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February Newsletter

February 27, 2024Uncategorized

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December Newsletter

December 12, 2023Uncategorized

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September Newsletter

September 18, 2023Uncategorized

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Welcome House Night Host Opening

August 21, 2023Uncategorized

Welcome House RaleighJob Description – Night Host Ministry StatementWelcome House Raleigh (WHR), located on Lead Mine Road in Raleigh, NC is a ministry ofCooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina (CBFNC).…

What Are the Available Paths to Immigrate to the US?

July 19, 2023Uncategorized

We wanted to share the wonderful information that was put together by We Welcome. Please view the slideshows available under each path to learn more and then share your knowledge…

July Newsletter

July 10, 2023Uncategorized

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World Refugee Day

June 21, 2023Uncategorized

We hope you will join us on Saturday for a celebration in Moore Square just across from Marbles Museum. Stop by the Welcome House Raleigh tent and say hello as…

May Newsletter

May 18, 2023Uncategorized

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Embracing our Neighbors
Hospitality and Housing Summit

March 23, 2023Uncategorized

The summit serves as a call to embrace our neighbors as our friends by following the best practices of community engagement, listening, learning and empowering local stakeholders. This day-long summit…

March Newsletter

March 7, 2023Uncategorized

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First Baptist Hillsborough turns opportunity and need into Welcome House ministry By Randall Austin Member of First Baptist, Hillsborough and coordinator of Welcome House Hillsborough Unique opportu...

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Great story from our Welcome Network friends. Please share with your social network.CURIOSITY by Mark MofieldTwo years ago, after CBF Field Personnel Kim & Marc Wyatt visited with our congregation, Melrose Baptist Church partnered with Friendship House, a local neighborhood ministry, to form a Good Neighbor Team. This team was made up of volunteers who were committed to forming relationships and being a “good neighbor” to refugee families recently resettled in Roanoke. We were quickly paired with 2 related families and began the often awkward, sometimes uncomfortable work of building relationships. One of the earliest discoveries in building these relationships was the curiosity of the two Afghan wives to learn English. With little access to transportation and raising young children at home, going to a class somewhere else was a difficult challenge. Several of our volunteers decided to get certification to teach ESL and offered to meet with the women weekly to help them learn English. We applied for and were blessed with a grant from CBF Virginia that we used, in large part, to purchase the teaching materials for these weekly lessons. Over the last two years, these lessons not only helped the women grow stronger in their English, but they have also been the key to building the trust, respect, and love necessary for a true relationship between our team and these two families. There are many stories I could share, but I want to tell the story of two weekends that opened my eyes to what God was doing.One of the wives, whom I will refer to with the letters A.H., asked if we knew of a place she could rent for a reasonable cost for a celebration of the birth of her new child. After making several contacts and learning how expensive rental spaces are, we broached the idea with her of celebrating in our church Fellowship Hall. This was a big step because we have been cautious about respecting the Muslim faith of these families and not giving them the idea that we were only being nice to them to convert them. We were curious how A.H. would respond to our offer. She came and walked around the space. She saw the cross on the wall and asked if it could be covered up, worried that others who attended the party might be offended. One of our team members replied, “The cross is an important symbol of our faith, and it would be very challenging for us to hide it.” For one of the first times, we seemed to be at a place where the difference in our faiths was creating a tension point. However, A.H. decided to still use the Fellowship Hall and she invited all the ESL teachers to come. And what a party it was! Women and children were all over the Fellowship Hall dressed in beautiful dresses and dancing and eating and playing. There seemed to be no tension whatsoever. Everyone was having a great time! At one point, a young woman pulled a couple of the teachers aside in the hallway and told them that she and several other family members were Christians. They kept it secret because they feared how others in their community might treat them if they found out. The teachers and she talked for several minutes, and the teachers understood that they were providing a safe place for this young woman to say out loud, “I am a Christian.”The next Sunday, our Associate Pastor arrived at church on a blustery and gusty afternoon to start setting things up for youth activities that night. When he arrived, he noticed a group of Arab teenage girls in the church picnic shelter. One of them came running toward him and asked if they could come into the Fellowship Hall for a little while. They had been trying to hold a birthday party for a friend and the wind was blowing all of their balloons and treats everywhere. This young lady had been at the celebration the weekend before, remembered the hospitality she had experienced, and was curious if it could be granted again. Our Associate Pastor told them they were welcome to move their party inside. After they got set up, one of them noticed the large Bible we keep in the Fellowship Hall for our overflow space on Sunday mornings. They asked, “Can we look at your Bible?” The Associate Pastor told them it was OK, and they took the next few minutes to look at the Bible, turning the pages, looking at the pictures, and reading the words. As they finished up their party and were leaving, the girls expressed their appreciation to our Associate Pastor for letting them come inside. As they left, he said, “God bless you.” One of the girls turned around, walked back to him, and said, “God bless you too.”Jesus said, “Knock, and the door will be opened for you” (Matthew 7:7). I think sometimes we hear those words and think only of the confident knock of the person who knows what is on the other side of the door. However, I am starting to hear Jesus affirm in these words the hesitant, curious knock of the person who doesn’t really know who or what is waiting for them. They don’t know if the door will be opened wide to them or slammed in their face. Perhaps the only assurance they have is that mat that has been laid out in front of the door that says, “Welcome”. What I have come to understand is that those weekly ESL lessons have been the “Welcome” mat that invited our Good Neighbor Team, A.H., and several young ladies throughout two weekends to knock on the door of grace and find that they are welcomed. Thank you, CBF Virginia, for helping us lay out the “Welcome” mat. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

Join us for a World Refugee Day celebration where we recognize, honor, and educate the experiences of those who have been forced to flee their homes. The event features vendors, food trucks, field games, and live performances. Join us June 8 from 4- 7 p.m. bit.ly/3VKRbh0 ... See MoreSee Less

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Whoa, we had a mystery guest show up at Welcome House Hayes Barton BC! It was a surprise, to say the least! ... See MoreSee Less

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