- Open and Affirming Coalition of the United Church of Christ Zoom Chapel (gather at 7 p.m. EST on Sundays)
- The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints, Worldwide
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
- Black Mountain Presbyterian Church
- Canton First Baptist Church
- The Congregational Church, UCC in Tryon, NC (United Church of Christ)
- First Baptist Church of Asheville
- First Congregational United Church of Christ Asheville
- First Congregational Church UCC Hendersonville
- First Presbyterian, Asheville PC(USA)
- First Presbyterian Church, Franklin
- First UMC of Graham
- First UMC, Murphy
- Grace Church in the Mountains, Wayensville
- Hayesville First UMC
- High Country UCC, Vilas, NC
- Land of the Sky UCC, Asheville
- Metropolitan Community Churches Sacred Journey, Hendersonville
- Mount Jefferson Presbyterian Church, West Jefferson
- New Hope Presbyterian Church, Asheville
- Robbinsville UMC
- Swansboro UMC
- St. George’s Episcopal Church, Asheville
- Snow Hill UMC, Candler
- Trinity Presbyterian Church, Hendersonville
- Unity of the Blue Ridge, Mills River, NC
- Weaverville UMC
PIEDMONT TRIAD/METROLINA
- A People of God, Jamestown
- Aldersgate UMC, Shelby
- All Saints’ Espicopal Church, Concord
- Belmont Abbey, Belmont Roman Catholic
- Ben Salem Presbyterian Church, Charlotte
- Beth Page Presbyterian Church, Kannapolis
- Burlington Philadelphia Seventh Day Adventist Church
- Caroleen UMC, Ellenboro
- Christ Church, Hickory
- Corinth Reformed Church, Hickory
- Covenant Church, Lincolnton
- Draper Pentecostal Holiness Church, Eden
- East Market Street Seventh Day Adventist Church, Greensboro
- Elon First Baptist Church, Elon
- Eternity Church, Zebulon
- FaithBridge UMC, Blowing Rock
- The Fellowship Place Presbyterian Church, Charlotte
- First Advent Christian Church of Hickory
- First Baptist Church of Lenoir
- First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lexington
- First Presbyterian Church of Burlington
- First Presbyterian Church, Monroe
- First Presbyterian Church of Salisbury
- First UMC, Hickory
- First United Church of Christ, Salisbury
- First UMC, Gastonia
- First UMC, Graham
- First UMC, Stanley
- Friendship Friends Meeting, Greensboro
- Grace Baptist Church, Albemarle
- Grace Covenant Church, Cornelius
- Grace Moravian Church, Mount Airy
- Guilford Baptist Church, Greensboro
- Hayworth Chapel, High Point University
- Hickory Ridge UMC, Winston-Salem
- Holy Covenant United Church of Christ, Charlotte
- Hope Church, Charlotte
- Jerusalem United Holy Church, Reidsville
- John Calvin Presbyterian Church, Salisbury
- Jordan Memorial UMC, Ramseur
- Kernersville Moravian Church
- Knollwood Baptist Church, Winston-Salem
- Light of Christ UMC, Charlotte
- Locust Presbyterian Church, Locust
- Lutheran Church of Our Father, Greensboro
- Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church, Charlotte
- Meadowlake Presbyterian Church, Huntersville
- Memorial Presbyterian Church, Charlotte
- Messiah Lutheran Church, Charlotte
- Mineral Springs UMC Home of the Bridge
- Mt. Tabor UCC, Lexington
- Mt. Tabor UMC, Winston-Salem
- Mt. Zion United Church of Christ, China Grove
- Morehead UMC, Greensboro
- Myers Park Presbyterian Church, Charlotte
- New Hope UMC, Goldsboro
- North Kannapolis UMC
- Northminster Presbyterian Church, Hickory
- Oak Ridge Presbyterian Church, Oak Ridge
- Page Memorial UMC, Aberdeen
- Paw Creek Presbyterian Church, Charlotte
- Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, Morganton
- Praise Assembly Church Ministries, Winston-Salem
- Pursuit Church, Denver
- Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church, Blowing Rock
- Salem Church, Bostic
- Sardis Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hickory
- Sardis Presbyterian Church, Charlotte
- Second Presbyterian Church, Kannapolis
- Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian Church, Charlotte
- Sharon Missionary Baptist Church, Stoneville
- St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Davidson
- St. John AME Church, Raleigh
- St. Andrew’s UMC, Charlotte
- St. James Lutheran Church, Rockwell
- St. John’s Lutheran Church, Concord
- St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Salisbury
- St. Mark’s UMC, Raleigh
