An Ecumenical Church

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

I come today to join the Eighth Day Faith Community. I commit myself to following Jesus whose life was fully centered in the grace and truth of God. I believe that God’s transcendent love is revealed in Jesus. I will endeavor to follow Jesus in paths of peace, forgiveness, healing, justice, and mercy.

            I accept God’s call on my life as my highest priority. I will seek to be open to God’s transforming power and love. I acknowledge that God’s truth is revealed in many ways and through other people.  

I commit as a Member* to engage in the spiritual disciples and practices that are expected of my membership.  In making this commitment, I affirm that the practice of spiritual discipline is necessary to increase both my spiritual growth and my engagement with the world.  I recognize that I need the support, challenge, and discernment of my Christian community in order to grow spiritually, walk humbly, and act in faithfulness. I acknowledge that we are united in God’s love and grace.  I offer my gifts, my strengths, and my weaknesses to this community and pledge to receive such joy what others bring.  I accept the responsibility to build, sustain, celebrate, and challenge our community to do God’s will in the world. I will respond to Christ’s call to stand with “the least of these” by committing my resources of time, money, and energy to help build a world of inclusiveness, love, and equity. I joyfully affirm that I am called to a life of love that includes all God’s creation.

 *  includes all levels of membership, i.e. community, intern, covenant