The Church in DC

Blessed Is He Who Comes in the Name of The Lord A listing of special services for Holy Week and Easter being held this week by churches connected to the DC Baptist Convention. Via http://dcbaptist.org/fliers/easterservices2013.pdf  7 th Annual Community Communion Service 6:45 p.m. Central Baptist Church of Camp Springs 5600 Old Branch Avenue Camp Springs, MD 20745 301.899.3800 With DCBC churches: Fort Foote Baptist Church (Rev. Joseph Lyles, pastor), Fort Washington Baptist Church (Rev. Darin Poullard, pastor) and Word of Life Church Ministries (Revs. Freddie and Myrtle Jones, pastors) East Washington Heights Baptist Church Maundy Thursday Service with Florida Ave. Baptist Church 7 p.m. 623 Florida Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 202.667.3409 (FABC) 202.582.4811 (EWHBC) First Baptist Church/Camp Springs Maundy Thursday Service 6:30pm 6936 Allentown Road Camp Springs MD 20748-4102 301.449.8987 Luther Rice Memorial Baptist Church Maund...

N. Gordon Cosby,  prophetic voice for church renewal and founding minister of The Church of the Saviour in 1947,  died on Wednesday,  March 20,  at the age of 95. A public memorial service will be held on Saturday,  April 6,  at Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington,  DC. ( http://www.inwardoutward.org/2013/03/21/depths ) Gordon and his wife Mary founded the Church of the Saviour in Adams Morgan in 1947. That movement now includes Christ House, Jubilee Jobs, The Potters House, and a wide variety of  other loving ministries in Washington, DC. In 1994, the Church of the Saviour-at-worship became a "scattered community," which now includes nine church congregations throughout the city. Even for those of us who only met Gordon briefly and in his old age, his legacy will be one of intensive humility and a foundational belief in Jesus' compassion and His ability to save poor and rich alike.  The Washington Post carries the reflectio...