In 2020, we retained architects to upgrade our energy systems and to rethink the space on all three floors of the building. Now it is time to make the vision real.
We are fulfilling the promise made 30 years ago…
Our faith compels us to work for the common good. Our call is to be in solidarity with God, each other, and all of creation.
We trace our beginnings to The Church of the Saviour, a small, nondenominational church in Washington, DC, founded in 1947 by Gordon and Mary Cosby. The church has evolved to form several communities of faith with dozens of outreach ministries.
These communities provide essential leadership for ministries in Washington, DC, and across the country. Gordon and a small group of others started the Festival Center to train faith leaders for mission and justice. Their mission remains ours today.
Today, the Festival Center is a place for people who stand against oppression and who work for a just world. All are welcome here as we learn, connect, celebrate, and live in solidarity.
All are welcome as we work for justice alongside those who struggle.
We believe in a liberating God who offers unconditional love to all. One who sides with the oppressed and seeks the flourishing of all creation.