An Ecumenical Church

Worshiping at
The Potter’s House
1658 Columbia Rd NW
Washington, DC  20009

by Eve Tetaz, John Mohr and others.

Church of the Saviour was founded by Gordon and Mary Cosby and others in 1948 out of a call to create a new church.  The intent was to look back to the earliest Christian communities and try to imitate their strong communal ties, and their individual and corporate commitment.   The spirit-filled early church was a place where "the whole body of believers was united in heart and soul."  (Acts 4:32)

In 1976 the Church of the Saviour divided into smaller communities in order to be more faithful to God's call to do justice and love mercy.  The Eighth Day Faith Community was one of the first sister communities formed.

Eighth Day Faith Community was founded on July 18, 1976, by the following members: David Dorsey, Dottie Bockstiegel, Helen and Harold Carey, Allan and Phyllis Holt, David Fitch, Dennis and Jayne Wood, Elizabeth O'Connor, Thelma Jones, Bill and Betty Price, and Esther Dorsey.  It began meeting at the Potter's House on Sunday morning and continues to do so at 10:15 am.Eighth Day takes its name from the title of Elizabeth O'Connor's book, The Eighth Day of Creation, meaning that after God created the world in seven days, we humans became co-creators with God for the continuing creation of God's dream.The Eighth Day Faith Community is one of ten independent church communities birthed by the Church of the Saviour.  A partial list of the others is: Christ House Church, Covenant Community, Dayspring Church, Festival Church, Jubilee Church, Lazarus House Church, The New Community, Potter's House Church, and Seekers.  Each church has its own worship service and mission groups. An ecumenical service is held at The Church of the Saviour headquarters at 2025 Massachusetts Ave., NW each Sunday at 11:30am.  (Please note: some of the above websites are ten years out of date.  A more current list of church addresses and times of worship are found at
the Servant Leadership School Site). 

To find out more about The Church of the Saviour, visit the Potter's House Bookstore Site for information on obtaining books by Elizabeth O'Connor (one of the pastors of Church of the Saviour and one of the founders of Eighth Day Faith Community).