Looking for a Church

[Anonymous]

Second the vote for St. Columba's Episcopal, if your priority is kids' programs -- but it's very informal, and I wasn't particularly thrilled with the preaching (except Margaret Guenther, who is outstanding).

If you are looking for a formal, traditional liturgy with an otherwise progressive theology, check our All Souls Memorial Episcopal in Woodley Park. It's a Rite 1 church, extraordinarily beautiful inside, and it's known for thoughtful preaching. It has a large gay and lesbian community and a growing number of families. My husband and I were members and were married there when we lived in DC and close-in MoCo. But now we live in NoVa and attend a Methodist church... it's an adjustment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you should find a church that you like that is in your neighborhood. We love our church on Capitol Hill and a large part of it is because our kids know the other kids from a school they attended somewhere along the way, Soccer on the Hill or cub scouts. Our good friends from church are also neighbors. It's a big part of our community. And it's certainly nice to be able to leave the house 10 minutes before church and get there on time.

OP here.
I thought about doing this, but I don't plan on staying in our current neighborhood past the summer. It's a neighborhood that doesn't have much community, or if there is community, I haven't seen it. In fact, I still haven't met any of my neighbors in my apartment building and we've been here since June. I'm fine with traveling across town and don't know yet where/if we're moving this summer, which is also why I didn't post a quadrant of DC.

Thank you for all the responses! We're going to start attending next week and see if we find a good home!

[Anonymous]

It's a little out of the city but St.Lukes Bethesda has everything you are looking for in a church. Lots of families at the 10am service. The Rev is a member of the LGTB coumminty and social justice & equality are prioritys of the pastoral staff.