A Christian community is a place for members to share their faith stories and their prayer concerns - their joys and concerns. Fellowship provides a setting where a community can build the trust and bonds the people need to possess before engaging in this kind of sharing. Moreover, people do share their joys and concerns with each other during times of fellowship and the end result is nurture and spiritual growth.

In between the 9 & 11:00 am services, the congregation assembles to share fellowship and refreshments in the fellowship hall. This informal gathering encourages people to share and support one another.

All-church Family Dinners

sponsored by Family Ministries

Take the night off from cooking! Enjoy a great catered meal the second Wednesday of each month. A nominal fee will be charged to cover expenses. Nursery care for infants provided.  All are welcome - hope to see you there!!

Receptions are held on occasions of celebration – in particular the church gathers in celebration of significant change. Each reception takes on its own character with respect to the occasion. The Fellowship Hall is decorated, food is prepared, and fellowship is shared.

The Fellowship Committee sponsors various kinds of events from time to time. For example, some years the committee organizes a golf tournament in the fall.

Prime Timers invites adults 50 years and older to gather for fellowship. The group meets regularly for a pot luck lunch in the Fellowship Hall following the 11am worship service on the second Sunday of each month.

The group takes pleasure in a variety of other outings. The group has very much enjoyed several out of town trips. They are always open to new ideas for adventures.

Presbyterian Women

Presbyterian Women is a church wide organization open to all women. Its members are those who choose to participate in or be supportive of Presbyterian Women in any way.  We elect our own leadership, plan and implement a yearly program, meet in Circles, and maintain ongoing activities such as Bible study, celebration giving, mission interpretation, and special ministries to the congregation and community. We maintain connections with Presbyterian Women throughout our denomination, as well as support and participate in ecumenical organizations such as Church Women United.

Presbyterian Women at St. Giles participate in a number of service projects at both the local and Presbytery levels. We regularly support several offerings, including the Thank Offering and May Birthday Offering which are used for various mission and local projects determined annually at the national level. Ongoing local service opportunities include providing a monthly meal for those living at Emmaus House in Raleigh, providing gifts for patients at Dorothea Dix Hospital, providing refreshments at a Christmas party for the residents of the Capital Towers retirement community, and collecting eyeglasses for recycling in specific missions.

Other projects are determined by each of the four circles in response to needs that arise. In the past they have included providing a party for residents at Dorothea Dix Hospital, sending care packages to college students, and collecting items needed by residents at Women's Correctional Center, at Interact, and at Summit House. In addition, members in each circle regularly keep in touch with women who are confined to their homes.

All circles meet during the second week of each month from October through April either in a member's home or at the church.

House Church

The purpose of House Church is to "build up the body" - to build a sense of community and belonging among our adult members and to develop the inner life of the congregation. We have fellowship over a meal followed by a topical discussion that provide an opportunity for us to interact and know one another better. The warmth and joy of being together is to be promoted at all times. Each House Church group meets once a month at the home of one of its members. Different groups meet on different nights of the week to accommodate a variety of schedules. Typically, groups meet from 6:45 to 9:30 pm from September through May.