Farm Church

A spiritual community that meets on a farm and leverages the resources of the farm to address food insecurity in Durham by asking the question: how can we love and honor people with good food?

For us, “farm” means urban garden plot. We are located in the Trinity Park neighborhood of Durham. Our lot is ¼ acre, and we maximize it to grow good-quality produce. Since its founding in 2016, Farm Church has evolved in scope, leadership, and community makeup, but still asserts that as long as people are meeting to grow food and gather for worship – and the food is being shared with the larger community – Farm Church is fulfilling its mission.

We are grounded in progressive Christianity and informed by other wisdom and traditions. Our spiritual and community practices are largely drawn from asking how our faith traditions inform our relationships with food, community, social justice, past and present empire, and the earth.

We commit to values of mutual respect, inclusivity, justice, diversity, community, authenticity, environmental stewardship, and courageous love. We also practice full LGBTQIA+ affirmation, anti-racism, and anti-Christian nationalism. We continually examine our part in local, national, and global issues and how our faith calls us toward justice.