City Well

CityWell is United Methodist congregation in Durham, NC. Our church family is multiracial, multiethnic, middle-class, poor, very young and much more seasoned, LGBTQ+ and straight, comprised of a variety of family structures, and includes followers of Jesus and folks still figuring that out. Because of the many aspects of diversity in this congregation, our ways of life and worship together are dynamic and informed by many voices from many backgrounds.

We affirm and celebrate the personhood and gifts of everyone, encouraging participation at all levels of church leadership as we live into our identity in Christ. We are learning to offer our whole selves to God and to each other through Spirit-empowered practices of welcoming, offering, listening and gathering. For even though “no one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is perfected in us” (1 John 4:12).

- City Well Statement of Inclusion

God welcomes all of us unconditionally in Jesus. In response, we covenant to grow in our welcome of God’s reign in our lives, to learn how to welcome each other in ways that honor and value our differences, while remaining open to being changed by one another, and to welcome people who are not yet part of this church family.