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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

To Tend and To Cultivate - News for October 9, 2026

To Tend and To Cultivate - News for October 9, 2026

News

Haywood St. Art News Reopening the Bleu Room We are excited to share that Haywood St. Art is returning to the Bleu Room on the lower level of the church next Wednesday, Oct. 14th! Asheville Street Feet will also be…

Sermon by Pastor Jody - October 7, 2026

Sermons

To Tend and Cultivate While there are a lot of things to discuss or debate about creation and the creation story, one thing that is not up for debate is what God thought about it all. Over and over we…

Around the Table - News for October 2, 2026

News

The Table is Made by People When artist Christopher Holt references the table in the Haywood Street Fresco, he shares that the table is made by people. The table, whether at the Downtown Welcome Table, the communion table during worship,…

Direction of Reflection - News for September 25, 2026

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Parking Lot Update Over the next few weeks the Haywood St. parking lot will be impacted by the installation of new pipes in the garden area parallel to the sanctuary. So that crews will have room to work, some parking…

Sermon by Pastor Seth - September 23, 2026

Sermons

Direction of Reflection Exodus 32:7-14 The people grew restless. Frantically awaiting the return of their liberator and leader, wilderness weary and idle at the base of the mountain, the Israelites call upon Aaron to give them something tangible to believe…

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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