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All are invited to pray to our all-powerful and faithful God for the city and the nations on October 19. The multi-church night of prayer , is the 19th at National Community Church's Barracks Row Theater location, 535 8th St. SE, 7pm. Sponsoring churches include NCC , Christ our Shepherd , Faith Tabernacle , Church of the Resurrection , and St. Brendan's . Childcare is provided, so bring the young ones!

Capital Vietnamese Christian Fellowship Annual Summer Youth Retreat: August 2-5, 2012 CVCF's primary goal is to make Jesus famous in the lives of youth in the greater DC area and beyond.  The 2012 CVCF retreat will be August 2-5 at the same location this year - Rhodes Grove Conference Center, Chambersburg, PA. Fundraising help still needed, so get your church involved! The conference will welcome guest speaker David Tauler.  David, a minister at Antioch Korean Baptist Church and worship leader at McLean Frontline, was born in Washington, D.C. and graduated from the University of Maryland on a music scholarship. His father is Chilean and his mother is American. He speaks English, Spanish and learned Korean as a 17-year old when he began serving in a Korean church. He promises to bring a message of humility, prayer, and worship to fellowship with all the youth. See the Brochure  And download the  Registration Form here .  For more inf...

The Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation  is hosting a School of Prayerful Action, beginning next Thursday.  For more information, see  http://shalem.org/index.php/shalem-programs/school-of-prayer#shalem SCHOOL OF PRAYERFUL ACTION - Participating in God's Dream for Peace & Justice God has shown you what is good and what is required of you: 
To act justly, and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
— Micah 6:8  Dates: 6 Thursdays: February 16 - March 29, 2012 (no session March 15) Time: 7:00-9:00 PM Description:  See below. Place: Shalem Library, 3025 4th St. NE #22, WDC  Leaders: Patience Robbins Cost: $90 pre-registration; $105 at the door for the 6-week segment $50 student rate; Limited number of discounts available for full-time students: call Shalem to register.  Registration: Click here to reg...

Please join our sisters and brothers for a multi-church time of worship and prayer for our city. The event will be hosted at Christ our Shepherd Church (801 N. Carolina Ave. SE) on Saturday, October 29 from 7 to 9pm. Childcare will be provided. Look forward to praying with you there for the many needs of our city and in celebration of the good work that God has already begun.

Care Company invites congregations and Christians from all over the DC area to a night of prayer for the youth of DC. Date: October 15-October 16th Time: 10pm-6am (yes, all night - but you can come and go as you desire) Focus: The Porch/The next generation in DC Location: Washington Community Fellowship, 907 Maryland Ave. NE If arriving late/in the middle of the night, call: (202) 422-7032 http://www.carecompanydc.org/content.cfm?id=323

Prayer for the Poor On Monday, June 13 at 7 p.m. the D.C. Baptist Convention will host a time of prayer for the poor at Hillandale Baptist Church, 2601 Powder Mill Rd, Adelphi, Md. 20783-1143.

Care Company is hosting an inter-church prayer gathering on Monday April 25, from 7:30-9:00pm.  Come, Christians, come, to celebrate the Resurrection and pray for your neighbors.  Location: Christ our Shepherd Church, 801 North Carolina Ave., SE.  See http://www.carecompanydc.org/content.cfm?id=323 for more information.

The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday , March 9. Lent began with the church tradition of having new converts--catechumens, or learners--prepare for their baptism in the season leading up to Easter, when they would be baptized. The practices of prayer, fasting, charity and scripture reading eventually caught on as already-baptized Christians realized the spiritual value of special time to preparing for the Resurrection and focus on spiritual disciplines. Not all churches celebrate Lent as an official season, but all approve of humbly preparing ourselves for the coming of Christ and of His Kingdom. The ashes that people get on their heads for Ash Wednesday are both a reminder of our mortality (and need for a Savior), and a symbol of repentance. Ash Wednesday services dot the city. Two of note include: 1) The seven heavily attended Ash Wednesday imposition of ash services at the Catholic St. Matthew's Cathedral , 1725 Rhode Island Ave. NW. 2) A three-church joint service at 7...

