About Us

Introduction
Mosaic is a community of friends trying to live out Jesus’ dream for the world that he called the Kingdom of God.  We aspire to be hospitable by creating space for everyone, believer/unbeliever democrat/republican, younger/older, wealthy/poor, cat people/dog people, mocha people/vanilla people, Mac people/PC people. . . .

Perhaps you are one of many people who think highly of Jesus but aren’t too sure about Christians.  Rest assured, we understand.  Too many card-carrying church members simply don’t follow the way of Jesus.  We are attempting to change that. 

If you are a Christ-follower looking for a Christian community or are simply intrigued by Jesus and would like to find a safe and friendly place to explore his life and teachings, Mosaic may be the place for you.

Our Name
Our name, Mosaic, was chosen for two reasons.  First, Mosaic describes our diversity.  We are gathered by God from various ethnicities, socio-economic realities, ages, and cultures.  Secondly, Mosaic describes the fact that we are all broken and, like a mosaic, we gather together in our brokenness to create something beautiful for God.

Our Mission
The mission of Mosaic is to gather and equip a diverse community in Washington DC to know, love, and serve God in the way of Jesus as His Spirit enables us.

Our Passion
The passion of Mosaic is the Kingdom of God; that is God’s revolution of grace, peace, compassion, and love.  This revolution was Jesus’ passion and it is therefore our passion as people who desire to live in the way of Jesus by His Spirit.

Our Tradition
Mosaic is a Christian community that belongs to a specific faith family called the Church of the Nazarene.  Our ‘interesting’ name comes from the fact that Nazareth was Jesus’ home town.  But Nazareth had a reputation for being a hick town full of political rabble rousers and undesirable people.  We see a hint of this in John’s gospel when Nathanael asks this question about Jesus, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth”(John 1.46)? And so our name was chosen by our founders as a declaration of our tradition’s mission and identity.  Church of the Nazarene could be translated Church for People of Lowly Status.  We are therefore called as Nazarenes to participate in acts of justice on behalf of people who are without power.  Our tradition’s name serves as a constant reminder that we are to be a community serving broken people from all walks of life because we optimistically believe that God loves everyone and that God can heal our brokenness.