- St. Paul UMC, Newton
- St. Paul UMC, Reidsville
- St. Paul’s UMC, Burlington
- Stokesdale UMC
- Third Presbyterian Church, Charlotte
- Trinity Presbyterian Church of Charlotte
- Trinity Wesleyan Church, Eden
- Unconditional Love Church, Greensboro
- Union Lutheran Church, Salisbury
- Unity Presbyterian Church, Denver
- Wesley Chapel UMC, Reidsville
- Wingate Baptist Church
- Wingate UMC
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
- Abiding Presence Lutheran Church, Fuquay-Varina
- Andrew Chapel UMC, Durham
- Asbury Church, Raleigh
- Asbury UMC, Durham
- Baptist Grove Church, Raleigh
- Beacon Baptist Church, Raleigh
- Bethesda Baptist Church, Durham
- Binkley Baptist Church, Chapel Hill
- Blacknall Memorial Presbyterian Church, Durham
- Calvary Faith Center, Wendell
- Cary First Christian Church
- The Chapel of the Cross, Chapel Hill
- Chatham Community Church, Chapel Hill
- Christ Central Church, Durham
- Christian Life Fellowship Church, Raleigh
- Christ the King Lutheran Church, Cary
- Christ the King Presbyterian Church, Raleigh
- Church of the Good Shepherd, Rocky Mount
- Church of the Nativity, Raleigh
- Church of the Resurrection, Angier
- City Road UMC, Henderson
- Cole Mill Road Church of Christ
- Colonial Baptist Church, Cary
- Common Thread Church, Raleigh
- Covenant Christian Church, Cary
- Congregational Church of Pinehurst
- Crossroads Fellowship, Raleigh (Non-Denominational)
- Duke Memorial UMC, Durham
- Ebenezer UMC, Raleigh
- Englewood Presbyterian Church, Rocky Mount
- Englewood UMC, Rocky Mount
- Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Durham
- The Episcopal Church of the Advocate
- Faith City Church, Clayton
- Farm Church, Durham
- First Baptist Church of Clayton
- First Baptist Church of Raleigh
- First Presbyterian Church of Durham
- First Presbyterian Church, Raleigh
- First Presbyterian Church, Sanford
- Forest Hills Baptist Church of Raleigh
- Fremont UMC, Fremont
- Fuquay-Varina UMC
- Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Cary
- Greenwood Forest Baptist Church, Cary
- Greystone Baptist Church, Raleigh
- The Haven of Hope Covenant Church, Durham
- Hayes Barton UMC, Raleigh
- Highland UMC, Raleigh
- Hillsborough United Church of Christ
- Hillyer Memorial Christian Church, Raleigh
- Hudson Memorial Presbyterian Church, Raleigh
- Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Chapel Hill
- Hope Community Church, Apex, Morrisville, Raleigh, Garner
- Hope Valley Baptist Church, Durham
- Iglesia Centro Cristiano, Sanford
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Durham
- Journey Church, Raleigh
- King’s Park International Church, Durham
- Lakeview Missionary Baptist Church, Durham
- Lifepointe Church, Cary
- Little Creek Fellowship, Clayton
- The Lord’s Church Worship Center, Raleigh
- Macedonia Baptist Church, Raleigh
- McMannen UMC, Durham
- MidPoint Church, Middlesex
- Milbrook UMC, Raleigh
- Misión Cristiana Elim De Raleigh
- Mobile Homecoming at Northstar Church of the Arts, Durham
- Morris Chapel UMC, Sanford
- Mosaic Church, Durham
- Mount Pleasant UMC, Kimesville
- New Creation UMC, Durham
- New Hope Baptist Church, Raleigh
- New Hope Church, Durham
- New Hope Church, Garner
- New Hope Church, Sanford
- New Hope Church, Hillsborough
- New Hope Church, Wake Forest
- Northpark Church, Raleigh
- North Raleigh Presbyterian Church
- North Raleigh UMC
- Oak City Baptist Church, Raleigh
- Oasis of Hope Ministries, Henderson
- Open Table UMC, Raleigh
- Parkwood UMC, Durham
- The Peak Church, Apex
- Pilgrim United Church of Christ, Durham
- Piney Grove Baptist Church, Fuquay-Varina
- Pittsboro Church of God
- Pleasant Grove UMC, Cary
- Pullen Memorial Baptist Church
- Raleigh Chinese Christian Church, Cary
- Raleigh Vineyard Church
- Ray of Hope Christian Church, Whitakers
- Richland Creek Community Church, Wake Forest
- St. Francis Church of Raleigh
- St. James Missionary Baptist Church, Rocky Mount
- St. James UMC, Raleigh
- St. John’s Episcopal Church, Wake Forest
- St. Joseph AME Church of Durham
- St. Paul’s Christian Church, Raleigh
- St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Cary
- Sunrise UMC, Holly Springs
- Temple Baptist Church, Durham
- Temple Beth Or, Raleigh
- Temple of Pentecost, Raleigh
