News and Updates

August 8, 2025

Lady Gloria Ridge Information on Wednesdays

Heather Winn from Givens Affordable Communities will be at Haywood St. on Wednesdays from 10 - 12 to answer questions about the application process for Lady Gloria Ridge Community which will be completed and ready to be leased later this year. We are excited about this partnership with Givens and look forward to getting to know Heather. Please give her a warm welcome when you see her on campus.

Laurie S., HSCD's Director of Housing, and Heather W. from Givens Affordable Communities

BCHHS Mobile Team Joining Us on Wednesday, August 20th

Companion Gathering,

Wednesday, August 13th

August 13th is the next Companion Fellowship. We gather the second Wednesday of each month. Join us at White Labs Brewing on Charlotte St. at 3:00 p.m.

Invitation to Support the Dish Room

Are you interested in learning how the Haywood St. dish room is the heartbeat of the Downtown Welcome Table? We could use some support there in August and September keeping the plates clean so that the table can be set for us to break bread together. Come by any Tuesday or Thursday for a tutorial on the different machines.

Pastor Brian and Pastor Seth. Both have spoken about how times in the dishroom are among their favorite Haywood St. memories.

Haywood Street Highlights

"The divine reaches out to us through the hands of those all around us." From Pastor Jody's sermon on Wednesday. Shown above: Joseph, Dawg & Mary Jane, Bryan, and Michel.

Drew finding peace and joy through playing the guitar. Music is a given on holy ground.

Thank you, Dee, for reminding us through our benediction, that each of us is God's Child.

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 Respite. Gather for a time of communal prayer.

Tuesday Book Club: Join us at 1:00 pm in Room 4b!

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.

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.

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~

August 13th:

Pastor Brian

August 20th:

Pastor Seth

August 27th:

Pastor Brian

September 3rd:

Pastor Seth

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

Step Out of the Boat

by Pastor Jody

Hearing that his cousin had been murdered by the empire, beheaded at the whim of a young girl,  he was overwhelmed with the need to grieve, to pray, to rest.  Bordering on exhaustion and yet ever aware of the pain surrounding him, Jesus seeks a quiet place to reset to settle down.  He seeks sabbath, but the crowds follow him. Jesus saw the crowds, saw their pain..their fatigue and hunger, and had compassion.  He healed them and when it was late, he fed them - more than 5,000 with five loaves and two fish. He still needed some space.  He still needed rest.

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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.