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Welcoming our New Yale Interns: Rebecca and Drake
We are delighted to welcome two interns from Yale Divinity School to Pullen this summer.
Resettlement Committee Requests Items as they Welcome a Family
Our Resettlement Committee welcomes a family of 5 to our community - donations of household, personal care, bedding, clothing, and other items are needed.
Additional Aid Opportunity for Cuban Partner Church
The Alliance of Baptists and affiliated partner churches in Cuba have been able to organize another avenue of providing much needed relief to our Cuban neighbors.
Children’s Summer Sunday Group
June 7 – August 23
(Sundays; no meeting July 5)
9:30 AM–Noon | Room 122
Pullen Kids Summer Sunday Group (K–5th Grades) is here!
Pullen's Pals Story Time
Wednesdays
June 3 – August 26
10:30–11:30 am | Room 125 (through June 10); Location TBA beginning June 17
Parents and caregivers of babies and toddlers are invited to join Pullen's Pals Storytime!
Joys and Concerns in May
Pullen is a loving, compassionate community that cares for and shares with one another — in sickness and in health, in good times and in troubled times.
Serve on a Pullen Committee or Council
The Nominating Committee is looking for candidates to serve beginning in 2027
Pullen is Hiring a Community Outreach Coordinator
Pullen seeks a dedicated and compassionate community connector, 15–20 hours per week, to support social justice ministries and partner organizations.
Disarming Hearts: A Vigil of Remembrance following Guns to Gardens
June 13
Guns to Gardens: 11am–2pm
Disarming Hearts: 4–5pm | Off campus
A free, safe, and anonymous gun disposal event (gift cards up to $200 while supplies last) and a vigil of prayers, songs, and readings for survivors of gun violence, supported by Pullen Mission & Outreach Council
Pullen's Earth Ministry Team Requests Your Urgent Support!
As people of faith, please voice your opinion and demand the NC Utilities Commission reject Duke Energy's proposed, unjustified 18% rate hike, the Public Comment Period is closing very soon.
Data Input Training Session
May 31
9:30–10:15am | Room 203
This summer, Pullen's Music Ministry begins a project of creating a database of its choral, instrumental, and congregational music.
From the Church Administrator Search Committee: David Anderson
To the Pullen Memorial Baptist Church and Congregation,
After careful consideration of all of our options, and David’s success in the interim role, the Church Administrator Search Committee has recommended unanimously to the Personnel Committee David Anderson to be our next Church Administrator. Personnel, with support from the pastor, also voted unanimously.
We have offered the job and David has accepted. Please see all of our comments below.
Music Ministry Database Project: A Call for Data Input Volunteers
May 31
9:30 am | Room 203
This summer, Pullen’s Music Ministry begins a project of creating a database of its choral, instrumental, and congregational music.
AMOS Virtual Gathering: In God's Service We Are All Transformed
May 20
5 pm in Room 310 and on Zoom
Come join us for a virtual meeting with Pullen's partner AMOS, a mission of health and hope in Nicaragua.
Join the HOST Board
HOST (Housing Options for Students Today) is seeking new board members to begin their 2-year terms on July 1
Pullen Friends of Democracy
June 18
7 pm | Finlator
Join a great group of Pullenites working to combat voter suppression and help more people exercise their right to vote.
Pullen Mission Women Is Taking the Summer Off!
September 8
10 AM | Room 310 and Zoom
Pullen Mission Women is taking the summer off and looks forward to gathering again in September.
Community Birding with PEJ, Raleigh Parks, and Field Inclusive
May 15, May 17, and May 21
Crowder Park, Biltmore Hills Community Center, and Walnut Creek Wetlands Park
Join us for community birding in partnership with Partners for Environmental Justice, the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University, Raleigh Parks, and Field Inclusive.