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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.

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.

The Table

Wednesdays

5:30 pm in Finlator Hall

Join us at The Table! During this gathering, we connect over a meal, share the joys and concerns of our lives, and discuss relevant topics or just have fun.

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Healing Our Histories: An Analysis of Environmental Racism in Raleigh

October 25

9 am–2 pm at Walnut Creek Wetland Center (950 Peterson Street, Raleigh)

You are invited to join members of the wider Raleigh community to learn about the racialized history of our community and its impact on the environment, and how to organize around environmental justice.

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Drag Story Hour

October 18

11 am at Umstead Park United Church of Christ (8208 Brownleigh Drive, Raleigh)

You are invited to experience three different children's books, crafts/activities, snacks, and a dance party at this free, family-friendly event!

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Opportunity to Support Partners for Environmental Justice

October 25

9 am–noon at Dorothea Dix Park–Gipson Play Plaza (715 Biggs Dr., Raleigh)

Join Partners for Environmental Justice (PEJ) and the City of Raleigh Parks for a hands-on planting event.

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Inter-religious Practices

(October 5, 12, 19, & 26)
9:30- 10:30 am in Finalor Hall

Participants will learn how traditions from other faiths can enrich their own spirituality as faith leaders share the history, meaning, and practices of their traditions.

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Pullenites Participated with PEJ in Walnut Creek Big Sweep

On September 6, eight Pullenites joined members of Partners for Environmental Justice and 70 other volunteers at the Walnut Creek Wetlands Center.

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CROP Walk: Register for Pullen’s Team

November 8

10 am at First Baptist Church (99 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh)

Join Pullen's team for the Greater Triangle Area CROP Walk to support local hunger relief efforts.

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Pullen PALs (Parents and Littles): Family Dinner

Third Saturdays (starting January 17)

5–7 pm at Transfer Co. Food Hall (500 E. Davie St., Raleigh)

Do you want to connect with other parents of "littles" at Pullen?

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Sleep in Heavenly Peace: Build Day in Apex

On September 13, six Pullenites joined several other volunteers in Apex to build beds for Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) to donate to families that do not have beds for their children.

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Civil Rights Museum visit

Twenty seven Pullenites enjoyed a train trip to Greensboro on Sept. 27th to tour the International Civil Rights Museum.

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Film Screening & Conversation: Backs Against the Wall – The Howard Thurman Story

Friday, October 24, at 7:00 PM

Pullen Memorial Baptist Church - Finlator Hall

Howard Thurman was one of the most influential spiritual voices of the 20th century and a mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In his groundbreaking book, Jesus and the Disinherited, Thurman reminds us that the life and teachings of Jesus call us to deep inner work.