Christ City Church, Washington DC

In a world unraveling at the seams, Christ calls us to belong to each other—not just as an ideal, but as a lived reality. We are not merely resisting empire. We are building beloved community.

This week in our Life Together series, Pastor Lisa explores work, worth, and boundaries, reminding us that our identity is rooted not in productivity but in God’s love, and that Sabbath rest is both resistance and delight.

In Week 7 of Life Together, Pastor Lisa Rodriguez Watson explores questions of work and worth, such as how we maintain healthy relationships at work, how we rest, and how our work impacts how we see ourselves.

In week six of our Life Together series, Pastor Matthew interviews therapist Pete Bauman on the cycles and emotional impacts of parenting, understanding how our parents shaped us, and what the pursuit of health can look like for each generation.

In Week 5 of Life Together, Pastor Andrea Ackermann explores the heart of all relationships—marriage, singleness, family (by blood or by choice), and beyond: love.

More than romantic relationships and family ties, friendship is one of the foundational elements of Christian community. In week four of our Life Together series, Pastor Justin Fung interviewed Dr. Marisa G. Franco, friendship expert, sociology professor, and author of Platonic: How The Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends, about: how to make friendships as an adult, why they take effort, how they can help anchor us in times like these, and more.Platonic: How The Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends

In week three of our sermon series, Life Together, Pastors Lisa Rodriguez Watson and Matthew Watson walk through conflicts in the early church according to Acts 15:36-41 and 2 Timothy 4:9-11.

In week two of our series, Life Together, Pastor Justin Fung preaches on Acts 6:1-7 and what shapes our relationships and how our relationships shape us.

In the first week of our new series, Life Together, Pastor Justin Fung reflects on Romans 12:1-5, 9-18, 21, and the hardships and blessings of being in community. In 2025, we’re asking urgent questions about community and connection. What does it mean to live well together when the world feels so divided? How do we build trust across difference? How do we sustain friendships, raise kids, honor our parents, or stay grounded in love when everything pulls us apart? This 8-week series takes its title from Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book Life Together, but moves beyond the walls of the seminary he wrote from. It’s a series about real relationships in the real world: where people move, get older, carry trauma, hold privilege, feel lonely, long for intimacy, and struggle to connect. We’ll explore how faith speaks to the challenges of modern relationships—especially in a diverse and dynamic church like ours.

In the final week of our Dwell series, Pastor Andrea Ackermann invites members of Christ City to share about what it means to be an intentional neighbor.

Who are your neighbors? What relationships are you called to? Rich Rivera invites us to consider these questions in week three of our series, Dwell, in light of Luke 10:25-37.

In week two of our sermon series, Dwell, Pastor Justin Fung preaches on Jeremiah 29:4-7 and the importance of seeking the shalom of the places we inhabit.

Pastor Matthew Watson kicks off our latest sermon series, Dwell, as he explores John 20:21-22 and Jesus' incarnational ministry.We are in a cultural moment where caring for neighbors is a sign of weakness at best and treason at worst, yet Jesus’ invitation is to love our neighbors, regardless of who they are. In this sermon series, we’ll take a practical dive into Jesus’ command to love our neighbors as we love ourselves.

In the last week of our sermon series, KAIROS, Pastor Andrea Ackerman preaches on Galatians 5:16-26; 1 Corinthians 12, and what it means to move as the Spirit leads. In a world obsessed with control, the Spirit leads in ways we don’t always see or expect. How do we cultivate a faith that is responsive to the Spirit? How can we be a people who walk in step with the Spirit, practicing the gifts of the Spirit, and bearing the fruit of the Spirit?

In week 5 of our sermon series, KAIROS, Pastor Justin Fung preaches on Romans 12:1-2; Galatians 4:19; Hebrews 10:23-25, and how curiosity, cost-counting, and community shape our transformative faith journeys. Following Jesus is not about arriving—it’s about becoming. How do we stay open to transformation when nostalgia tempts us to retreat and when exhaustion tempts us to stagnate? What does it look like to say yes to growth even when it’s uncomfortable, as individuals and as a community?

In week 4 of this series, KAIROS, Pastor Matthew Watson preaches on Matthew 23:23. Righteousness and justice are two sides of the same coin in the Bible. And they are central to God’s heart, not an extra-credit option in the life of faith. What does it mean to hunger and thirst for righteousness in a time of moral compromise? How do we move from thoughts and prayers to action and change?

In week three of our sermon series, KAIROS, Pastor Lisa Rodriguez-Watson preaches on John 1:14 and the interdependent community Jesus calls us into through the example of Jesus’ incarnation and life lived on earth.

In week two of our series, KAIROS, Pastor Matthew Watson preaches on Luke 4:24-30 and the shocked reactions of the religious when Jeus called for radical welcome and inclusivity.

Pastor Justin Fung kicks of our new sermon series, KAIROS, based on Jesus first recorded sermon, as it begins in Mark 1:15. Jesus’ first sermon was an announcement: “Now is the time. Here comes God’s kingdom.” The kingdom of God is not just something we hope for—it’s something we live in now. How do we stay rooted in the values of God’s kingdom when living in the capital of the American empire?

This Easter Sunday, Pastor Andrea Ackermann preaches on Luke 24:1-12 and what it looks like to reflect on, respond to, and embody the message of Jesus' resurrection.