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We are a small, diverse, informal, lively urban congregation 1/2 mile south of the National Air & Space Museum. The 1965
church building of this 1853 congregation
in an area undergoing significant redevelopment, has a labyrinth in the sanctuary's ceramic tile
floor, moveable chairs (no pews), new HVAC system, and a parking lot. |
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| A progressive congregation, we continually seek
new understandings of how God wants us to live - together and individually. We chose the first woman member of National Capital
Presbytery as our pastor (since retired). In 1983 we became the first church in our Presbytery to openly minister to the gay and
Lesbian community. We established Food & Friends (which outgrew our kitchen, so moved) to deliver meals to homebound persons with
AIDS (now others as well). | |
We are the site of widely-known Blue Monday Blues and Jazz Night - where on on both nights hundreds of neighbors and others from around the metropolitan
area gather to eat (optional) and listen to an ever-changing ensemble of local musicians. Blue Monday Blues and Jazz Night are programs
of the co-located Southwest Renaissance Development Corporation, the non-profit entity we established to serve the community in
new ways. |
Valuing inclusion, we welcome you - and vow to respect your
religious beliefs, and your ideas for service and spiritual growth.
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Reformed and always reforming