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I just watched your sermon from last week about forgiveness. It was powerful and reminds me of my struggle with finding forgiveness. My brother was killed almost 30 years ago and I had the opportunity to participate in two victim offender dialogues with the gentleman who is incarcerated for his murder. To say I was and still am humbled by my dialogues with him would be an understatement. Forgiveness is not easy to give and sometimes it takes forgiving ourselves first before we can forgive others.

Anonymous

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The faith is within you, not within the space. It's within you. It's how you treat your fellow man. It's how you interact with each other. It's how you go on with your day to day life that's faith. Faith is not in the building. We come to the building to worship, but faith comes from within yourself.

Jimmy Cox

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The three reasons why I decided to attend the Church of The Holy City are quite simple – frist, that it is inclusive while also incorporating believing in Jesus; the second is that the insights of Swedenborg really bringing some additional perspective that allow us to see inside the spiritual realm and help translate that to what we are seeing in the Bible; and the third thing is the discussions, where everyone does not have to have the same opinion to be heard.

Sheri Smith

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Something I've always loved about our church, and why I would consider raising my kids religious, even though I am not very religious myself, is because of its focus on love, community, and being honest with yourself and other people. It's not fear-based.

Tony Raffa

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1) Our community is committed to being inclusive, promoting interfaith understanding and cooperation.
2) Biblical stories seen as metaphorical and not literal truths.
3) Over the years our membership became more youthful, which makes it more appealing to stick with it.
4) We LIVE our spiritual values.
5) We support young people who are building a better world, and that is personally inspiring to me.

Malcolm Peck

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What do I love about Church of the Holy City? Mysticism, intelligence AND social activism. I believe that faith in action is the 'missing link' in Christianity today, and being in Washington, DC, the CHC community is well-positioned to fill that gap. Fight, change laws, do good, not just pray about it!

Ellie Montazeri

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My Dad has secular leanings. My Mom is a Christian who has a strong faith in God, but is not tied specific to one sect. I've always come somewhere in between - seeking a higher purpose. I wouldn't consider myself to any particular faith tradition, but there are elements of it this community that appeal to me on my journey towards spiritual growth.

Nikiar Ahmadi

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It feels like I found a hidden gem in the Church of the Holy City. I haven't felt so welcome and connected to a church in a long time. This is a church that meets people wherever they are at and welcomes them, not superficially but from a deep understanding of the nuances and limitations of many other traditional religious communities. Church of the Holy City seeks to support the whole person.

Kelly