Parish Hall worship starts June 7
Summer 2026
This summer: Paint, Plaster, & Planning
This summer, St. Philip’s will begin Phase 2 of our church renovations – repairing plaster, painting, and planning for future work. The work will take 8–10 weeks, and all worship will meet in the parish hall during that time. Renovation plan details
Our last Sunday in the church will be May 31.
During the renovations, all worship will move into the parish hall for 8–10 weeks. We’ll celebrate Trinity Sunday (May 31) in style, savoring the music of our organ.
- Starting June 7, all worship services will be in the parish hall. To keep things simple, all three Sunday services will have the same chair set-up.
- Summer worship schedule remains the same: Sundays at 8am, 9am, and 11am, and Wednesdays at 5:30pm.
- Summer social hour: 10am in the garden close. Our main social hour will shift to 10–11am, between the 9am and 11am services. Come mingle! (We’ll still offer lemonade and coffee after the 11am service.)
- We’re planning to be back in the church in August.
Help prep the church!
On June 6, 9am–12pm, we’ll pack up and move out of the church. This will be very similar to the preparations we did for the roof work in 2023.
We need YOU! Can you help pack boxes of prayer books and hymnals? Move items on a dolly? Sign up below!
Learn more
For the past year and a half, St. Philip’s Sacred Spaces Committee has been working on a plan to improve our church’s inside space: painting, fixing the plaster, improving accessibility and acoustics, and much more.
At the March 15, 2026, Sunday Forum, the committee unveiled their recommended renovations plan.
- READ: Renovation plan details (stphilipsdurham.org/renovation)
- DOWNLOAD: March 15 Sacred Spaces presentation (PDF)
- WATCH: March 15 Sacred Spaces presentation (YouTube)
