Not every mission trip requires crossing a state line. Some mission work begins close to home, with neighbors, local partners, food collections, donated supplies, and a willingness to respond to needs in the community. North Raleigh Ministries has been one of those...
In 2019, a new door opened for ministry. Rev. Karen Eickhoff shared in the anniversary book that something had stirred in her heart as she thought about refugees, many of whom were misunderstood and mistreated because of language barriers. She had been a schoolteacher...
Some mission stories grow slowly, faithfully, and over many years. The ministry that would become Raleigh Arabic Baptist Church had been connected to Trinity since the early 1980s. The anniversary book records that the Arabic Ministry began in 1984, meeting in...
In 1984, an Arabic Ministry began meeting in individual homes. It was led by Rev. Bill and Nancy Hern, retired Foreign Missionaries in the Middle East. What began in homes soon became part of a larger mission story involving Trinity Baptist Church, the Baptist State...
From its earliest years, Trinity Baptist Church has been shaped by more than what happened inside its buildings. Worship, Sunday School, fellowship, music, and discipleship have all formed the life of the church. But Trinity’s story also includes people going out:...
Trinity’s story has never belonged to only one generation. From the beginning, the church has been shaped by people in many seasons of life: children in Sunday School, youth on retreats and mission trips, young adults finding community, families building friendships,...
Some memories from church youth group stay with people for the rest of their lives. At Trinity, youth ministry has taken many forms through the years: Bible studies, retreats, mission trips, choir, worship leadership, student leadership, lock-ins, service projects,...
For 20 years, the North Hills 5K brought Trinity and our community together for a greater purpose. As we celebrate its impact, a new partnership with Note in the Pocket is carrying that legacy forward in 2027.
Children have been part of Trinity Baptist Church’s story from the beginning. When the church first gathered in January 1956, Sunday School was part of that first Sunday. Within weeks, Sunday School officers and teachers had been elected, and by May of that same year,...
When Trinity Baptist Church first gathered on Sunday, January 8, 1956, the congregation came together for both Sunday School and Worship Service. From the very beginning, learning together was part of Trinity’s life. Those early records show a new church already...
By the late 1970s, Trinity Baptist Church was looking toward a permanent sanctuary. The church had already grown through earlier building seasons. Educational space had been added. Fellowship space had been developed. Ministries had expanded. But the desire for a...
Some church history lives in buildings and business meetings. Some of it lives in nicknames. In the 1970s, Trinity Baptist Church had a church activity bus affectionately called “the White Goose.” The anniversary book records that the pastor reported the first Church...