Elizabeth Street UMC

Elizabeth Street UMC is a result of the 2020 merger of two congregations in Durham, NC — Resurrection UMC and Calvary UMC, the first Reconciling (affirming) Congregation of the Carolinas back in 2002.

In the United Methodist Church, a reconciling congregation refers to a church that advocates for the full-inclusion of LGBTQ persons into the life of the church. We joyfully welcome and affirm LGBTQ persons to serve at all levels of church leadership, and we celebrate the sexuality and spirituality of same and opposite gender loving persons.

Today, Elizabeth Street UMC lives into its identity as an inclusive congregation, where all are welcome to come and encounter the transformative love of God just as they are.