Dumbarton United Methodist Church — Attraction in Washington

We were there in December and relatives took us to see 'A Celtic Christmas'. It is a well preserved 175 year old church that is now used for arts and entertainment as well as for church services. The fiddler in the show was beyond fantastic and made up for the narrator in the center of the stage who was not close enough to the microphone and many in the audience struggled to hear him.

The facility was nice, clean, and well decorated for Christmas. One of the negatives regarding the facility was parking but that is true to many places built in DC long before Henry Ford even had a dream about cars. Fortunately there was a youngin in the group who let us off in front, parked the car on a street and then hoofed it back several blocks to meet up with us.

The other negative was that the temperature inside was set way to high even for us old folks. The concert was mellow and slow moving and thus the excessive heat inside put many a nearby patron to sleep.

It is nice to see old churches like this succeed and stay open even if they have lost some of their...

DUMC is outstanding. It is a historic church, founded in the 1770s and the mother of 5 other churches in Washington, DC. The current building was built in the 1890s. The congregation has always lived its faith and welcomes and loves everyone. It is a reconciling church, welcoming all LBGTQ (and whatever additional designations I am forgetting as I write this). I could go on. But...

Dumbarton is a Reconciling Congregation that has fought for LGBTQI civil rights for over 34 years. The pastor is a very caring leader and a good preacher. They serve the unhoused and work to support...