- Triangle Center for Spiritual Living, Raleigh
- Trinity Baptist Church, Raleigh
- Umstead Park UCC, Raleigh
- Union Baptist Church, Durham
- Unitarian Universalists Congregation of Hillsborough
- Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh
- United Church of Chapel Hill
- Unity Center of Peace, Chapel Hill
- Unity of the Triangle, Raleigh
- University UMC, Chapel Hill
- The Village Chapel, Pinehurst
- Wake Forest Presbyterian Church
- Watts Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Raleigh
- Westminster Presbyterian Church, Durham
- Westover UMC, Raleigh
- West Raleigh Presbyterian Church, Raleigh
- Western Boulevard Presbyterian Church, Raleigh
- Wilson’s Mills Christian Church, Clayton
- World Overcomer’s Christian Church, Raleigh/Durham
- Word Tabernacle Church, Rocky Mount, Non-denominational
- World Overcomers Christian Church, RTP/Durham, Independent
- 519 Church, Morrisville
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
- Beulaville Presbyterian Church
- Camp UMC, Shallotte
- Cape Fear Presbyterian Church, Wilmington
- Cherry Point UMC, Havelock
- Christian Science Society, Nags Head
- Colington UMC, Kill Devil Hills
- Cornerstone Baptist Church, Greenville
- Covenant Moravian Church, Wilmington
- Divine Refuge Ministries, Lumberton
- Ebenezer Baptist Church, La Grange
- First Baptist Church, Goldsboro
- First Presbyterian Church, Greenville
- First Presbyterian Church, Wilmington
- First UMC Benton Oakes, Elizabeth City
- Hay Street UMC, Fayetteville
- Highest Praise Church, Shallotte
- Highland Presbyterian Church, Fayetteville
- Kitty Hawk UMC
- LaGrange Free Will Baptist Church
- Macclesfield First Christian Church, Macclesfield
- McBride UMC, South Mills
- Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, Pikeville
- My Father’s House Christian Discipleship Ministries, Raeford
- Nags Head Church
- Oakmont Baptist Church, Greenville
- Oriental UMC, Oriental
- Our Saviour Lutheran Church Southern Pines
- Outer Banks Presbyterian Church, Kill Devil Hills
- Roanoke Island Christian Church, Manteo
- Salem United Methodist Church, Goldsboro
- Source Church, Manteo
- St. Andrews UMC, Fayetteville
- St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wilmington
- St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wilmington
- St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, Greenville
- Swansboro UMC
- Teach All Nations Ministries, Spring Lake
- Water of Life Lutheran Church, Wilmington
- Wesley Memorial UMC, Wilmington
- Winter Park Baptist, Wilmington
- Wrightsville UMC, Wrightsville Beach
- Zoar Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church
GENERAL RESOURCES
- Alliance of Baptists
- African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) & Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in NC
- Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina
- Episcopal Church
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- General Baptist State Convention
- Mennonite Church USA
- Metropolitan Community Churches
- Moravian Church in America
- North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church
- Presbyterian Church
- Reformed Church in America
- United Church of Christ
- Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church
OTHER FAITH-BASED RESPONSES/RESOURCES
- National Council of Churches Webinars and Resources: Strengthening Hope for US Churches
- NC Council of Churches Issues Statement in Support of Stay at Home Order
- NC Department of Health and Human Services: 10 Actions for Faith Leaders to Respond to COVID-19/Kit de herramientas de respuesta a COVID-19 para los líderes espirituales
- NC Faith Leaders See Climate, COVID-19 as Moral Issues
North Carolina COVID-19 Hotline and Emergency Numbers:
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The N.C. Coronavirus Hotline: 866-462-3821
- Coronavirus Emergency Number: 211
- Free helpline for workers with questions about workplace rights
- NC COVID-19 Response
- IF YOU HAVE BEEN EXPOSED
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
Ways to Get Involved:
- Master list of engagement opportunities
- COVID Advocacy and Assistance Resource Database (GlobeMed at Duke)
- Disaster Assistance
- Donate Blood: Find a local drive near you.
