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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

Hospitality's Invitation - News for September 11, 2026

Hospitality's Invitation - News for September 11, 2026

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Companion Orientation Monday, September 14 12:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary Join us on Monday, September 14th at 12:00 p.m. in the sanctuary for Companion Orientation. Following a campus tour, we will talk about Haywood St.’s mission and the many opportunities…

The Poverty of Plenty - News for September 4, 2026

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We have gotten a wonderful response to our recent update about the progress of the Respite expansion. Your donations are so appreciated as we prepare to welcome friends back into the space on the church campus when construction is complete….

Sermon by Pastor Seth - September 2, 2026

Sermons

The Poverty of Plenty Luke 12:13-21 Elbowing his way to the front of the crowd, a disgruntled onlooker makes demands of the Son of God. Third in line to his father’s inheritance and frustrated with the privilege of first born…

Working Class - News for August 28, 2026

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Thank you to Biltmore Village Cooperative Parish! Haywood Street Congregation would like to express our sincere gratitude to Biltmore Village Cooperative Parish for their gift of $100,000 for Respite construction. This is their second significant donation for the Respite expansion….

Sermon by Pastor Brian - August 26, 2026

Sermons

Working Class Matthew 20:1-15 With grapes swollen on the vine, the harvest isn’t going to pick itself. Determined, Jesus cranks on the ignition until his farm truck coughs to life. At first light, he drives to the pawnshop side of…

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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