A Welcome Letter from Pastor Adam:
Welcome to Parkwood United Methodist Church!
We are a church in a south Durham neighborhood, called Parkwood. We are ecumenically-minded and rooted in the Wesleyan tradition. At Parkwood, we embody the directive, “open minds, open hearts, open doors,” so that anyone and everyone feel welcome here, no matter your sexual orientation, race, gender, what you’ve done in the past… no matter what. Parkwood UMC has recently joined the Reconciling Ministries Network, which is a network of churches that has committed to working for inclusiveness and justice for our LGBTQ+ siblings. At Parkwood, being different is not a liability; it’s a gift. We have a lot to learn from one another. We don’t claim to be the perfect church, nor do we claim to have all the answers; but, we do believe that, with Jesus, this grace thing has really gotten out of hand, and God has taken down the dividing walls between us. We seek to live in peace with one another and have grace towards one another through love and intentional listening to one another, especially across traditional divides, because that’s what God has done for us, so how could we be any different?
As you browse through our website, we hope you will check out ways to get connected and involved. Our worship services are on Sundays @ 10:30 AM, in-person and livestreaming virtually (here, on the website) and on our Facebook page.
Hope you will join us!
Grace and peace,
Pastor Adam
