News and Updates

March 21, 2025

Fresco Viewing Appreciation

Thank you so much to everyone who came to our viewing of "Theirs is the Kingdom," a documentary about our fresco, on Thursday! We are grateful to meet God in our community here, and we give thanks for the art that reflects that community to all.

Book Study, Tuesdays at 1 in Room 4

Book study happens on Tuesdays at 1 pm in Room 4. March 11, we began reading "Fear of the Other" by William H. Willimon. Next week we will discuss chapter 3. If you need assistance obtaining a copy of the book, please let Pastor Jody know.  

New Merchandise!

New merchandise is available now! In addition to our stock of previous merch, we now have two new t-shirts and a zip up hoodie. You can purchase merchandise here online or go to Room 10 any time campus is open.

Foot Clinic this Wednesday

The Foot Clinic will be back this Wednesday, March 26th! Enter into Haynes Hall, then turn right down the hall, and the Foot Clinic will be in the first space you come to.

Haywood Street Highlights

In worship this week, we were blessed by a wonderful choir, a host of beautiful reflections and testimonies, a poignant sermon from Pastor Jody, and communion led by some of our community partners. You can always find the weekly sermons on the website in the week following their service.

If you'd like to participate in a special acapella choir for our Good Friday on Wednesday service, April 16, please talk to Pastor Jody.

There will be a sewing machine in the Art Ministry the next few weeks! Art ministry happens in the Bleu Room every Wednesday from 10:30 to 1:00.

Weekly Ministry Opportunities:

Tuesday Haywood Street Holy Ground Keepers: 9:00 a.m. in the parking lot, weather permitting. Walk the grounds of the church campus and our local neighborhood, cleaning up along the way.

Tuesday Prayer Group: 12:30 p.m. in Room 6. Gather for a time of communal prayer.

Tuesday Book Club: Join us at 1:00 pm in the Sanctuary!

Wednesday Downtown Welcome Table: Join us for lunch between 10:00-1:00 or help with kitchen and dining room clean-up from 1:00-3:00. Sign up here!

Art Ministry: Join us in the Bleu Room on Wednesdays from 10:30 to 1:00 to make art in community! Please encourage people to access via the stairs in the sanctuary.

Story Circle: For a time of listening, sharing, and being heard, come to Room 4 on Wednesdays between 9:00 -10:00 a.m.!

Wednesday Worship: 12:30 p.m. in the sanctuary.

Praying in Color:

Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. in the Respite Kitchen with Doug and Brother John. Come color and pray for Respite!

Weekly Sermons

Read the weekly sermons on our website here.

~Preaching Schedule~

March 26th:

Uncle Dave

April 2nd:

Pastor Jody

April 9th:

Pastor Seth

April 16th:

Good Friday Service, Collective Preaching

Fresco Viewing Hours:

Monday - Thursday, 10 am - 2 pm (with the exception of during our worship service, which is 12:30 pm every Wednesday).

Contact April if you would like to make an appointment to see the Fresco outside of those hours.

Sermon

Become Fully Alive

Sermon by Pastor Jody, March 12, 2025

I took a road trip for my birthday last week. Me and April and Tiffany went to Montgomery, Alabama, to visit the Legacy Museum. It was impactful… powerful, and horrible, and beautiful in a way that is hard to explain. I was glad to experience it with them. We work together and we are friends, and I figured we would all get along. Two days in an Air B&B and 12 hours in a car is a lot of together time. 

We thought we would listen to a book on the way down, play games in the evenings… but of course, that didn’t happen. We pretty much talked the whole time. Asking each other questions. Unpacking our visit to the museum. Getting each other’s input on all sorts of things – skin care, child rearing, Netflix. Something about travelling together, experiencing something together makes you closer, it bonds you. 

Peter had been travelling with Jesus for a while now. He has heard him preach and teach and argue with the religious leaders, he had seen him heal the blind, the paralytic and the demon possessed. He had witnessed him feed 4,000 people with a couple of loaves of bread and a few fish.

They have shared many experiences… bonded. 

Continue reading. . .

A witness to include the most excluded, Haywood Street not only welcomes every child of God–especially beloved siblings of every mental illness and physical disability, addiction and diagnosis, living condition and employment status, gender identity and sexual orientation, class, color, and creed–but we celebrate your presence, certain that the kingdom of God is coming closer because you are here.