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Congregations before the board

Churches, mosques, synagogues and temples before a board, as applicants and as neighbors.

71
items and write-ups
12
governments
27 Oct 2025
first taken up
113
speakers, across 21 meetings with captions

What this count cannot see

Street names carry these words all over this region. Church Road and Mt Zion Church Road are excluded by rule, so a genuine case on one of those roads will be missed here.

This subject overlaps the faith-culture topic, which is tagged on every item rather than matched on phrases. That count is the wider one.

Who took it up, and when

Each government's first appearance in the window, in order. The bar is where in the window it landed, so a subject that swept the region in one season and one that trickled across two years read differently at a glance.

First appearance by government, 13 Oct 2025 to 13 Oct 2026
#Government First seenGap When in the window
1 Durham County 27 Oct 2025 first
2 Town of Pittsboro 18 Nov 2025 3 weeks later
3 Town of Cary 19 Nov 2025 1 day later
4 City of Durham 1 Dec 2025 11 days later
5 Orange County 10 Dec 2025 9 days later
6 Wake County Public School System 20 Jan 2026 5 weeks later
7 Town of Apex 27 Jan 2026 7 days later
8 Town of Garner 17 Feb 2026 3 weeks later
9 Town of Hillsborough 19 Feb 2026 2 days later
10 Town of Fuquay-Varina 19 May 2026 2 months later
11 Town of Holly Springs 19 May 2026 same day
12 Town of Chapel Hill 11 Aug 2026 2 months later

Month by month

Items mentioning this subject per month across the window.

Which words did the matching

A subject carried entirely by one phrase is a different finding from one carried by six. These are the words the documents themselves used.

Governments with nothing on this

No item or write-up in this window mentions the subject in Chatham County, Chatham County Schools, City of Raleigh, City of Sanford, NC General Assembly, Town of Knightdale, Town of Morrisville, Town of Wake Forest, and Wake County. That is not proof nothing happened there. Two school boards and several towns publish agendas no program can read, and a subject can be discussed at length without a word of it reaching a printed agenda.

