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Congregations before the board

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

62
items and write-ups
9
governments
8 Sep 2025
first taken up
47
speakers, across 8 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, 3 Sep 2025 to 3 Sep 2026
#Government First seenGap When in the window
1 Town of Cary 8 Sep 2025 first
2 Orange County 16 Sep 2025 7 days later
3 Town of Pittsboro 18 Nov 2025 2 months later
4 Durham County 24 Nov 2025 6 days later
5 City of Durham 1 Dec 2025 7 days later
6 Town of Apex 27 Jan 2026 8 weeks later
7 Town of Garner 17 Feb 2026 3 weeks later
8 Town of Fuquay-Varina 19 May 2026 3 months later
9 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 Hillsborough, Town of Holly Springs, Town of Knightdale, Town of Morrisville, Town of Wake Forest, Wake County, and Wake County Public School System. 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
25 Aug 2026 Town of Chapel Hill
Community Design Commission
Christ Community Church Elevations church not read
25 Aug 2026 Town of Chapel Hill
Community Design Commission
Community Design Commission (from the meeting write-up) 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
approved · Pass · Steve Harward presented evidence including history of the chu…
church not read
13 Jul 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2026-07-13 5:00 PM - Regular Session
Board of County Commissioners on 2026-07-13 5:00 PM - Regular Session (from the meeting write-up) ministries not read
13 Jul 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2026-07-13 5:00 PM - Regular Session
Grant Agreement with Urban Ministries of Durham ($548,681) ministries not read
8 Jun 2026 Town of Fuquay-Varina
Board of Adjustment
Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting (from the meeting write-up) church not read
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 not read
19 May 2026 Town of Fuquay-Varina
Board of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting (from the meeting write-up) church not read
19 May 2026 Town of Fuquay-Varina
Board of Commissioners
Roadway Improvements Exemption Request - Everlasting Life Church Development church 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 7 spoke
13 Apr 2026 Town of Pittsboro
1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)
Annexation Petition: Chatham Community Church A-2025-06, PB-25-678 church 7 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
Rezoning Case No. 25CZ12 - Apex Baptist Church - Statement of Denial church not read
10 Mar 2026 Town of Apex
Town Council
Regular Town Council Meeting (from the meeting write-up) 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 16 spoke
9 Mar 2026 Town of Pittsboro
1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)
Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials-6 p.m.-FINAL (from the meeting write-up) congregation 16 spoke
24 Feb 2026 Town of Apex
Town Council
Regular Town Council Meeting (from the meeting write-up) church 9 spoke
24 Feb 2026 Town of Apex
Town Council
Rezoning Case No. 25CZ12 – Apex Baptist Church church 9 spoke
17 Feb 2026 Town of Garner
Town Council Regular Meeting
Town Council Regular Meeting (from the meeting write-up) church not read
17 Feb 2026 Town of Garner
Town Council Regular Meeting
Recognition of the MLK Dream in Action Award Recipients church not read
10 Feb 2026 Town of Apex
Town Council
Regular Town Council Meeting (from the meeting write-up) church not read
10 Feb 2026 Town of Apex
Town Council
Annexation No. 817 – Peak City Church – 23.87 acres church not read
9 Feb 2026 Town of Pittsboro
1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)
Board of Commissioners Regular (from the meeting write-up) church 4 spoke
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
2 Feb 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2026-02-02 9:00 AM - Work Session
Board of County Commissioners on 2026-02-02 9:00 AM - Work Session (from the meeting write-up) ministries not read
2 Feb 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2026-02-02 9:00 AM - Work Session
Consent Agenda Approval from the January 26 Regular Session ministries not read
27 Jan 2026 Town of Apex
Town Council
Regular Town Council Meeting | Electronic (from the meeting write-up) church not read
27 Jan 2026 Town of Apex
Town Council
Annexation No. 817 - Peak City Church - 2401 and 2325 Old US 1 Highway - 23.87 acres church not read
20 Jan 2026 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Business Meeting (from the meeting write-up) church 3 spoke
20 Jan 2026 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Community Climate Action Grant (CCAG) — FY 2025-26 Project Selection
Approved unanimously
church 3 spoke
5 Jan 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2026-01-05 9:00 AM - Work Session
Update on Durham County Homeless Day Shelter and Services Program RFP and Intent to Award Contract to Urban M… ministries not read
5 Jan 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2026-01-05 9:00 AM - Work Session
Board of County Commissioners on 2026-01-05 9:00 AM - Work Session (from the meeting write-up) ministries not read
10 Dec 2025 Orange County
Historic Preservation Commission
Harvey's Chapel Cemetery access trail and interpretive sign church not read
10 Dec 2025 Orange County
Historic Preservation Commission
Historic Preservation Commission (from the meeting write-up) 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)
ABC Commission-Regular Meeting Materials 5:30 p.m. (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
1 Dec 2025 City of Durham
Regular City Council Meeting
Regular City Council Meeting (from the meeting write-up) ministry not read
1 Dec 2025 City of Durham
Regular City Council Meeting
Second Amendment to Contract #20626 with Open Table Ministry, Inc. ministry not read
24 Nov 2025 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2025-11-24 7:00 PM - Regular Session
Consent Agenda ministries not read
24 Nov 2025 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2025-11-24 7:00 PM - Regular Session
Board of County Commissioners on 2025-11-24 7:00 PM - Regular Session (from the meeting write-up) ministries not read
19 Nov 2025 Town of Cary
Public Art Advisory Board
Advisory Board Meeting (from the meeting write-up) church nobody spoke
19 Nov 2025 Town of Cary
Public Art Advisory Board
Current Public Art Capital & Temporary Projects church nobody spoke
18 Nov 2025 Town of Pittsboro
1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)
Board of Commissioners Special (from the meeting write-up) church 7 spoke
18 Nov 2025 Town of Pittsboro
1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)
Quasi-judicial Hearing: PB-25-487 Haw River Christian Academy
Approved 3-1 with nine conditions
church 7 spoke
18 Nov 2025 Town of Pittsboro
1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)
Quasi-judicial Hearing: PB-25-487 Haw River Christian Academy
Approved 3-1 with nine conditions
church not read
18 Nov 2025 Town of Pittsboro
1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)
Board of Commissioners Special Meeting Materials-6:00 pm (from the meeting write-up) church not read
24 Sep 2025 Orange County
Historic Preservation Commission
Ongoing National Register projects and marker updates church not read
24 Sep 2025 Orange County
Historic Preservation Commission
Historic Preservation Commission (from the meeting write-up) church not read
24 Sep 2025 Orange County
Historic Preservation Commission
Review of proposed new historic landmarks church not read
23 Sep 2025 Orange County
Board of Equalization & Review
Board of Equalization and Review (from the meeting write-up) religious property, church, religious exemption not read
23 Sep 2025 Orange County
Board of Equalization & Review
Untimely Applications for Religious Property Tax Exemption
All 20 applications accepted and the exemption granted, unanimous.
religious property, church not read
16 Sep 2025 Orange County
Board of Equalization & Review
Appeal of Sharon Poythress House, 1712 Damascus Church
Value reduced to $641,100
church not read
16 Sep 2025 Orange County
Board of Equalization & Review
Appeal of Albert W. Nisbet Jr., 7610 Harmony Church
Value reduced to $240,600
church not read
8 Sep 2025 Town of Cary
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Quasi-Judicial Meeting (from the meeting write-up) church, religious assembly 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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