WithALL
CONGREGATION
WithALL Worship
Re-launching Sunday January 18, 2026 at 4pm
OUR CONGREGATION
Who We Are
We are Co-Conspirators with the Spirit, walking in the way of Jesus. We are an Ecumenical Cooperative Parish, not defined by walls of a sanctuary or dogma, but rather our understanding of the spiritual practice of loving God and our neighbors. We are a new faith community, grounded in the theologically progressive Christian tradition, springing up in Polk County. While rooted in, and sponsored by, the United Methodist tradition, we work with a greater community of ecumenical church partners and other organizations focused on maintaining our well-being.​
The WithALL Congregation is not grounded so much by a set of beliefs, but rooted in a deep commitment to the spiritual practices of storytelling, justice making, lovingkindness, and community. We love God by walking with our neighbors, seeking to practice Christ's way of radical inclusion and hospitality. We are a community of faith committed to cultivating well-being for ALL in Polk County, NC. We believe that can happen when your heart, mind, soul, and strength are aligned by love.
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Whether we are your primary congregation, or you connect with us through a cooperative faith community, you are invited to help us shape this community, how we worship, and how we live out our spiritual practices of well-being. Bring yourself, your story, your gifts. We all have something to share and something to learn.
Our Spiritual Grounding
We are formed in the vision of the early church in Acts 2:44-47,
which speaks of a community sharing life together and making sure all have enough.
Collaboration
Our founding scripture is Luke 10, which invites us to go out vulnerably, relying on hospitality, to love our neighbors, serve, and do justice in a multitude of ways, with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength so that we may truly live.
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Jesus responded, "You must love the Lord your God WithALL your heart, WithALL your being, WithALL your strength, and WithALL your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself." Luke 10:27
Neighbors
We look to what Christ did in the world and the way he loved his neighbors just as God created them - beloved. WithALL is a place where ALL are welcomed just as they are. If you are one day in recovery or 25 years, if you have your financial advisor on speed dial or just a few dollars in your wallet, if you are a returning citizen or one without so much a parking ticket to your name, if you know trauma deep in your bones or have lived a rather charmed life, if you are LGBTQ+, straight, married, or divorced, and if you have been to the table of Christ often or not in a really long time - know that you are welcomed just as you are at WithALL.
Congregation
Connection is never a problem from God’s side. It is our practices of connecting that make us vulnerable to the life-giving Grace of God. We connect with God through prayer, studying God’s still-speaking word in scripture, testimony, serving our neighbors, good old conversation and fellowship with one another, and a whole multitude of spiritual practices. We believe God is present everywhere and in everyone, we spend a lot of our time channeling God’s goodness from inside ourselves out into the space around us and into the hearts and souls of others. From this, we catch sight of the divine.
FAQs
1 . What time is worship?
Starting Sunday, January 18, 2026, worship is on Sundays in our sanctuary from 4-5 PM, followed by 30 minutes of community time where those that wish are welcome to partake in refreshments and connect with one another.
2. Where are you located?
We are located in the heart of downtown Columbus, across from Stearns Gym at:
76 North Peak Street
Columbus, NC 28722
3 . Where should I park?
There is plenty of parking on both sides of North Peak street in front of WithALL.
4 . Are children welcome in worship?
Absolutely! Jesus welcomed children. All of God’s children, of all ages, have a place in the “choir.”
5. What should I wear?
Whatever makes you feel most comfortable in a worship setting. Seriously. We mean it. Come as you are. Be you. We’ll all be better for it.
What to Expect
Each week in worship we pray, laugh, cry, and sing together. Worship invites us to bring our full selves. It is a space to connect with God as we lament and rejoice together. It’s a place to celebrate recovery milestones and birthdays. It’s a place to ask for help, when we feel overcome by the weight of the world.
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Our worship service consists of prayers, scripture, readings, music, communion, sharing our stories, and a brief message. Our language and music choices are meant to honor the breadth and depth of our experiences in the world - meeting us where we are.
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We know that the Holy Spirit can show up in spontaneous ways, and so you never quite know what might happen in a worship service - that’s one of the joys of being part of Christ’s community.​​
Simply, we see the kingdom of God here and now, when well-being is cultivated and achieved for all our neighbors. Worship gathers us in this mission, and sends us back out to love and serve. So come willing to serve, share, and listen, as we are all God's children.