What was on the agenda

Items mentioning congregations before the board, newest first
DateGovernment ItemMatched Public comment
13 Oct 2026 Town of Chapel Hill
Historic District Commission
100 S. Columbia Street church not read
13 Oct 2026 Town of Chapel Hill
Historic District Commission
Historic District Commission (from the meeting write-up) church not read
5 Oct 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners
Work Session (from the meeting write-up) ministries not read
5 Oct 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners
Hope Day Services Center Pilot Project Update ministries not read
28 Sep 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners
Regular Session (from the meeting write-up) church 1 spoke
28 Sep 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners
Resolution - White Rock Baptist Church church 1 spoke
15 Sep 2026 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Zoning Atlas Amendment – Holy Trinity Church (Joint Planning Area – Chapel Hill) church not read
15 Sep 2026 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Joint Planning Public Hearing with the Town of Chapel Hill (from the meeting write-up) church, place of worship not read
15 Sep 2026 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Business Meeting (from the meeting write-up) church not read
15 Sep 2026 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Chapel Hill Joint Planning Transition Area Zoning Atlas Amendment - Holy Trinity Anglican Church church, place of worship not read
14 Sep 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners
Proclamation - National Recovery Month
Adopted.
church 7 spoke
25 Aug 2026 Town of Chapel Hill
Community Design Commission
Community Design Commission (from the meeting write-up) church not read
25 Aug 2026 Town of Chapel Hill
Community Design Commission
Christ Community Church Elevations church not read
24 Aug 2026 Town of Cary
Planning and Zoning Board
22-REZ-06 Green Level Church at Mills Farm Road church not read
11 Aug 2026 Town of Chapel Hill
Historic District Commission
Historic District Commission (from the meeting write-up) church not read
11 Aug 2026 Town of Chapel Hill
Historic District Commission
100 S. Columbia Street
Hearing continued to 8 September 2026, unanimous (Tise, Sider).
church not read
10 Aug 2026 Town of Fuquay-Varina
Board of Adjustment
Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting (from the meeting write-up) church 2 spoke
10 Aug 2026 Town of Fuquay-Varina
Board of Adjustment
Approval of the Minutes from the July 13, 2026, Board of Adjustment Meeting
Approved 6-0 on all four findings of fact and on the permit
church 2 spoke
13 Jul 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners
Grant Agreement with Urban Ministries of Durham ($548,681) ministries not read
22 Jun 2026 Town of Hillsborough
Board of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners Work Session (from the meeting write-up) church 8 spoke
8 Jun 2026 Town of Fuquay-Varina
Board of Adjustment
Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting (from the meeting write-up) church, place of worship 1 spoke
8 Jun 2026 Town of Fuquay-Varina
Board of Adjustment
Special Use Permit Extension Petition - 5417 Spence Farm Road - Vertical Life Church - PIN 0657152630 - BOA-S… church 1 spoke
21 May 2026 Town of Hillsborough
Planning Board
Planning Board and Board of Commissioners Joint Meeting (from the meeting write-up) church 4 spoke
19 May 2026 Town of Holly Springs
Town Council
Invocation church 2 spoke
19 May 2026 Town of Fuquay-Varina
Board of Commissioners
Roadway Improvements Exemption Request - Everlasting Life Church Development church 23 spoke
6 May 2026 Town of Cary
Senior Advisory Board
Advisory Board Meeting (from the meeting write-up) ministries, ministry not read
13 Apr 2026 Town of Pittsboro
1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)
Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials-6 p.m.-FINAL (from the meeting write-up) church 6 spoke
13 Apr 2026 Town of Pittsboro
1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)
Annexation Petition: Chatham Community Church A-2025-06, PB-25-678 church 6 spoke
25 Mar 2026 Orange County
Historic Preservation Commission
Historic Preservation Commission (from the meeting write-up) church not read
25 Mar 2026 Orange County
Historic Preservation Commission
Proposed memorial marker for enslaved community at St. Matthew's Church church not read
10 Mar 2026 Town of Apex
Town Council and advisory boards
Regular Town Council Meeting (from the meeting write-up) church not read
10 Mar 2026 Town of Apex
Town Council and advisory boards
Rezoning Case No. 25CZ12 - Apex Baptist Church - Statement of Denial church not read
9 Mar 2026 Town of Pittsboro
1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)
Annexation Petition: Chatham Community Church A-202506, PB-25-278 church 2 spoke
24 Feb 2026 Town of Apex
Town Council and advisory boards
Rezoning Case No. 25CZ12 – Apex Baptist Church church 9 spoke
24 Feb 2026 Town of Apex
Town Council and advisory boards
Regular Town Council Meeting (from the meeting write-up) church 9 spoke
19 Feb 2026 Town of Hillsborough
Planning Board
Planning Board and Board of Commissioners Joint Meeting (from the meeting write-up) church 5 spoke
17 Feb 2026 Town of Garner
Town Council Regular Meeting
Recognition of the MLK Dream in Action Award Recipients church not read
17 Feb 2026 Town of Garner
Town Council Regular Meeting
Town Council Regular Meeting (from the meeting write-up) church not read
10 Feb 2026 Town of Apex
Town Council and advisory boards
Annexation No. 817 – Peak City Church – 23.87 acres church not read
10 Feb 2026 Town of Apex
Town Council and advisory boards
Regular Town Council Meeting (from the meeting write-up) church not read
9 Feb 2026 Town of Pittsboro
1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)
Annexation Petition: Chatham Community Church A-2025-06, PB-25-678 church 4 spoke
9 Feb 2026 Town of Apex
Planning Board
Rezoning Case No. 25CZ12 - Apex Baptist Church
Recommended for denial, 6-2
church 13 spoke
9 Feb 2026 Town of Apex
Planning Board
Planning Board Meeting (from the meeting write-up) church 13 spoke
3 Feb 2026 Wake County Public School System
Board of Education Meeting
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS AND PERMANENT UTILITY, ACCESS AND WELL LOT EASEMENTS… church not read
2 Feb 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners
Consent Agenda Approval from the January 26 Regular Session ministries 5 spoke
2 Feb 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners
Work Session (from the meeting write-up) ministries 5 spoke
27 Jan 2026 Town of Apex
Town Council and advisory boards
Regular Town Council Meeting | Electronic (from the meeting write-up) church not read
27 Jan 2026 Town of Apex
Town Council and advisory boards
Annexation No. 817 - Peak City Church - 2401 and 2325 Old US 1 Highway - 23.87 acres church not read
20 Jan 2026 Wake County Public School System
Board of Education Meeting
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS AND PERMANENT UTILITY, ACCESS AND WELL LOT EASEMENTS… church not read
20 Jan 2026 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Community Climate Action Grant (CCAG) — FY 2025-26 Project Selection
Approved unanimously
church 3 spoke
20 Jan 2026 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Business Meeting (from the meeting write-up) church 3 spoke
5 Jan 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners
Work Session (from the meeting write-up) ministries 8 spoke
5 Jan 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners
Update on Durham County Homeless Day Shelter and Services Program RFP and Intent to Award Contract to Urban M… ministries 8 spoke
10 Dec 2025 Orange County
Historic Preservation Commission
Historic Preservation Commission (from the meeting write-up) church not read
10 Dec 2025 Orange County
Historic Preservation Commission
Harvey's Chapel Cemetery access trail and interpretive sign church not read
9 Dec 2025 Town of Cary
Environmental Advisory Board
Advisory Board Meeting (from the meeting write-up) church 1 spoke
2 Dec 2025 Town of Pittsboro
2. Alcohol Beverage Control Commission (ABC)
ABC Commission-Regular (from the meeting write-up) church not read
2 Dec 2025 Town of Pittsboro
2. Alcohol Beverage Control Commission (ABC)
Encroachment Agreement
Approved unanimously
church not read
2 Dec 2025 Town of Pittsboro
2. Alcohol Beverage Control Commission (ABC)
Encroachment Agreement
Approved unanimously
church not read
2 Dec 2025 Town of Pittsboro
2. Alcohol Beverage Control Commission (ABC)
ABC Commission-Regular Meeting Materials 5:30 p.m. (from the meeting write-up) church not read

Public comment is only known where a meeting's captions have been read, which is a small share of them. "Not read" means unknown, not zero.

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