WP, 2/5/2011. By Hamil Harris "For about 110 years, preachers, deacons and ordinary men and women from 28 congregations across the area have come together at different locations on the second and fourth Fridays of each month and every federal holiday for prayer. James A. Roberts, chairman of the deacon board of the Shining Star Freewill Baptist Church in Seat Pleasant, serves as secretary of the group. He said the union is guided by the verse James 5:16 in the New Testament: "Confess your faults one to another and pray one for another that ye may be healed. ..." Full Story: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/05/AR2011020502268.html?sid=ST2011020502330

The Washington Theological Consortium is hosting the 2011 PRAYER SERVICE FOR THE WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY 3RD ANNUAL FIGEL ADDRESS CONSORTIUM ECUMENISM AWARD This Year Honoring: BISHOP THOMAS J. HOYT, JR. Past President of the National Council of Churches and Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church FEBRUARY 2, 2011 5:30 p.m. Howard University School of Divinity 1400 Shepherd Street NE Washington, DC 20017 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Reception to follow

Allen Chapel A.M.E. 2498 Alabama Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC 20020 (202) 889-7296 Third Fridays from 6:30pm - 8pm in the Sanctuary. Bring a friend! All Nations Baptist Church 2001 North Capitol Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 (202) 832-9591 Wednesdays at 6pm, Prayer service Bethesda Baptist Church 1808 Capital Avenue NE, Washington DC 20002 (202) 635-2883 Tuesdays at 7pm: Prayer meeting, followed by Bible study at 8pm. Thursdays at 11am: Prayer meeting, followed by Bible study at 11:30am Early Morning Prayer Service Shiloh Baptist Church 1500 Ninth Street, NW, Washington DC 20001 (202) 232-4200 Sunday mornings at 7am, Ushers' Room Florida Avenue Baptist Church 623 Florida Avenue NW, Washington DC 20001 (202) (202) 667-3409 Wednesdays at 6pm -- Intercessory prayer Thursdays at 12pm -- Noon day prayer Healing Prayer Service Christ Our Shepherd Church 801 North Carolina Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20003 (202) 544-9599 On the last Tuesday evening each month a service is held for those ...

First Baptist Church will host a meeting of Prayer for the Poor at 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 18. The church is located at 1328 Sixteenth Street, NW, just north of Mass Ave. All are invited to participate in this service of worship, praise and prayer, focusing on those living in poverty, locally and beyond. Sponsored by the Center for Church & Community Ministries of the D.C. Baptist Convention. For more information call the D.C. Baptist Convention at 202.265.1526.

The U.S. cities most known for their Haitian immigrant communities are New Orleans, New York, Miami, and Boston (See Haitian ministries here or Creole church search here ), but the Washington area also has a strong Haitian contingent. Feel free to add to the list below if I missed a Haitian church community. If you want to get to know your Haitian neighbors, contact one of these churches! In no particular order... First Haitian Evangelical Church of Maryland 2601 Powder Mill Rd Adelphi, MD, 20783-1143 301-498-1323 Pastor: J-Enock Guerrier Website: http://www.premiereegliseevangelique.com Email: firsthaitianevangelicalchurch@gmail.com Eglise Baptiste Du Calvaire 10002 Riggs Rd Adelphi MD 20783-1205 301-431-0030 Pastor: Rev. Jean St. Ulme Website: http://www.ebducalvaire.org Email: contactus@ebducalvaire.org Eglise Baptiste de La Foi 7500 Takoma Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 (Takoma Community Center) 240-428-8280 Pastor: Rev. Fritz Olivier Website:  http://e...

Thursday 3/4, 7-8pm. Riverside Baptist Church hosts a prayer service for the poor. 680 Eye St. SW. http://riversidedc.org/american-baptist-prayer-service/ Saturday 3/6, 7-9pm, Christ our Shepherd Church hosts a city-wide prayer gathering to pray for the District (and environs), its needs, and God’s activity here. Special foci include a local ministry called Urban Bridge Builders and prayer requests from DCPD. 801 North Carolina Ave. SE, near the Eastern Market Metro. I went to a city-wide prayer night at Christ our Shepherd with my pastor last November, and was strengthened by the faith of some of my fellow pray-ers, and encouraged by the unity of the body of Christ on display there.