Church of the Saviour. Washington DC
The Church of the Saviour in Washington, DC is a network of nine independent, ecumenical Christian faith communities and over 40 ministries that have grown out of the original Church of the Saviour community founded in the mid-1940s. The current ministries and faith communities are the result of an alternative approach to “church” and church structures, which is the hallmark of the Church of the Saviour.
Randomly chosen program from the Church of the Saviour:
| The Coming Exile |
Speaker(s): David Hilfiker |
Description: David Hilfiker (1945- ) is a medical doctor who founded Joseph's House in 1990 for homeless men living with AIDS -- and envisioned it as a place where the lines between black and white, rich and poor, would be blurred.At the time of this sermon at Church of the Saviour, Hilfiker had been working with the poor in Washington, DC for more than 20 years. In this sermon, he was concerned about the world's issues that threaten us all. These include devastating weapons, global warming, dwindling resources for insatiable desires, and terrorism. His focus goes to the injustice that comes from our desire for affluence and power. He talks about poor decisions made by industry and government in a system that works for the wealthy and lacks concern for the poor. He sees the duty of Christians to move in a direction counter to the "empire" of powers around the world. | Length: 33:00 | Recording Date: May 5, 2002 | Recorded at: Church of the Saviour, Washington, DC |
