History
The seed that grew into Citylights faith community was a “seeker space” that met in a church basement during the winter of 2000-2001. The group was composed of people with various spiritual backgrounds and experiences and included people who thought of themselves as Christians and others who didn’t. The shared purpose in coming together was to have a forum where it was safe to ask tough questions about spirituality and discuss possible answers, to be honest about what made sense and what didn’t, and to enjoy the community itself. Out of this group emerged the vision for a faith community that could nourish a diverse community at any stage in their faith journey.
During 2001-2002, the core group that began Citylights spent the year studying small-group community dynamics and developing a vision and road map for the future. In the winter of 2003, we launched two small-group communities that met in apartments on a weekday night. The intention was for people to get beyond the four walls of a church building and share real life together, and to reinforce the idea that true community requires regular interaction. In June 2003, Citylights started Saturday worship gatherings.
In the fall of 2003, Citylights developed the vision to be a “community learning to love well.” This vision guides our curriculum for spiritual education, whichwe pursue in small groups and worship gatherings. We are attempting to educate ourselves about who God is, so we can love as God loves. We are becoming activists for justice and mercy in our city, because we think that’s an expressionof love for our fellow human beings. We love arts. We love to sing. We love to dance. We love to eat.
Join us in any of our events and activities. Help us to become people who love well!
Our past coordinators:
Bob Darken
Julijana Kojic
Laura Bothwell
Sarah McCash
Samir Selmanovic
