Our Mission Commitment
Yates Baptist Church has always believed that faith without works is incomplete. We serve our neighbors across Durham, our partners across North Carolina, and missionaries and organizations working around the world. These partnerships are expressions of the same conviction: that God’s love is meant to move outward.
Browse our partners below or contact us to find out how to get involved.
Local Opportunities and Mission Partners
Alamance‑Orange Prison Ministry Alamance‑Orange Prison Ministry supports incarcerated men at Orange Correctional Center through a community-funded chaplain, worship services, and reentry transition support.
Alamance‑Orange Prison Ministry provides spiritual comfort and growth for men incarcerated at Orange Correctional Center by funding a full-time, community-supported chaplain, hosting worship services and Bible studies, and coordinating transition and reentry support. The ministry educates the public about incarceration, mobilizes volunteers, and stewards contributions to sustain chaplaincy and programs that help incarcerated men and their families encounter Christ and hope while in prison and beyond.
For more information, contact our church office or visit Alamance‑Orange Prison Ministry directly.
Families Moving Forward Families Moving Forward helps Durham families with children in homelessness crisis find stable housing and a path toward self-sufficiency through individualized care and community connections.
Families Moving Forward helps Durham families with children in homelessness crisis find stable housing and build a path toward self-sufficiency through individualized case management, short-term housing support, and community connections. The ministry partners with local churches, schools, and service providers to surround families with holistic care, addressing immediate shelter needs while working to prevent long-term homelessness and restore family stability.
For more information, contact our church office or visit Families Moving Forward directly.
OneNeed OneNeed helps churches respond compassionately to financial needs by receiving, vetting, and connecting eligible requests with a donor network that funds benevolent assistance.
OneNeed helps churches respond compassionately to financial needs by receiving, vetting, and connecting eligible requests with a donor network that funds benevolent assistance. The platform streamlines the benevolence process so pastors and ministry teams can focus on relationship-based care, while OneNeed's team ensures integrity, confidentiality, and timely support for people facing unforeseen crises or long-term hardship.
For more information, contact our church office or visit OneNeed directly.
Open Table Ministry Open Table Ministry walks alongside neighbors experiencing homelessness in Durham through case management, a free store, and weekly programs that meet immediate needs and build long-term stability.
Open Table Ministry walks alongside neighbors experiencing homelessness in Durham, NC, offering holistic support through case management, a free store, and weekly programs that meet immediate needs and build long-term stability. By meeting people on the streets, in shelters, and at their office, OTM fosters relationships that address housing, health, and employment barriers, partnering with the broader community to pursue an end to homelessness in Durham.
For more information, contact our church office or visit Open Table Ministry directly.
PASSPORT PASSPORT offers Christian summer mission camps for children, youth groups, and church leaders combining fun, theological teaching, and hands-on mission projects.
PASSPORT offers Christian summer mission camps for children, youth groups, and church leaders that combine fun, theological teaching, and hands-on mission projects. Campers participate in daily Bible studies, worship, and local outreach activities that connect faith with service, helping young people grow in discipleship while making tangible Kingdom impact in the communities where they serve.
For more information, contact our church office or visit PASSPORT directly.
The Triangle Nonprofit & Volunteer Leadership Center The Triangle Nonprofit & Volunteer Leadership Center strengthens nonprofits and connects volunteers across the Triangle region, working with more than 1,200 organizations to build a more vibrant, connected community.
The Triangle Nonprofit & Volunteer Leadership Center strengthens nonprofits and engages volunteers to create a more vibrant, connected community in the Triangle region. Working with more than 1,200 nonprofits, TNVLC provides training, consulting, and leadership development for staff and boards while coordinating the largest volunteer database in the area. The Center connects people of all ages with meaningful service opportunities, supports nonprofit capacity-building programs, and partners across sectors — from education and health to hunger relief and the arts — so that churches, nonprofits, and volunteers together can deepen their impact in Durham and the surrounding counties.
For more information, contact our church office or visit The Volunteer Center directly.
NC Opportunities and Mission Partners
Baptist State Convention of North Carolina The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina resources churches across all 100 counties for evangelism, discipleship, church planting, and compassionate community ministry.
The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina resources churches across all 100 counties to plant, strengthen, and equip congregations for evangelism, discipleship, and compassionate community ministry. Through conferences, planting initiatives, theological education, and benevolence networks, the Convention supports local churches as they proclaim the gospel, disciple believers, and respond to local needs with the love of Christ.
For more information, contact our church office or visit Baptist State Convention of NC directly.
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina is a network of more than 350 churches cooperating for leadership development, pastoral health, and missional outreach across North Carolina.
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina is a network of more than 350 churches and individuals who voluntarily cooperate to do together what none could accomplish alone for the Kingdom of God. CBFNC equips pastors and congregations through leadership development, peer-learning cohorts, and ministry-grant programs that strengthen local churches, promote pastoral health, and expand missional outreach. The fellowship emphasizes freedom in biblical interpretation, congregational polity, and a commitment to both evangelism and social transformation across North Carolina.
For more information, contact our church office or visit CBF North Carolina directly.
