Annual & Seasonal Events at St. Titus Episcopal Church and other Churches.
On September 13, 2026, participants in the CityWell Pilgrimage of Pain and Hope joined us for today’s Homecoming Celebration. It was a joy to have them worship and celebrate with us. After the service, luncheon, and Ministry Fair they held their pilgrimage meeting at St. Titus’.
The day’s theme as “Rooted in Faith, Rising in Hope”.
Our Guest Speaker was our own, Dr. Rheaya Willis. Rheaya was “raised up” at St. Titus by her parents, Carol Willis and the late Robert Willis, both devoted, long-standing servants at St. Titus’.
On Sunday, August 23, 2026, St Titus’ Episcopal Church joined St. Matthias’ Episcopal Church, Asheville, to worship at their 11 AM service.
St. Matthias Episcopal Church, Asheville was founded in 1865 as the Freedmen’s Church, serving newly emancipated African Americans in the aftermath of the Civil War. Believed to be Asheville’s oldest Black congregation, the parish has been a beacon of faith, education, and community for more than 160 years. Its beautiful Gothic Revival church, built between 1894 and 1896 by noted Black master builder James Vester Miller, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and remains a vibrant witness to the enduring legacy of Black Episcopalians in Western North Carolina.
St. Matthias is the childhood church of our own Ken Valentine.
Duke Divinity Schoolʼs Project BRI(DDD)GE 2026 – Backpacks Blessing
On August 16, 2026, St. Titus welcomed members of Duke Divinity School’s Project BRI(DDD)GE — a pre-orientation pilgrimage that immerses entering divinity students in Durham’s history, its social justice movements, and its beloved community as they begin their theological formation.
On July 12, 2026 – Annual Bishop’s Visitation with Baptisms, Confirmations, Receptions & Reaffirmations of Faith at St. Titus Episcopal Church.
On July 1, 2026, we held the annual Pauli Murray Episcopal Service which is a diocesan-wide commemoration celebrating the life, legacy, and feast day of the Durham native, civil rights pioneer, and first Black female Episcopal priest. The service took place at her childhood parish, St. Titus’ Episcopal Church in Durham, presided by The Right Reverend Sam Rodman.
History was made in Botswana on May 17, 2026, when the Anglican Church ordained its first female priests. In a landmark service at the Holy Cross Cathedral in Gaborone, Rev. Beauty Autlwetse became the very first woman ordained in the Diocese of Botswana. She was followed in quick succession by 13 other women.
On December 21, 2025, the Children, Youth, Adults & Elders Presented the “Christmas Pageant” at St. Titus’ Episcopal Church.
