The Table
March Programs
March 4 — Intergenerational Service Project with Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity Wake County is an organization focused on providing affordable housing in our community. One way that they do so is through funds raised in their ReStores. Another way to produce baffles for use in the attic of a Habitat home. Baffles direct airflow in and out of the soffit and help to keep the home at a comfortable temperature.
After a short presentation on Wake ReStores, we will reuse cardboard to make baffles. Older adults, young adults, and children will work together to decorate the cardboard using crayons and paint, and write/draw inspirational words and pictures on the cardboard. Join us for this fun, intergenerational event!
Menu: Fried Chicken or Vegetarian Lentils, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, salad bar, cookies
March 11 — Becoming an Anti-racist Church: Unearthing Our History, Understanding Our Legacy
Commissioned by the Pullen Anti-Racism Committee (ARC), Pullen Archivist Renee Keever will offer a brief look at the history of the land that has become Pullen’s home, and the family legacies of some of Pullen’s early leaders. This presentation offers us an opportunity to consider how our own history might shape our anti-racism efforts.
Menu: Chicken or Vegetarian Alfredo, garlic bread, salad bar, cookies
March 18 — Truth That Heals, Truth That Frees
Historian Carmen Wimberley Cauthen will explore the shared geography of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church and Oberlin Village, one of Raleigh’s most significant freedmen communities. Through land records, census data, church history, and neighborhood development patterns, this presentation examines what it meant for a white Baptist congregation to worship across the street from a historically Black settlement during Reconstruction and Jim Crow.
Framed by the theme “Truth That Heals, Truth That Frees,” the session invites participants to confront historical realities with honesty — recognizing that truthful engagement with our past can open pathways toward deeper understanding, spiritual growth, and faithful action in the present.
Menu: Grits, Eggs, Sausage (with a vegetarian option), Sweet Potato Hash, salad bar, cookies
March 25 — Quilting and Social Change
Knowing traditional quilts all her life, Jereann King Johnson has been quilting steadily for the last 40 years. Over time, she learned that quilts are much more than meet the eye. Jereann will share some of her quilts with us, along with her perspectives on quilting and social change.
Menu: Vegetarian Chili (chicken nuggets available for kids), Rice, Cornbread, salad bar, cookies.
-Chalice Overy, Associate Pastor
