“Arise and go down to The Potter’s House and there you will hear my words.”_{-Jeremiah 18: 1-2}

The Potter’s House
1658 Columbia Road NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 232-5483

The Potter's House is a restaurant, a bookstore, a gift shop, a concert venue, a theatre, an art gallery, a gathering place for innocent conversation, work meetings, worship or subversive activism. The Potter's House is maintained by the Potter's House church, one of the faith communities in the tradition of the Church of the Saviour, Washington, DC

The Potter's House is the first of several outreach ministries of the Church of the Saviour. We, the members of that church, asked ourselves, 'Would Jesus want to hang out with folks at a traditional institutional church? or would he want to hang out over a beer in a bar or coffee in a restaurant?' The resounding answer was the latter. We chose coffee over beer because of our support for the budding AA movement in 1960. Gordon Cosby along with several others opened the Potter's House doors in April of 1960 to the world as it was then. The Jesus embodied in our hearts and minds of our committed, intentional church met people involved in the Civil Rights movement, peace movement concerning Vietnam, anti-poverty movement. Our hearts and minds were transformed to make the Potter's House a birthing place for most of the 501c3 activist and service organizations in the Adams Morgan neighborhood today:

Christ House,
Jubilee Housing,
Jubilee Jobs,
Good Shepherd Ministries,
Columbia Road Health Services, and
Samaritan Inns

Potter’s House today attracts people of diverse backgrounds seeking to journey together for larger spiritual purposes. We are the original church coffeehouse, "the church in the marketplace".
A warm, holy place where no one is a stranger for very long.

Tom Taylor, our bookstore manager

Whether you visit our store, or visit us on-line our goal is to provide knowledgeable help and personalized service, promptly and efficiently--it always has been. Our commitment is to meet you where you are, and find for you the book that will best speak to your spirit. We enjoy helping our customers find the books they need most on their spiritual journey.

Whenever you are in Washington, please drop in for a delicious lunch and good conversation. Browse in our bookstore, art gallery, and gift shop. Even if you’re not in the Washington area we are only an e-mail, or phone call away. Most orders will reach you within a week, possibly sooner.

You’ll grow to consider us your neighborhood bookstore.

We are grateful for your business not only because we want to serve you well—but also because your orders help keep this unique ministry alive. We consider our customers partners in ministry. Look through our site and stay in touch. We'd love to hear from you!

As we continue to celebrate our 40th anniversary year, we invite you to come inside the Potter’s House, for lunch, literature, inspiration and community.

Journey Inward, Journey Outward, Journey Forward (4.5MB .pdf)
– An 18 page pamphlet summarizing the extensive 70 year history of the Church of the Saviour, to be read online.