By Southwester Staff The annual children’s Easter party will be held in St. Matthew Lutheran Church’s courtyard on Saturday March 30, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. There will be games to play, crafts to make and refreshments to enjoy, as well as a chance for families to take home […]
Carron Baptist Church, Metropolitan Police Department’s 1st District Partner to Serve Southwest Community
Photos courtesy of Rene Anderson, Carron Baptist Church By Southwester Staff Carron Baptist Church and the Metropolitan Police Department’s 1st District are working together to serve the residents of the Southwest community in the areas of Spiritual Growth, Trust and Safety. On October 6, Pastor Peter Spann of Carron Baptist […]
Faith Community: Christ United Methodist Church: Southwest’s Little Church that Dared
By Marva Gumbs Jennings and Daryl Byler, Christ United Methodist Church Christ United Methodist Church (CUMC) has occupied the corner of 4th and I Streets SW since 1961 when the merger of two churches — Gorsuch Memorial and Lewis Memorial— was the embodiment of an interracial worshiping community during the […]
Winter Protein Pantry Prepares for Opening
By Southwester Staff The Riverside Baptist Church on 7th Street and Maine Avenue SW will launch a Winter Protein Pantry on December 11th. Every 2nd Sunday during December-March, community members will be able to grab items from the pantry and fellowship over a cup of hot cider or coffee. Please […]
Free Christmas Trees Available for Neighborhood Families
By Southwester Staff This year, St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church will continue its longstanding community tradition of sharing the holiday spirit with Southwest and Navy Yard residents who need a tree for their family’s Christmas. St. Matthew’s will provide 100 high-quality 5’-6’ Fraser Fir trees – one per household – to […]
St. Matthew Lutheran Church Welcomes New Interim Pastor
by Georgine Wallace A new face now graces the altar at St. Matthew Lutheran Church each Sunday. Pastor Katherine Tuttle joined St. Matthew in August as the new interim pastor and will serve until next summer. Already popular in the congregation, many parishioners expressed hope that she can extend her […]
Riverside Baptist Marks 165th Anniversary
By Georgine Wallace On September 25th, Riverside Baptist Church held a special service to mark its 165th anniversary. Members of the public who missed the celebration of this historic occasion can still walk into the church’s atrium and view their rotating history exhibit of photographs and artifacts that highlight milestones […]