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 […]

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 […]

Faith Community: Riverside Baptist Church Welcomes First Woman, African American to Serve as Senior Pastor

By Georgine Wallace Mia Michelle McClain is the new pastor of Riverside Baptist Church. She is the first woman and the first African American to serve as Senior Pastor at Riverside Baptist in its 165 years of existence. Prior to coming to Southwest, Reverend McClain served as the Associate Minister […]