Washington, DC

Mount Zion United Methodist Church
DESCRIPTION: Founded 1816; oldest Black congregation in DC, worshippers at Montgomery Street church were dissatisfied with a segregated seating, so built their own church; purchased 2906 O Street in 1920 for meetings and DC's first Black library

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 11a

ADDRESS: 1334 29th Street, NW  MAP

PARKING: on street

TRANSIT: bus only

PHONE: 202-234-0148

WEBSITE: http://www.mtzionumcdc.org

First Baptist Church of Georgetown
DESCRIPTION: Founded 1862 by a former slave Rev Sandy Alexander; in its formative years the congregation worshipped in a makeshift building at O and 21st Streets; present building completed in 1882; many Baptist churches in Washington, DC trace their roots to here

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10:45a

ADDRESS: 2624 Dumbarton Street, NW  MAP

PARKING: on street

TRANSIT: bus only

PHONE: 202-965-1899

WEBSITE: http://www.firstbaptistgtown.org

Ebenezer United Methodist Church
DESCRIPTION: Founded 1805 by mixed congregation; due to discriminatory practices this Black congregation founded this splinter church in 1827 and finally obtained an Black minister in 1864, Rev. Noah Jones

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 11a

ADDRESS: 400 D Street, SE  MAP

PARKING: on street

TRANSIT: Capitol South Metro Station

PHONE: 202-544-1415

WEBSITE: http://www.gbgm-umc.org/ebzumc

Pleasant Lane Missionary Baptist Church
DESCRIPTION: Many newly freed slaves built at this church in 1883; designed by Washington, DC's first black architect, Calvin Brent

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 11a

ADDRESS: 501 E Street, SE  MAP

PARKING: on street

TRANSIT: bus only

PHONE: 202-547-8969

WEBSITE: http://www.pleasantlanebaptist.com

First Baptist Church
DESCRIPTION: Founded 1873 by Reverend Moses Wilson, Sister Julia Taylor and Brother John Ward met in Sister Taylor’s home; with a congregation of mostly freed slaves, they organized a church where they could practice freedom of religion in Rosslyn, VA; the church moved to this site in 1962

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10:30a

ADDRESS: 3440 Minnesota Ave, SE  MAP

PARKING: on premises and street

TRANSIT: 2 blocks east on L Street, 3 1/2 blocks north on 16th Street

PHONE: 202-581-9100

WEBSITE: http://fbc-dc.org

St. John CME Church
DESCRIPTION: Founded 1875 during reconstruction; a landmark in the community for its outreach programs

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 7:45a and 11a

ADDRESS: 2801 Stanton Road, SE  MAP

PARKING: on street

TRANSIT: bus only

PHONE: 202-678-7788

WEBSITE: http://www.stjohncmecdc.org

Union Temple Baptist Church
DESCRIPTION: Known for its outreach ministries to seniors, families, young adults and children; also features an mural of Christ depicted as a person of color surrounded by African and AA heroes

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 7:30a and 10:30a

ADDRESS: 1225 W Street, SE  MAP

PARKING: on street

TRANSIT: bus only

PHONE: 202-678-8822

WEBSITE: http://www.uniontemple.com

Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church
DESCRIPTION: Founded 1841 by 1st Black Presbyterian minister in DC John F Cook, Sr, a former slave; America's first African American  high school was founded in its basement in 1870 and later became Dunbar High

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 11a

ADDRESS: 1701 15th Street, NW  MAP

PARKING: on street

TRANSIT: U Street-Civil War Memorial Metro Station

PHONE: 202-234-0300

WEBSITE: http://www.15thstreetpresbyterianchurch.org

John Wesley AME Zion Church
DESCRIPTION: Founded 1875; still known for outreach ministries to seniors, families, young adults and children

