About us
Every Table is made of a diverse community of people from all faith backgrounds and walks of life, coming together to heal from the ways white supremacy and capitalism have torn us apart. We are a space where every belief belongs. We have all experienced trauma at the hands of religious institutions and the ways those institutions have aligned themselves more with a death-dealing status quo than with anything resembling healing or nourishment.
We are on the unceded land of the Powhatan people, also known as Richmond, Virginia, a city with wounds as old as this nation, and we carry within us its complex history. Yet, we also carry within us the tools to heal not only ourselves, but also this world. Our liberation is interwoven with all of creation.
Every Table is a place for those seeking home to participate in their own healing and who seek to be part of the repair of this city, commonwealth, nation, and world. We are a place of abundant welcome for everyone. Every Table is a place where every belief belongs.
Our Team
We are healing
Charles Bolling II, Wellness Minister
(he/she/they/we)
Charles is a Yoga Teacher, Neighborhood Organizer, Healer, and Abolitionist from Churchill. They graduated from Armstrong High School in 2014 and then attended discipleship school in Humboldt County, California.
Charles is currently studying to earn their yoga therapy certification from Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy.
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.
Rev. Jess Cook, Coordinating Minister
(ey/em or they/them)
Jess’s call is to help facilitate spaces where reconciliation is possible, with the acknowledgement that reconciliation is only possible if we are able to be honest with ourselves and one another about the ways in which we are broken. True reconciliation requires relationships, and relationships require trust and vulnerability. Jess sees their role as helping make spaces where that vulnerability is celebrated and trust can be built.
A native of East Texas and lifelong Presbyterian, Jess holds a Master of Divinity from Union Presbyterian Seminary, a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from the University of North Texas, and a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Studio Art from Baylor.
Jess was ordained as a Minister of Word and Sacrament on June 29th, 2019 (the 50th anniversary of Stonewall), as the first openly trans and non-binary person ordained in the Presbyterian Church, USA.
Jess has over a decade of experience working with LGBTQIA+ youth, and working with individuals, congregations, and agencies to ensure all of God’s children are seen and affirmed in the fullness of who they are.
Jess lives with their kiddo and cat.