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 Limits of Compassion
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 17 years, but was concerned about the disparities between charity and justice. He worked to help the economically oppressed, offering them charity, but how could he offer justice? He finds charity is necessary, but wants more effort put into advocacy to make improvementd in the justice available for the poor in American society.Length: 24:18
Recording Date: October 29, 2000
Recorded at: Church of the Saviour, Washington, DC