Story Church

In this season of transition, if we can help in any way with your next chapter please don't hesitate to reach out. Be sure to check out the helpful links over at www.storychurch.org/next

As STORYCHURCH as we know it comes to a close, many of you may be wondering what will happen with the Chatham Campus. Pastor Brittany gave an update about the vision and future of this campus on our website. You read the full post at storychurch.org/chatham.

As we prepare for a new season at STORYCHURCH, we are forever grateful for this community that has prayed, encouraged, loved, served, and cared deeply for one another. Please join us Oct. 24 @ 10a as we remember & celebrate all that God has done in our community at STORYCHURCH!

To guide us during this season of transition at STORYCHURCH, Pastor Jeremy posted an update and provided local churches & other groups to help us continue to grow in community & care for one another. Visit storychurch.org/next for more info.

This week Pastor Jeremy reminded us that sometimes we may not see the fulfillment of the dreams we pray for. However, we must continue to be faithful & committed to the plan God has because he uses our prayers to paved the way for others to bring that dream to completion.

What a great day at STORYCHURCH! We always love getting together to celebrate, pray and worship with each other. This community has been a refuge, a resource, a restart & a recommitment for so many and we are honored to be doing life alongside you all!

God delights in us simply being present with him.
"Be still and know that I am God." Psalms 46:10

Pastor Jeremy posted an update for STORYCHURCH on our YouTube page. You find the link in the Weekly or click below to watch.

Watch "10 2021 Update" on YouTube https://youtu.be/nWPuZ6Dx41s

10 2021 Update An important update from Pastor Jeremy

When we step out in hope & faith, we may experience struggles despite our assurance and confidence in God & his leading. Having a community of support, love & encouragement can be exactly what we need during those moments. STORYCHURCH exists to be that community of care & love.

Every Sunday there is so much that happens behind the scenes to prepare for our in-person & online services. We appreciate our Dream Team that makes it all happen! We enjoy serving & worshipping alongside our amazing community here at STORYCHURCH! Join us on Sundays at 10am.

Throughout our WORK series, Pastors Jeremy and Brittny have talked about two great books: "Every Good Endeavor" by Timothy Keller and "He Saw That It Was Good" by Sho Baraka. If you want to delve into this topic a bit more, we highly recommend reading these books.

Yesterday we had our first ourdoor service in Chatham county and we could not have had a better day for it! It was great to meet everyone and worship together. We look forward to the this campus opening soon! You can find more info at www.storychurch.org/chatham.

Yesterday we had our first ourdoor service in Chatham county and we could not have had a better day for it! It was great to meet everyone and worship together. We look forward to the this campus opening soon! You can find more info at www.storychurch.org/chatham.

Two quick reminders:

STORYCHURCH Chatham Campus will be hosting an outdoor service on Sunday, Sept 26 @ 10 am. Our Durham campus will be closed and we invite you all to join our neighbors in for a great day!

Also we are partnering with others churches in Chatham to help resettle Afghan Refugee Families & you can help! We've made an Amazon wishlist (see link below) of apartment basics needed to get apartments ready for resettled families. We appreciate your support in helping to make this transition a little easier for our new neighbors! Thank you!

Amazon wishlist-- http://ow.ly/vuVQ30rUfAe

Pastor Jeremy continued our WORK series with 5 ways we can worship God and benefit others through our work.

Soemtimes it can be easy to separate work from worship, worry about our to-do list or focus on doing what it takes to get ahead. However, we are called to be a part of something bigger. We need to remember that our work shouldn't be causing problems but rather creating blessing and benefit to those around us. God has created us as different and diverse people to work together and honor one another.

Take time this week to ask yourself the following questions. Then ask God to help you worship him in the work you are doing.
1) Has any part of your work become so consuming that it has taken over your heart?
2) How can you come together with your coworkers to benefit others in your workplace?
3) Are you really appreciating the differences in others?
4) Is your work a blessing to others?
5) Are you pursuing excellence?

If you have prayer requests, please text our prayer team anytime at 919-964-0649 or email them at [email protected].

The pandemic kept us from seeing one another for awhile, there is still bit more space between us. However, we love that we are able to have in-person & online services now and that we have continued building community & caring for each other through it all!

Happy birthday to Pastor Brittany!! She is an amazing wife, mom and leader. We appreciate her and wish her a day filled with love and laughter!

STORYCHURCH is partnering with others churches in Chatham to help resettle Afghan Refugee Families & you can help! We've made an Amazon wishlist (see link below) of apartment basics needed to get apartments ready for resettled families. We appreciate your support in helping to make this transition a little easier for our new neighbors! Thank you!

http://ow.ly/vuVQ30rUfAe

Photo Credit: on Unsplash

STORYCHURCH Chatham Campus will be hosting an outdoor service on Sunday, Sept 26 @ 10 am. Our Durham campus will be closed and we invite you all to join our neighbors in for a great day!

Sunday at STORYCHURCH was filled with new friends, and Pastor Jeremy continued our WORK series by challenging 3 work myths. We had communion together and ended with a liturgy from that talks about using our work commute to ask God how he wants to work through us in our places of work.

As we move closer to opening our Chatham Campus, we will be gathering together there for an outdoor service on Sunday, Sept. 26. More details to come but we are looking foward to meeting everyone from that community and worshipping together!

We invite you to join us Sundays @ 10am and hope you have a great week!

Church World Service is hosting a zoom meeting on Sept. 13 @ 7p to talk about the crisis in Afghanistan and how our local communities in Durham and Greensboro can help. If you are interested, you can register at https://t.co/K8sIWmvxyk.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Afghan Refugee Update - CWS Durham and Greensboro. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. CWS NC staff will provide updates on how we are welcoming Afghan refugees to North Carolina and how the community can participate in the response, including info on community sponsorship.

A New Liturgy is has an amazing compilation of liturgies that help us journey with God and open our hearts to him through music, prayer, scripture and space.

As STORYCHURCH continues in our WORK series, A New Liturgy No. 5 is a great two-part liturgy about recapturing the holy possibility of our commutes.

On the way to work, the first Liturgy helps us look at the possibilities and ask "God...What do You want to do through me today in my job? May my hands, voice, and heart help to bring Your Kingdom here on earth."

And on the way home from work, Part TWO helps us reflect on the day, confess our sins, forgive those who have wronged us, and let it all go.
(Excerpt from www.anewliturgy.com)

We pray this helps you set a holy intention for your work and be open to the possibilities God has for you throughout the day.

You can also find the full Liturgy No. 5 at www.anewliturgy.com

https://t.co/PyrDYvoR2q.

A New Liturgy No. 5: Here Are My Hands This is the story and heart behind A New Liturgy No. 5: Here Are My Hands. Available at www.anewliturgy.com. The video was created by my heroes at New Branch…