During our time in the WDC House and
during the Local Church Experiment, the Cocks, Cravers, and others were pleased
to have Rev. Gordon Cosby, co-founder of the Church of the Savior in WDC, speak
and be part of our
This was especially significant for
us because Gordon and Mary Cosby had been the influential and challenging
leadership of a college CSM (Christian Student Movement) retreat that we
attended back in 1960. After seminary and in an early parish, we studied the
books written about the Church of the Savior, as well as the article in Time
magazine about the Ecumenical Institute. We were in
So we were torn between Church of Savior and EI. EI
provided a place to live. Trusting the mystery and George Holcombe, Jim
Addington (PLC), Marilyn Miller, and Phil Townley (RS-I for our parishioners),
we made our big journey to the
Journey on, Gordon (and Joseph),
with deep gratitude for your combined history-changing work.
Lynda Cock (and John)
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From: Forrest Craver [mailto:forrestecraver@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 11:34
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Our colleague Rev. Gordon Cosby, a
4th generation Baptist minister ,died yesterday. A four decade colleague of JWM,
every summer Gordon and JWM would meet at Kirkridge with Oliver Nelson to plot
church renewal strategies. Gordon's obit will appear in today or tomorrow's
Washington Post. His memorial service will be held at Foundry UMC in
DC.