DC Churches

Methodist churches in D.C. are weighing their next steps in the wake of their denomination’s decision to uphold its ban on gay clergy and same-sex marriages — and while the possibility of leaving the United Methodist Church is part of the…

Established in 1839, the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church has stood as a spiritual beacon in the nation’s capital for nearly two centuries. On the eve of his first inauguration, ladies and gentlemen dressed in fur and wool waited in a long…

Washington, D.C., officials have quietly altered a $13 million plan to ease water bills after a former water board member threatened to sue, calling the plan unfair and unconstitutional.

D.C. officials have backed away from a proposal that would have made it easier for churches to qualify for a break on their water rates than other nonprofits, after critics said the policy could have been unconstitutional.

Of municipal government’s many mundane functions, perhaps none is less attention-grabbing than the collection of water and sewer fees.

A couple of weeks ago, the prominent congregation of the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament parish stood united in its shared anger at what its priest, the Rev. Bill Foley, called “silence and inaction" on the topic of sexual abuse within…

One last time the faithful rose, mounting the steps and flocking into the pews of Lincoln Congregational Temple United Church of Christ, one of Washington’s most historically significant African American churches. They broke bread one last…

Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ in Shaw will have a special “Celebration of Transition” next Sunday to mark its last service. The church has been serving Shaw for 150 years. Located at 1701 11th St. NW, the District congregation was…

After about 150 years of being a beacon of spirituality and social justice in the Shaw community, Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ will be closing its doors because one of the city’s oldest African American congregations is…