Basic Info
WHO ARE WE?
WHAT IS THE CALL OF THE EIGHTH DAY FAITH COMMUNITY?
The Eighth Day Faith Community is one of the nine faith communities in the tradition of the Church of the Saviour, an ecumenical Christian church in Washington, D.C. We consider ourselves a part of the Christian church universal, with members from many different expressions of the Christian church: Baptists, Catholics, Lutherans, Mennonites, Presbyterians and others. We value the gifts that the many Christian traditions have to offer and believe that an openness to these different streams of Christianity allows us a richer faith.
SEEKERS CHURCH
CORE MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING (1/12/13)
Marjory Bankson
703/683-4209
525 Tennessee Ave. Alexandria VA 22305
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Peter Bankson
703/683-4209
525 Tennessee Ave. Alexandria VA 22305
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Ken Burton
301/541-5075
10450 Lottsford Rd. #5006 Mitchellville, MD 20721
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Lewise Busch
703/671-6069
4125 36th Street South Arlington VA 22206
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Pat Conover
301/588-5718
12 Wessex Rd. Silver Spring MD 20910
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Cynthia Dahlin
703/526-9521
3616 N. Lincoln St. Arlington VA 22207
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Emily Gilbert (emeritus)
703/671-6111
4800 Fillmore Ave. #256 Alexandria VA 22311
No email
Muriel Lipp (emeritus)
240-403-7388
9821Veirs Drive, #2, Rockville, MD 20850.
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
David Lloyd
301/593-5826
5 Whitestone Ct. Silver Spring MD 20901
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Sandra Miller
202/526-0783
3908 7th St, NE, Apt 1, Washington, DC 20017
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Trish Nemore
301/588-5718
12 Wessex Rd. Silver Spring MD 20910
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Brenda Seat
301/593-2804
6 Whitehall Ct. Silver Spring MD 20901
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Keith Seat
301/593-2804
6 Whitehall Ct. Silver Spring MD 20901
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Margreta Silverstone
301/270-5142
3 Valley View Ave. Takoma Park MD 20912
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Deborah Sokolove
202/667-0347
1621 Monroe St. NW Washington DC 20010
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Jacqie Wallen
301/920-1762
6 Devon Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Marks of the 8th Day Faith Community
- Radical, unequivocal commitment to the poorest
- Commitment to a life of dialogue
- Critical contemplation of one's own life and the life of the community
- Commitment to a life of reflection
- A time of solitude structured into every day
- Commitment to becoming an informed, mature follower of Jesus
- Intense focused communal prayer and laying on of hands for those in need
- Operating out of the call of God
- Commitment to a specific mission
- Commitment to evoking the gifts of each person
- Valuing non-members
- Non-hierarchical leadership and servant leadership (every person can lead through serving)
- Consensus decision-making
- Challenge at the point of lifestyle
- Hospitality, welcome and inclusivity
- Regular gathering as a community for worship, fun, celebration, study, dialogue
8th Day School of Christian Living Community Class, May 22, 2011
MEMBERSHIP
Like our Sister Churches in the Church of the Saviour, we at Eighth Day have a strong commitment to what we call "integrity of membership." We are convinced that our Christian faith becomes deeper and more real when it is lived out through a set of disciplines that strengthen both our faith and our commitment to the community. This means that while everyone is welcome and encouraged to become part of, and take part in, our worshiping community, membership implies a desire to join with others in accountability for certain traditional Christian disciplines to deepen our relationships with God and with one another.
MISSION GROUPS
Mission groups are the center of life in the Eighth Day Faith Community. Mission groups generally meet once a week for 2 - 3 hours, broken into periods of worship, personal sharing, study, and work on the mission. This is where members move into close relationship during their meetings and in the context of their mission.
Membership in Eighth Day is based on commitment to Christ and response to God's call to deepen the inward journey and to serve God through actively participating in a mission group. Mission groups are the structure we have found most helpful in supporting God's individual and corporate call. Mission groups consist of at least two members who have responded to a particular call to ministry. Mission groups meet weekly to support one another in spiritual growth and outward mission.
More Articles...
Page 1 of 3
