Wildlife and nature

Animal shelters and rescues

Theater and dance

Rivers, parks and trails

Hunger and food

Schools and learning

Housing and homelessness

Community health

Mental health

Mentoring and foster care

Legal help and rights

Jobs and money help

Atlanta

The Triangle

Everywhere

The Collective Workshop

Royal Animal Refuge

Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta

Georgia Advancing Communities Together

Atlanta Writers Club

Cobb Collaborative

Bosleys Place

Jewish Fertility Foundation

Durham Congregations In Action (DCIA) organizes communities of diverse faiths to work for racial justice, social equity, and human dignity. We lead inter-faith learning and cooperation to overcome poverty, racism and violence.
In a spirit of reconciliation and with gratitude for the gift of diversity, DCIA seeks to inform, connect, and engage all people to create a community of justice and peace through our common prayers and acts of compassion; and with prophetic courage to act as advocates for the dignity and well-being of all persons, recognizing that behind every human face is the face of God.
The Rev. Breana van Velzen (none/they) is an ordained Baptist minister. Breana holds a Master of Divinity (M.Div) from Duke Divinity School, a Master of Social Work (M.S.W) from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and a Bachelor in English Education with Secondary Licensure and a Minor in Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina-Wilmington.
Breana is a certified spiritual director and a non-profit consultant experienced in non-profit leadership, diversity, equity, and inclusion change-making, and theo-ethical praxis for parachurch ministry and faith-based institutions.

Dcia Monthly Assembly

Election Protection & Integrity

Conflict Transformation in Congregations and Community

Food & Fund Drive

Give

Souls to the Polls!

October Monthly Assembly

Standing Together, Oct.24!

September Monthly Assembly

Connecting Clergy Luncheon, Aug.18

DCIA Strategic Plan Survey

DCIA Annual Picnic

DPS Foundation Lunch & Learn

DCIA Resource Fair

Take Care Wellness Experience, March 19, 9:30am

Offering of Letters

Rev. Breana van Velzen

Mr. Mitchell Ford

Mx. Adam Coshal

Ms. Allison Powell

Thanks for Make NC Work for organizing and all who came out to pray for the world and the election last night. Durham clergy and young adults spoke about their experience, their hope, and called upon us all to act. We sang, ate tamales together, and stood in hope in spite of voter intimidation, voter suppression, etc. NC voter turnout broke records. #bullcity #makencwork #standtogether

Make NC Work Election Vigil, Tonight, 7:30pm

Happy Pride, Durham! DCIA over the last three years has helped support our member congregations and the LGBTQ Center of Durham put together the Multifaith Pride Service. It takes a village! Part of our values is honoring all life as sacred, all people as bearing the face of the divine, and so we honor that in times like these when so many people are being told they don’t belong and are less than human. You belong. As Rabbi Noah shared tonight, “we are under one Sukkot”. Thank you to @enoriveruuf for leading the organizing and for your incredible hospitality. @pridedurhamnc @lgbtqdurham

Today DCIA was at @dclt1208’s 50th anniversary celebration sharing about HomeShare and at @jubileehomenc’s block party representing DCIA. We shared our resource guides, stayed hydrated, and met our neighbors! 55 Years in ACTION!

Reminder: See You Tomorrow! 11:45am for our assembly on Conflict Transformation at Asbury UMC!

Come support New Home! If you have food to give to them, they could use it for their distributions. They helped DCIA a lot with our Merrick St. folks last month.

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