Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church

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• Name:Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church
• Website URL:https://www.capitolhillpreschurch.org
• Summary:Located just four blocks from the U.S. Capitol and steps from Capitol South Metro, the church meets in a historic 1872 sanctuary designed by Emil Sophus Friedrich—its dedication was even attended by President Ulysses S. Grant—and the building (restored after a major 1984 fire) now hosts church life and community events. The congregation describes itself as welcoming and inclusive—“Open Heart. Valuing All. Spiritual Growth. Community.”—explicitly affirms neurodiversity, maintains a Safe Church Team with a published safeguarding policy, and offers communion on the first Sunday of each month; Sunday worship is livestreamed on YouTube Sundays at 11:00 AM (10:00 AM in summer). Families and young people are active through Sunday school, choir (Sept–May), a children’s choir several times a year, and a youth breakfast club during the school year, while adults can join groups like the Women’s Prayer Group. The campus also serves the wider community: it operates the Washington Seminar Center (low-cost lodging with 38 bunk beds), maintains a Little Free Pantry, prepares 100 breakfast burritos monthly for neighbors, partners on youth and service projects, hosts weddings and rentals (sanctuary up to ~300, fellowship hall ~80), and participates in homelessness and refugee/migrant ministries.
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