It coordinates and publicizes mission activities. The Board plans and manages the annual mission budget and monthly mission offerings. It is a sounding board and incubator for new missions. Members are elected to serve staggered terms of 3 years. The Board meets on the first Tuesday of each month.
Meetings are open to all members of the church.
The following groups are currently active in the life of the church and are sponsored by the Board of Mission. This project, the vision of Watts Street member Mary Strauss, supplies career clothing for women entering the workforce for the first time. In June 1999 the Butterfly opened its doors in a renovated former Sunday School classroom in the lower level of Temple Baptist Church. Clients are referred from governmental and religious social service organizations. Habitat for Humanity Several of the founders of Habitat in the Durham are from Watts Street.