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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

Spotlight on Respite - News for November 6, 2026

Spotlight on Respite - News for November 6, 2026

News

Staff Spotlight: Marty, Facilities Maintenance Caretaker We are excited to introduce Marty to the Haywood Street community. Marty is the Facilities Maintenance Caretaker. In this role he will be helping ensure that the Haywood Street Campus, Respite, and Lady Gloria…

Sermon by Pastor Brian - November 4, 2026

Sermons

On Suicide Matthew 5:1-12 Jesus is the world’s greatest disappointment. With messianic expectation in the air, the overwhelming crowds- merchants from Galilee, cattlemen from Judea, aristocrats from Samaria, priests from Jerusalem, and librarians from the Decapolis- arrive from near and…

News for October 30, 2026

News

All Saints Day Memorial Service, Nov. 4th We will be observing All Saints Day during worship at 12:30 on November 4th. This will be a sacred time to remember in community loved ones who have died this year.

Sermon by Pastor Laura - October 21, 2026

Sermons

Whose Image Do We Bear? Matthew 22: 15-22 “We are all born so beautiful, The greatest tragedy is being convinced we are not.” – Rupi Kaur, Indian-Canadian poet In today’s scripture, Jesus is presented with a question – put in…

Knowing One Another by Name - News for October 23, 2026

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Code Purple & Haywood St. Respite Code Purple in Asheville and Buncombe County is a coordinated emergency cold-weather response beginning in November that opens extra shelter beds for people experiencing homelessness when temperatures drop to 32 degrees or lower. Haywood…

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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