- Donate to the NC MedAssist Crisis Fund
- Healthcare Volunteers Needed: North Carolina needs clinical personnel, clinical support personnel, and non-clinical personnel to volunteer to provide services and response to the novel coronavirus.
- Host Asylum-seekers in your church – Faithful America
- Sign the petition and/or call Mountaire to protect their workers during COVID-19
- Volunteer with the NC State Emergency Response Team (NC SERT)
Food Banks/Relief:
Resources:
- 8 Tips To Make Working From Home Work For You
- 100 Things to Do While Stuck Inside Due to a Pandemic
- 4 Reasons Not to Buy Guns in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Affected Communities Urge The Environmental Protection Agency To End The Free Pass It Is Giving Polluters
- Carolina Mask Project
- Corona Community – mutual aid to those who are high-risk, immuno-compromised, and/or senior citizens.
- COVID-19 Federal Rural Resource Guide
- COVID-19: Recommended Preventative Practices and FAQs for Faith-based and Community Leaders from The Partnership Center
- Digital Tools
- Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Recommendations
- EPA Non-Enforcement Policy Endangers Millions
- Free Church Consultation During Coronavirus and Social Distancing with Horizons Stewardship
- Guidelines for Safe Storage of Firearms
- Harm Reduction Coalition Community Calls
- Hospitals in NC accepting homemade masks
- How Pastors Should Respond in Crisis (The Unstuck Group Podcast)
- How to Sew a Surgical Mask
- How teenagers can protect their mental health during COVID-19
- Get them PPE – donations for hospitals with undersupplied PPE
- Interfaith Call for Care and Resilience
- Interim Guidance on Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Correctional and Detention Facilities
- Internet Service Offerings
- Know Your Rights: Your Employment and COVID-19 from the NC Justice Center
- Masks for Humanity – connecting people who need masks with those making handmade masks.
- Mutual Aid Map
- Neighborhood Organizer Intake Form (WNC)
- North Carolina Asian Americans Together (NCAAT) Bias Reporting Form
- Overdose Prevention
- Preparing your church for COVID-19: A Step-by-Step, Research Informed and Faith-based Planning Manual from the Humanitarian Disaster Institute
- Quédate en Casa
- Relief Funds
- Master list of grant opportunities throughout NC
- Assistance for Rural UMC Churches in NC
- Disaster Philanthropy COVID-19 Response Fund
- Durham Public Schools Foundation
- Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina
- Food Council Block Grants
- NC Health Foundation Grants
- NC MedAssist Crisis Fund
- WakeHELPS Utility Bill Payment Assistance Program
- Yadkin Valley Economic Development District, Inc. (YVEDDI) Community Services Block Grant Program
- Small Business and Nonprofit Loans
- Resource Center for Women & Ministry in the South, Inc. (RCWMS) Self- Care Resources
- Safer Drinking During Desperate Times
- Select Birth-to-Eight Provisions in Governor, House, Senate and Final COVID-19 Relief Budget Proposals
- The Triangle Nonprofit & Volunteer Leadership Center
- United Church of Christ Southern Conference Prayer Conference Call
- Wild Goose Virtual Community
Denominational Guides
- Alliance of Baptists – Your Ministry During COVID-19: Re-Opening Your Church Office
- African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church – Guidelines for Re-Opening Churches During the 2019-2020 Pandemic
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
- Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina – Resuming Resources
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – Some Preliminary Thoughts on Re-Gathering as Congregations
- General Baptist State Convention – Re-opening Guidebook for Churches
- Mennonite Church USA
- Moravian Church in America – Preparing to Regather, Resources for Congregations
- Presbyterian Church – Beginning Conversations for Re-Entry
- United Church of Christ – COVID-19 Reopening Guidelines: Strengths, Gaps
- Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church – Considerations for Churches before re-opening
Other Guides
- Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church – Why Reopening a Church is Different
- RootedGood: What Now? A creative tool to help congregations make decisions in the age of COVID-19
- Wake County Youtube – Re-opening Guidance for Faith-Based Communities during COVID-19
- Wisconsin Council of Churches – Preparing your House of Worship for Re-Opening