Every Table
A place where
every belief belongs.
Its a vibe.
Every Sunday
2405 Jefferson Ave.
Richmond, Va 23223
(In the Challenge Discovery Projects building)
5pm and online
Click here to join us Sundays!
(unceded land of the Powhatan people)
Our values
As a community formed specifically by and for LGBTQIA+ people who’ve experienced marginalization at the hands of the church, we’ve been told again and again that our identities are incompatible with being part of a community of faith. We reject that notion in all its forms, and instead lead with our queerness.
Community is the cornerstone of Every Table. We cannot exist without each other. Learning to live in right relation with our neighbor is as essential as learning to be in right relation with ourselves.
Our Mission
Our inception was focused on healing from the ways Christianity in particular has caused harm to those with marginalized identities. Yet, as we have continued to gather, we have discovered that healing speaks many languages, and religious trauma is not relegated to those who’ve been harmed in the name of a false Jesus. Our participants come from all varieties of faiths. Whether from a Christian, Hindu, Muslim, or Jewish background, we have all experienced marginalization from the faith communities of our childhood and have found collective healing when we come together for the purpose of healing. We are here for collective liberation and nothing less.
The name Every Table is an affirmation that Jesus didn’t have a tab le. He ate at tables where he was welcomed. Every table where he is welcomed also welcomes the disenfranchised masses.
Every body is precious.
Every day is holy.
Every place is sacred.
Jesus modeled a way of being that embodied what it means to honor the fullness of one’s humanity and to see the divinity within everyone, especially those most marginalized by society.
Our Leadership
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Rev. Jess Cook (ey/em or they/them)
ORGANIZING MINISTER
Reconciliation is only possible if we are able to be honest with ourselves and one another about the ways we are broken. True reconciliation requires relationships, and relationships require trust and vulnerability. Jess cultivates spaces where vulnerability is celebrated and trust can be built.
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Charles Bolling II (he/she/they/we)
WELLNESS MINISTER
By cultivating a space to explore abolition in the body, Charles helps facilitate room for authentic expression of self, allowing for presence in our collective humanity and through this process, community is created.
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Casey Overton (she/they)
BLACK FAITH MINISTER
Casey Overton (she/they) is a radical nonprofit strategist, writer, and spiritual activist who is deeply vested in the development of healing cultures. They are the editor of “Liturgy that Matters”, an enfleshed publication. She also serves as the Project Coordinator for a womanist spiritual organization. As a multispiritual worker, they love being immersed in cooperative interfaith dialogue while creating restorative space for marginalized populations within or beyond faith institutions. She resides in the stolen Powhatan lands now called Richmond, VA.