Nice stained glass windows, modest dome, upper and lower tier seating, excellent organ. Services are welcoming to all, two services Sunday, last one 11.15am. Regular priest Ginger Gains Cerilo. Gives dynamic, well though speeches that are relevant to today and hold you attention. Simultaneous sign language. A well rehearse choir, male and female, often, sing special pieces. Some events also add strings and would wind. Sunday's are stimulating and thoughtful. Access for handicapped, and the service can be viewed from a side room on TV. The service is also transmitted. After service coffee and sometimes light lunch. Several programs on social and religious topics are held after the services. The church runs a program Saturday mornings to help homeless for clothes but primarily assist in getting documents, birth certificates etc. Starts at 8am use side entrance. Services are well attended 200 to 300 estimate. Uplifting experience and open to...
Read moreThis church has a service that is too long and often lasts for 1.5 hours. For people who has family members that do not go to church, this posed real challenges for them to wait for their other parts to return. I have known churches that end exactly in one hour, which respects everybody's time and schedule. This church, however, drags on and on. I think it can cut a lot part of it and make it shorter. That way it can ends on time at 12:15 pm rather...
Read moreI'm not from DC but travel there alot and my friend and I passed this church and loved the feeling of acceptance for all.. as well as the gay pride rainbow ribbons strewn throughout the exterior fencing. I was there right before Capital gay parade.. and I was taken aback years ago you would be hard-pressed to find DC locatiosllike churches.. banks...so many restaurants and even rwsidenalre apartment buildings with gay pride rainbow...
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