Duke Memorial with Pride

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Join Duke Memorial UMC as we stand, march, and worship together with our LGBTQ siblings during Pride weekend. March with us in the Pride parade and/or join us for our third annual Queerly Beloved worship in downtown Durham.

Join the Pride Parade

Sunday, September 29rd at 11:00am
Join the Queerly Beloved of Duke Memorial, allies, and other United Methodist Churches as we participate together in the Pride Parade.
If you wish to march in the parade with Duke Memorial, meet in the back parking lot of Duke Memorial at 10:15 am to walk to Duke East Campus with Mick Raynor.
If you wish to watch the parade, or if you will be coming directly from Sunday School, meet at the Church at 10:50 to walk over to the parade with Katie Diaz.

Worship Service | Queerly Beloved

Sunday, September 29th at 5:30 pm
On September 29th, Sunday School will occur in the 9:45-10:30am Sunday School hour. Worship on the 29th will be at 5:30 pm at Epworth UMC.
Join in person for a beautiful and empowering service “Led by Queer People, for Queer People, and Welcoming All.” We are so excited to offer this unique, community-led worship service again during the 2024 Durham PRIDE weekend. 

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We value building relationships across lines of difference, shared hobbies, passions, talents, and seasons of life. We hope to connect with you and one another inside and outside the church building.

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Support the LGBTQ Center of Durham

Today’s offering will be given to the LGBTQ Center of Durham, in support of their mission to support LGBTQ+ people through services, programming, resources, and support networks that centers their wellbeing and allows them to thrive. 

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Our Welcome Statement

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As our Lord Jesus Christ calls us to love and accept every person, Duke Memorial United Methodist Church welcomes into our life together those of every age, race, ethnic background, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, family or socioeconomic status, educational background, and physical or mental ability. In our commitment to the reconciliation of all persons as beloved children of God, we celebrate our diversity and recognize the sacred worth and dignity of all. We invite you to join us in our faith journey toward discipleship in Christ with mutual respect, understanding, and love.

​LGBTQ+ Formation Group

Meets on Varying Sunday Evenings

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We are excited to offer this formation group! We aim to create a safer space that we may come together in fellowship, heal from our past and present experiences, and grow into our better selves. This group is open to all, including allies, to explore faith and life together. In our first meeting we will introduce ourselves as well as dream about what kind of community we hope to create. Future meet-ups will be in various places across Durham and Raleigh.

Anti-Racism

We proclaim simply and surely, "Black Lives Matter."
Duke Memorial is committed to the work of anti-racism and will continue to "love, listen, learn, and leverage" as a congregation so that we may live fully into God's call of justice and peace.

Our Anti-Racism Work

LGBTQIA

Duke Memorial is committed to the full inclusion of LGBTQIA identified persons. We celebrate the decisions at General Conference 2024 to remove harmful language and punishments around Queerness in the United Methodist Church. ​

Some of our actions:
Marching in PRIDE →
Queerly Beloved Worship →
​Supportive Church Initiative →