For the winter of 2026, several book reading and discussion groups are meeting.

Fort Belvoir Faith Discussion Group: Some of us are gathering every other Monday morning at 10 a.m. for coffee and discussion at the Starbucks at 5976 12th Street on Fort Belvoir.  We are always open to visitors and new participants. Discussion topics:

Mon Jan. 12 - Our first meeting for 2026; we had been planning to discuss “What’s a Lutheran?” - you can find this short summary text by clicking here. But given what’s going on in the news, we’ll first talk about an article just published by the Rev. Angela Denker, an ELCA pastor in Minneapolis, about the recent events there: this article can be found here.

Evening Faith Discussion Group: We’re also forming a new group gathering at 6:30 p.m. on many Wednesdays at the Panera Bread in Beacon Center, 6670 Richmond Highway. Visitors and new participants always welcome! We’re currently reading Ched Myers et al., Say to This Mountain, a contemporary interpretation of Mark’s gospel from a social movement perspective. We have a couple copies of the book available, but come join us even if you aren’t reading it along with us!

Wed Jan. 7 - Chapters 1-4 (to p. 38)
Wed Jan. 21 - Chapters 5-8 (to p.78)

Book Club: We just finished reading Rev. Ben Sternke and Rev. Matt Tebbe, Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms to Cultivate a Robust Faith (2022). We’ll have a new book to read and discuss starting in February; check back here for more information.

We usually meet on Thursdays from 2-3 p.m. either in the church office or on Zoom.

Other books our book club has read in the past include:

Andrew Root and Blair Bertrand, When Church Stops Working: A Future for Your Congregation Beyond More Money, Programs, and Innovation (2023)
David Bentley Hart, That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation (2019)
Austin Channing Brown, I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness (2018)
Brian Zahnd, Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God (2017).
Nadia Bolz-Weber, Accidental Saints (2015).
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together (German 1939, English tr. 1954) - copy available here.

Please check the calendar of events for the latest schedule.