Open Table Ministry

Open Table Ministry was officially incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2009. Long before 2009, we were on a journey helping people experiencing homelessness through the help of local congregations, support from Duke Divinity school interns, and homeless outreach workers. We started on the side of the road at 15-501, near New Hope Commons, serving lunch to a few friends who had set up an encampment nearby.

We named ourselves Open Table Ministry because we wanted people to know all are welcome here . We offer an open table, where there is room for everyone. We hold solidarity, inclusion, and community as key values while we work together toward stability and wholeness.

Now, more than a decade later, we have moved to our permanent location in the heart of downtown Durham, at Trinity UMC, where we host more than 360 individuals each month for clothing, holistic support, and community. You are always welcome to join us at the table!

Open Table Ministry seeks out and guides those experiencing homelessness and poverty to long-term health and wholeness by building ongoing trusting relationships, meeting practical and personal needs, making connections to community resources, and bridging critical gaps in the social services system.

At Open Table Ministry, we are intentional about befriending , building strong relationships with, and serving the homeless members of our community who are pushed aside, living unsheltered, often to be unnoticed, disregarded, or ignored.