Yates' International Partnerships
Hagar Ministries Hagar Ministries reaches people experiencing exploitation in Athens, Greece, offering restoration, community, and employment opportunities so individuals can live healthy, liberated lives.
Hagar Ministries reaches people experiencing exploitation in Athens, Greece, offering restoration, community, and employment opportunities so individuals can live healthy, liberated lives. Through counter-trafficking outreach, psychological and spiritual support, and job-skill development, Hagar walks alongside survivors to address trauma, rebuild dignity, and integrate them into supportive networks that empower long-term freedom and flourishing.
For more information, contact our church office or visit Hagar Ministries directly.
Haiti (Christian Flights International / Haiti Partners) Yates serves communities in and around Ranquitte, Haiti through a school- and healthcare- based development model that partners with Haitian-led schools and churches to build sustainable pathways through education and leadership.
Christian Flights Iternational serves in Ranquitte, Haiti, and surrounding communities through a school-based development model that equips local leaders to change Haiti through high-quality education, leadership training, and community-driven programs. Partnering with Haitian-led schools and churches, the ministry addresses poverty and builds sustainable pathways for families and communities. Yates connects to this work through Christian Flights International's partner network.
For more information, contact our church office or visit Christian Flights International directly.
India Baptist Theological Seminary India Baptist Theological Seminary trains men and women in Kerala to become biblically rooted Christian leaders equipped for missional service and church planting across India.
India Baptist Theological Seminary trains men and women in Kerala to become biblically rooted Christian leaders equipped for missional service across India. The seminary offers accredited degree programs in theology and pastoral ministry, emphasizing academic excellence, spiritual formation, and practical ministry skills that equip graduates to plant churches, lead congregations, and expand the gospel in diverse cultural contexts.
For more information, contact our church office or visit India Baptist Theological Seminary directly.
India Vision Initiative (IVI) India Vision Initiative educates, equips, and empowers emerging leaders in India and nearby countries to transform communities with the lifestyle and message of Christ.
India Vision Initiative (IVI) educates, equips, and empowers emerging leaders in India and nearby countries so they can transform communities with the lifestyle and message of Christ. Through ministry training and leadership development, IVI has equipped over 700 leaders who are bringing stability, discipleship, and gospel-centered change to their local contexts, extending the church's witness into unreached and underserved areas.
For more information, contact our church office or visit India Vision Initiative directly.
ServeTrust ServeTrust works in Andhra Pradesh, India to improve the lives of marginalized communities through healthcare, education, and livelihood development integrated with the gospel.
ServeTrust works in Andhra Pradesh, India, to improve the lives of marginalized communities through healthcare, education, and livelihood development. The organization supports rural villages with holistic programs that promote women's empowerment, income-generating opportunities, and sustainable development, integrating compassionate service with the gospel to bring hope and dignity to people living in poverty.
For more information, contact our church office or visit ServeTrust directly.
Global Opportunities and Mission Partners
Baptist World Alliance The Baptist World Alliance is an international communion of Baptist churches from over 100 countries, fostering fellowship, evangelism, religious freedom, and humanitarian aid worldwide.
The Baptist World Alliance is an international communion of Baptist churches from over 100 countries that fosters fellowship, worship, and joint mission focused on evangelism, religious freedom, and humanitarian aid. By networking Baptist unions and conventions worldwide, the BWA promotes global cooperation in disaster relief, theological collaboration, and advocacy for persecuted Christians while strengthening local churches as agents of gospel and justice.
For more information, contact our church office or visit Baptist World Alliance directly.
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is a network of churches and partners equipping communities to transform God's world through evangelism, social transformation, and collaborative global mission.
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is a network of churches, individuals, and partners that equips communities to transform God's world through evangelism, social transformation, and collaborative mission. CBF mobilizes churches for global poverty relief, migration support, and church-development initiatives, emphasizing justice-oriented discipleship, theological education, and grassroots partnerships that empower local leaders to live out the gospel in word and deed.
For more information, contact our church office or visit Cooperative Baptist Fellowship directly.
Southern Baptist Convention The Southern Baptist Convention is a cooperative fellowship of autonomous churches pooling resources for evangelism, church planting, theological education, and global missions.
The Southern Baptist Convention is a cooperative fellowship of autonomous churches that pools resources for evangelism, church planting, theological education, and global missions. Through state conventions, mission boards, and seminaries, the SBC advances the Great Commission domestically and internationally, supporting missionaries, church-planters, and compassion ministries that seek to make disciples of all nations.
For more information, contact our church office or visit Southern Baptist Convention directly.
Tri West Baptist Network Tri West Baptist Network strengthens and plants churches in the Triangle region through leadership training, community-service partnerships, and church-planting collaboration.
Tri West Baptist Network strengthens and plants churches in the Triangle region of North Carolina, including Durham, through leadership training, community-service partnerships, and church-planting collaboration. The network fosters relationships among local congregations so they can share resources, mentor emerging leaders, and multiply gospel-centered churches that reach their communities and beyond.
For more information, contact our church office or visit Tri West Baptist Network directly.
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