Faith Team
About the Team
The Faith Team brings together people from different faith communities, organizations, and neighbors to find opportunities to serve Alamance County together.
The team’s work is grounded in the idea of “civic faith with a civic purpose”—recognizing that people and congregations can maintain their individual beliefs while working together around shared values of service, care, dignity, and community.
What We Heard: Shared Aspirations
Through conversations with residents, the team heard concerns about young people and families feeling disconnected from the broader community, generational divides, and a desire for faith communities to be more present and relevant in community life.
These conversations pointed toward a shared aspiration: a community where people feel cared for and connected, where generations come together through service, and where faith communities work across differences for the good of the wider community.
Turning Aspirations into Action
The Faith Team creates opportunities for people of different faith traditions to work side by side on issues that matter to the community.
Through service efforts, school partnerships, community projects, and relationships with local organizations, the team has helped turn shared values into visible acts of service. At Eastlawn Elementary School, for example, the team partnered with local artists and community volunteers to create an Everyone Belongs mural, helping students feel seen, valued, and connected to their school community.
Read the community story about the Eastlawn mural
The team has continued this work through another Everyone Belongs mural at Broadview Middle School, working with students, school staff, artists, and community volunteers to create artwork that reflects the many ways students experience belonging.
Read the community story about the Broadview mural
The team is continuing to build relationships among faith communities while responding to needs identified by schools, families, and other community partners. Its growing network of church-based food pantries is another example of congregations working together to serve the wider community.
Explore more stories of impact and positive change from the Faith Team and others on our Community Narratives page.
Illustrating the Impact
The illustration below highlights the work of the Faith Team, capturing the team’s progress and impact from its establishment in early 2023 through 2025. As part of Alamance County’s Ripples of Change report, it tells the evolving story of the team’s efforts, celebrating key accomplishments and the ripple effects of their work throughout the community.
Team Leadership & Get Involved
Team Lead: Tara France
The Faith Team welcomes people from a range of faith traditions who want to serve alongside others and build relationships across differences.
Interested in joining the work? Contact our Program Director, Jewel White at jewel.white@conehealth.com to learn about opportunities to participate.