Pullen’s Missions:
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Round Table Fellowship
Round Table offers people experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity to be the guest of Pullen on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. On these days from 1-2 pm, we provide a hot meal and warm hospitality. Pullen supports this work through food donations, monetary gifts, and volunteer energy. This ministry provides the hundred or more guests that weekly walk through our doors with an attentive ear and kind words as we find meaningful ways to build community. Volunteers are always welcome.
Round Table Guests' Requests
Those who are not able to provide on-site support for our Round Table Fellowship ministry often ask how they can participate in our outreach to those experiencing homelessness and food insecurity. One way is to pray for Round Table's guests and our volunteers. Specific prayer requests are shared aloud during worship and in the monthly newsletter. Another way is to donate the resources that our guests need most. To that end, we are sharing a list of needs below. If you would like to donate these items, please put them in the blue cart by the church office or leave them with Rev. Ian.
Toilet paper
Toiletries (toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, lotion, deodorant)
D batteries
Menstrual products (tampons, pads, etc.)
Adult diapers (large and XL women's)
-Ian McPherson, Minister of Social Justice and Students
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Earth Ministry
This group seeks to explore, understand and honor the interconnectedness of God’s varied creation. Combined with the Care of Creation Sunday school class, it serves as a place of support and inspiration for those who feel called to integrate their spiritual life with a lifestyle that is less consumptive, more ecologically sustainable and more in harmony with all of life.
Learn more about our work on the Earth Ministry web page
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Pullen Mission Women
Reaching out to each other and the world is the focus of Pullen Mission Women. In monthly Circles women meet for fellowship, support, devotions, and informative, inspirational programs. The Circles respond to local and international needs through financial assistance, in-kind gifts, and direct assistance. PMW also joins with other women through Church Women United programs.
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Resettlement and Sanctuary
Resettlement and Sanctuary provides sanctuary for immigrants in danger of deportation. There are opportunities for volunteers who would like to contribute time and resources towards this important work.
Would you like to make a donation to assist a Burmese refugee family?
Click here to go to our donation page!
International Partners
Four Life-giving Partnerships
In its striving for peace and justice, Pullen has found common cause with siblings around the world, from Cuba and Nicaragua to England and the Republic of Georgia. These relationships broaden our knowledge of the needs of the world and spiritually enrich our congregation. While stretching thousands of miles across ten time zones, our international partnerships are at the very heart of our congregational life and ministry. Together we seek to make God's vision of "justice love" a global reality.
Repenting from the spiritual hubris and colonizing history of church missions, our ministries of accompaniment are rooted in mutuality and solidarity. We strive to be trustworthy companions of our global siblings, offering a ministry of presence and weaving together a network of justice-seekers and peace-makers in common cause. Although contributions of work and financial support are important aspects of our partnerships, a ministry of presence is our central vocation. In working alongside our international partners, we often gain clarity as to what God might be calling us to do in our context.
Financial support for these partnerships is distributed through our Missions and Outreach Council. In addition to these funds from our annual budget, we also receive a special Advent Offering and other individual contributions to support the work of our global partners. To learn more about these partnerships, please contact David Anderson, Minister of Social Justice and Students at danderson@pullen.org.
Peace Cathedral
Republic of Georgia
This interfaith community of peacemakers boasts a mosque, synagogue, and church in one building. An outspoken advocate for LGBTQIA+ inclusion and a witness for peace in the shadow of the ongoing war in Ukraine, this community provides safe haven for Eastern Europe's most vulnerable citizens, including refugees.
First Baptist Church
Matanzas, Cuba
First Baptist Church and the Kairos Center - Matanzas, Cuba
One of the first LGBTQIA+ affirming congregations in Cuba, First Baptist Matanzas has long been on the prophetic edge of the Christian tradition. Its community outreach arm, the Kairos Center, provides meals, music classes, community, and hope to its city.
Community of the Cross of Nails
Coventry, England
Community of the Cross of Nails - Coventry, England
Inspired by the reconciling work of this small English city after being bombed by Nazi Germany in WWII, this international network connects Pullen's labors for reconciliation, justice, and peace with churches and other institutions around the world.
AMOS Health and Hope
Nicaragua
A medical mission to rural Nicaraguans, this ministry offers healing and hope to those far from traditional institutions of medical care. Through clinics, water filtration systems, and health education, AMOS empowers rural Nicaraguans with the resources needed to promote community health.
Local Partnerships
Introducing Pullen’s Three Mission Partnerships!
Many have asked, “What can we do? How can we make a difference?” Now, we have an answer! After years of reflection, our Missions & Outreach Council has identified three nonprofit partnerships to prioritize over the next five years. These organizations are local, anti-racist, and provide opportunities for all ages to engage in meaningful action.
ONE Wake – Organize for affordable housing, homelessness support, and wealth equity in Wake County.
