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Relationship, Above All Else

Haywood Street Congregation has set out to be a community that favors the city’s outskirts, lavishes the dinner table with folded napkins and flower bouquets, and prioritizes an individual’s inherent worth over their status.

We seek to subvert the divisive labels “us” and “them” by inviting all to experience preparing the table and all to experience sitting at the table. Everything is informed by our understanding of Jesus’ ministry as fundamentally counterintuitive to culture.

Updates + Sermons

Where the Lost Things Are - News for August 14, 2026

Where the Lost Things Are - News for August 14, 2026

News

Golf for Awareness Registration Open We are gearing up for the 11th annual Golf for Awareness and looking forward to another wonderful event. We hope you’ll consider joining us. Lots of sponsorship opportunities are available too.

Sermon by Pastor Seth - August 12, 2026

Sermons

Where the Lost Things Are Luke 15:1-7 Kicking off a trio of parables in response to critique from religious elites, Jesus appeals to the compassion of the humble shepherd. In the wake of miraculous healings, subversive guest lists, and the…

We Can See the Finish Line - News for August 7, 2026

News

Haywood Street Respite – We Can See the Finish Line After a year of planning and ten months of construction, the expansion of Haywood Street Respite is nearly complete. Contractors are putting the finishing touches on spaces that will support…

It's Not Just Food - It's Love - News for July 31, 2026

News

Golf for Awareness Registration Open We are gearing up for the 11th annual Golf for Awareness and looking forward to another wonderful event. We hope you’ll consider joining us. Lots of sponsorship opportunities available too.

Sermon by Guest Preacher, Robert Stephenson - July 29, 2026

Sermons

What does it mean to wrestle with God? I want to talk with you about Jacob today. I also want to talk to you about Israel. Israel is the “third Patriarch”, the namesake of a nation, a noble, bearded face,…

The Stories We Keep

Meet the people who leave an indelible impression on Haywood St. We’ve had the sincere honor of collecting some of their stories.

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How Do Community Members

Describe Haywood Street?

“At first, it was difficult for me to make sense of everything I was experiencing. As time went on, I slipped into a space where I felt useful and grateful to be needed — in the dishroom. There was a whole lot more going on, though, and I was encouraged to move out of my comfortable place. So I stretched a little and then a little more. The people I met were so much like me and again so different. I began to fully understand that the sameness and difference were the true design and I slowly began to live into that.”

 

Susan Schott

How Do Community Members

Describe Haywood Street?

“I first entered the doors of Haywood Street in summer 2011 with my daughter and a group of campers from CCC (Carolina Cross Connection). I sat and cried like a baby as I watched the fellow behind me dig in his backpack and drop a handful of coins into the offering plate – my world had been shattered, rearranged, and put back together in the most beautiful way never to be the same again.”

 

Angie Haigler

How Do Community Members

Describe Haywood Street?

“Every time I come to Haywood Street, something happens to me that I cannot rationally explain. My Spirit soars as I anticipate the day’s activities. I am excited to see familiar faces and glad to greet folks coming for the first time.”

 

Dell Dillard

How Do Community Members

Describe Haywood Street?

“Every week, I see small acts of love being shared in countless ways. Love is shared as Friends plan and prepare delicious food, beautifully arrange it on serving platters, and cheerfully dish up seconds and thirds. Love is shared in the setting of the tables with china dishes and fresh flowers that signify the dignity and importance of all who will share a meal. It is shared as Friends pass food and engage in conversations.”

 

Karen Cavagnini

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