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 11a

ADDRESS: 1615 14th Street, NW  MAP

PARKING: on street

TRANSIT: U Street-Civil War Memorial Metro Station

PHONE: 202-667-3824

WEBSITE: none

Shiloh Baptist Church
DESCRIPTION: Founded 1862 in a horse stable by 300 people who fled slavery in Fredericksburg, Virginia; many outreach ministries and gospel choirs; recently built a $5.5m Family Life Center -- racquetball, saunas, restaurants, conference rooms, designed by Robert Nash

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 7:45a and 10:45a

ADDRESS: 1510 9th Street, NW  MAP

PARKING: on premises and street

TRANSIT: Shaw-Howard University Metro Station

PHONE: 202-232-4200

WEBSITE: http://www.shilohbaptist.org

St. Augustine's Catholic Church
DESCRIPTION: Founded 1858 by emancipated slaves; named after the African Bishop of Hippo; later merged with St Paul's Catholic and moved into this towering neo-gothic structure in 1961

SATURDAY MASS: 4:30p

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 8a, 10a, 12:30a

ADDRESS: 1425 V Street, NW  MAP

PARKING: on street

TRANSIT: Shaw-Howard University Metro Station

PHONE: 202-265-1470

WEBSITE: http://www.saintaugustine-dc.org

Metropolitan Baptist Church
DESCRIPTION: Founded 1864 as Fourth Baptist Church; 5,000 member congregation; Ronald H Brown's funeral was here; choirs that feature traditional and contemporary gospel music; a wide range of community outreach ministries

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 7:45a and 11a

ADDRESS: 1225 R Street, NW  MAP

PARKING: on premises and street

TRANSIT: Shaw-Howard University Metro Station

PHONE: 202-483-1540

WEBSITE: http://www.metropolitanbaptist.org

Third Baptist Church
DESCRIPTION: Founded in 1858, it is 3rd oldest Black Baptist Church in DC and the oldest Black Baptist building still standing; Rev. Dr. George Bullock, pastor of TBC from 1918-1959, was the father-in-law of former Mayor Walter Washington; Mayor Washington also served as a trustee; Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. was ordained at Third Baptist

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 11a

ADDRESS: 1546 5th Street, NW  MAP

PARKING: on street

TRANSIT: Mt. Vernon Square-Convention Center Metro Station is 4 blocks south, then 2 blocks west on M Street

PHONE: 202-332-8610

WEBSITE: http://www.thirdbaptistchurch.org

Metropolitan AME Church
DESCRIPTION: Founded 1850 by the merger of Israel AME (1821) and Union Bethel AME (1838); Frederick Douglass, Mary McCloud Bethune, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, Jesse Jackson and nearly every American president has worshipped here; founded the Bethel Literary Society for ex-slaves

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 7:30a and 11a

ADDRESS: 1518 M Street, NW  MAP

PARKING: on street and nearby garages

TRANSIT: McPherson Square Metro Station

PHONE: 202-546-0807

WEBSITE: http://www.metropolitanamec.org

Asbury United Methodist Church
DESCRIPTION: Founded 1836 by a mixture of 75 black free persons and slaves; later moved to this neo-Gothic edifice

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 8:30a and 10:30a

ADDRESS: 926 11th Street, NW  MAP

PARKING: on street

TRANSIT: Metro Center Station is 3 blocks south, then 1 short block west on G Street

PHONE: 202-546-0807

WEBSITE: http://www.asburyumcdc.org

Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
DESCRIPTION: Founded 1839; the last remnants are a marker and old iron fence for oldest Baptist church in DC at 19th and I Streets, NW; the church was purchased by Black its members and moved to the current site

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10a

ADDRESS:  4606 16th Street, NW  MAP

PARKING: on street

TRANSIT: bus only

PHONE: 202-829-2773

WEBSITE: http://www.nsbcdc.org

St. Mary's Episcopal Church
DESCRIPTION: Founded 1827 by 28 African Americans who separated from the Episcopal Church of Epiphany; material to build the church was obtained by disassembly of an old church

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10a

ADDRESS: 728 23rd Street, NW  MAP

PARKING: on street

TRANSIT: Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station

PHONE: 202-333-3985

WEBSITE: http://www.stmarysfoggybottom.org