Partners for Environmental Justice – Fight environmental racism, protect air & water quality, and restore Southeast Raleigh’s ecosystem.
Raleigh United Mutual Aid Hub (RUMAH) – Build networks of mutual aid, support queer and trans communities, and provide disaster relief.
Want to get involved? Join us in making a real impact!
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ONE Wake
ONE Wake is a non-partisan, multi-ethnic, multi-issue group of religious congregations, associations, and other non-profits in the Wake County area with aggregate membership totaling in excess of 50,000 households.
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Raleigh United Mutual Aid Hub (RUMAH)
RUMAH, short for the Raleigh United Mutual Aid Hub, is a collaborative community and social center in Raleigh, North Carolina, with 501(c)(3) status. We foster collaboration between residents, communities, and mutual aid resources in and around Raleigh, and are funded almost entirely by donations from community members who share our vision.
We envision a stronger community with accessible spaces where people across all backgrounds and affinities feel a sense of belonging. We aim to build solidarity through shared knowledge, experiences, and ideals. We hope to create space for the sharing of resources by hosting workshops, skill-shares, and community-sourced programming. Through these initiatives and community collaboration, we will unify in action by serving the community in ways we want, need, and deserve to be served.
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Partners For Environmental Justice
At Partners for Environmental Justice (PEJ), we believe every community deserves access to clean, thriving natural spaces. By restoring urban wetlands like Walnut Creek, we address environmental inequities and foster connections between people and nature. Our mission is clear: to empower communities, protect ecosystems, and create lasting change.
Pullen’s Affiliations
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Alliance of Baptist
In 1987, when the changes in the character of the Southern Baptist Convention were underway, several Pullen members joined with others to create an alternative organization known today as the Alliance of Baptists. The Alliance is a small association of progressive Baptist churches and individuals committed to historic Baptist principles of freedom of individual conscience, the freedom of every congregation, and religious freedom for all. As a member of the National Council of Churches and in partnerships with other progressive Baptists in Cuba, Zimbabwe, Canada, and the U.S., the Alliance offers Pullen an opportunity to share ministry and missions with like-minded people of faith who value ecumenical and interfaith relationships and share a commitment to being part of God’s work of bringing justice and peace to our world.
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Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists
Members of the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists (AWAB) are churches, organizations, and individuals who publicly welcome and affirm all persons without regard to sexual orientation, and who have joined together to advocate for full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons within Baptist communities of faith. Pullen was one of the first congregations to join AWAB.
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Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America
The purpose of the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America (BPFNA) is to unite and enable Christians to make peace with justice in a warring world. BPFNA is a network of individuals and congregations affiliated with more than two dozen different Baptist conventions (and some non-Baptist members) throughout the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. Its constituents engage in activities such a peace education, public policy, ministries of mercy to the poor, and other means of pursuing peace in our world. Pullen has been involved with BPFNA since its founding in 1984 and is now a Partner Congregation.
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Bread for the World
Description goes herePullen is a partner congregation with Bread for the World (BFW). Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation’s decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. BFW partners represent a broad spectrum of church organizations and faith communities-Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox. Each year Pullen participates in the Offering of Letters sponsored by BFW. Church members write letters to elected officials advocating for particular pieces of legislation that will help alleviate hunger.
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Community of the Cross of Nails
The Community of the Cross of Nails (CCN) is a worldwide community of individuals and groups who share a commitment to a practical vision of reconciliation. CCN sprang directly from the united effort of the community of Coventry Cathedral in Coventry, England, after the destruction of the cathedral during bombing raids in World War II. Post-war cooperation on restoration efforts in Coventry and in Dresden, Germany, laid the foundation for forgiveness and reconciliation between the two former enemies. Over the succeeding 60 years, the path of reconciliation broadened to address conflicts between races, genders, nationalities, and other opposing forces. Pullen became a Community of the Cross of Nails Center in 1977, thanks in part to a series of youth mission trips to the cathedral, which continued until 2002. Currently the Cross of Nails Reconciliation Fellowship mission group maintains Pullen’s connections with both the international CCN and CCN–North America. Pullen has had continuous representation on the board of directors of CCN–North America since 1984.
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The North Carolina Council of Churches
The North Carolina Council of Churches (NCCC) is a spiritual fellowship and a cooperative agency of and for Christian curches in North Carolina. In the NCCC, member churches are brought together in study, prayer, and action. In 1935, Pullen’s pastor, Edwin McNeill Poteat, attended the organizational meeting for the group. Since that time, Pullen’s involvement with the Council has allowed the congregation to express its ecumenical vision and join with other Christians in the state to advocate for peace and justice.
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Triangle Interfaith Alliance
Pullen is a proud member of the Triangle Interfaith Alliance, the local chapter of the national Interfaith Alliance. The late Alan Neely, a Pullen member, was the original president of this organization that brings people of all faith traditions together for educational and social events. Several Pullen members have served on the board of the Interfaith Alliance.
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