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We Stand Together with Immigrants in NH!
 
 
We stand with the Seacoast Interfaith Sanctuary Coalition, the Granite State Organizing Project and Sanctuary Churches everywhere–in calling on ICE to leave NH and back off our American streets.
 
With faith leaders across the state and immigrant advocates from across the country, we stand boldly and faithfully alongside immigrants in our communities and towns.  They are us.  We are them.  And we’re all in this together
 
If you’re looking for a community where care,
solidarity and resistance are practiced in faith’
and prayer, join us on the journey of friendship
and advocacy! We all have a part to play.
 
 
 
WHY WE OPPOSE APARTHEID!
responding to apartheid and genocide in Israel and Palestine:
 
 
In a resounding 63-3 vote, the Community Church voted Sunday, March 22 to adopt the Apartheid-Free pledge and join the movement to end apartheid.  Doing  so, we are joining a network of 1000+ organizations,  businesses, congregations and synagogues working together to do just that.  Interested?  Check out “A Moment of Truth” (Voices from the Heart of Palestinian Life).  This hour-long presentation features voices of Palestinian leaders calling for international action and Christian solidarity–in a time of immeasurable sorrow and terrifying violence.  See more on “A Moment of Truth” here.  Or watch it below.  And see the United Church of Christ’s 2025 resolution on Genocide HERE.
 
 
As of April 2026 immigrants from the following countries are being held in Strafford County Jail. Mexico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Honduras, Guatemala, Colombia, El Salvador, Ecuador, Cape Verde, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Angola, Trinidad and Tobago, Senegal, Togo, Liberia, Cameroon, Uganda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Portugal, Turkey, Syria, Pakistan, Iraq, India, Cambodia, Vietnam, Taiwan, China, and Russia
 
 
 
Blessings and Peace!
 
If you’ve found the site today, I imagine that you’re curious about spiritual community–and what it offers us, here and now, in today’s world of wonder and uncertainty.
 
Look around.  Explore our values, our vision, our programs.  And know that your curiosity itself is a God-gift: a gift to be treasured, pursued and enjoyed.  Maybe you’re new to Durham, UNH or the Seacoast itself.  Check out out a service, a program, a class we’re offering. See if your spirit’s lifted in some way by the community of friends you find here.
 
The best way to know what we believe is to see how we do what we do! Church isn’t just a building: it’s a movement.  As the Community Church of Durham, we’re creating a movement of many generations, many voices and many gifted souls.  It’s a lot of fun, it’s a circle of wonder; and it’s a movement for the blessing of all life.
 
If you’ve got any questions, I’m always eager to talk!  Wherever you are on life’s journey, you’re welcome among us at the Community Church.
 
Dave Grishaw-Jones, Pastor