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The owners of a historic church just off Route 1 in the Woodridge neighborhood of D.C. are looking to convert it into housing and retail. Continue reading
- Posted in Woodridge
- Tagged condominiums, condos, Evangel Missionary Baptist Church, housing, New Macedonia Baptist Church, religion
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Completed in 1926, the large Romanesque Revival church at 3700 Rhode Island Ave. was built out of brick and stone on a steel skeleton in a grand style common to Catholic churches of that era. Continue reading
- Posted in Mount Rainier
- Tagged architecture, faith, history, religion, St. James Catholic Church
- 4 Comments
Pope Francis Praises Mount Rainier Nun Who Started LGBTQ+ Ministry
A nun who started a long-running Catholic ministry in Mount Rainier that focuses on LGBTQ+ outreach has received historic praise from Pope Francis. Continue reading
- Posted in Mount Rainier
- Tagged faith, LGBT, New Ways Ministry, religion
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The Roosevelt administration’s regulations for setting up the city of Greenbelt in 1937 indirectly led to the creation of a synagogue that is still around today. Continue reading
- Posted in Greenbelt
- Tagged history, religion
- 3 Comments
First Mobile Shower Program in Greater D.C. Area Launches in Hyattsville
The first mobile shower program for the homeless and others in need in the greater D.C. area launched this month in the parking lot of a Hyattsville church. Continue reading
- Posted in Hyattsville
- Tagged charity, religion
- 2 Comments
The historic Kaywood Theatre in Mount Rainier has been vacant in recent years, but it is now being remodeled as a church plans to move in. Continue reading
- Posted in Mount Rainier
- Tagged Arcade Theatre, Cameo Theatre, Hyattsville Theatre, Kaywood Theatre, Old Greenbelt Theatre, religion
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When a Catholic family decided to start a church just off the Route 1 corridor in the early 1700s, they had to be secretive about it. Continue reading
- Posted in Hyattsville, Woodridge
- Tagged history, religion
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