Please join us for worship on Sunday mornings. Composed of inspiring words and stirring music, our worship services seek to provide spiritual sustenance for our living.
Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 9:30am and 11:15am:
Walls Come Tumbling Down
Revs. Robert M. Hardies and Louise Green
We built a wall between Israel and the Occupied Territories, and we want to build one between the United States and Mexico. What’s behind this penchant for building walls? And what about the walls we build closer to home?
Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 9:30am and 11:15am:
Awaiting the Holy
Rev. Shana Lynngood
On this first Sunday of Advent we’ll explore the spiritual riches that can be found in waiting and being still.
All Souls Church, Unitarian is a progressive religious community located in the heart of Washington, DC, at the intersection of the Mt. Pleasant, Adams Morgan, and Columbia Heights neighborhoods. We walk diverse spiritual paths to find meaning and purpose in our lives, but we are united in our belief in the worth and dignity of all people, and the obligation to express our faith through acts of justice and compassion. We hope you'll join us as we create a diverse, spirit-growing, justice-seeking community that is true to our name, All Souls!
Sunday, November 15, is the last day to bid! Click on the Auction button to get started. Find everything from exotic vacations to swimming lessons, gift cards to home baked goods, plus wine tasting, dinners, jewelry, and so much more! Proceeds benefit your favorite charity—All Souls Church.
Meet the candidates for church offices and the Board of Trustees
On November 15, 22, and 29, you can meet the wonderful, thoughtful, and talented candidates running to be church officers or trustees before the congregational vote at this year's annual meeting. Read their statements here.
DC Marriage Equality
Wash Post op-ed by Rev. Hardies and other press coverage
Rev. Robert M. Hardies and lay leaders from All Souls are among the organizers of a coalition of clergy from every ward in the District of Columbia who have joined forces to support the gay marriage bill that's expected to come before the DC Council later this year and to call on all people in DC to engage in a respectful and loving dialogue on marriage equality. Rev. Robert M. Hardies and Rev. Dennis W. Wiley (pastor at Covenant Baptist Church) cowrote this op-ed piece for the Washington Post. You can read and watch all of the press coverage of this important civil rights movement.
Soulful Voices for Marriage Equality
On Thursday, October 29, hundreds of people of faith from across DC (including many from All Souls) gathered at Asbury United Methodist Church--a congregation built by freed slaves--to lift a voice for marriage equality. Watch a video digest of this diverse, spirit-filled, justice-seeking celebration.
Rev. Hardies testifies before the DC Council
On Monday, October 26, at what may have been its largest public hearing ever, the DC Council heard testimony for and against marriage equality. Here is Rev. Hardies' contribution.
WAMU slideshow
WAMU covered All Souls' October 11 service, Standing on the Side of Love. Listen to the radio piece and view the accompanying slideshow here. (Photos and audio by Mana Rabbie; produced by Keosha Johnson)
2009-10 Generosity Campaign
It is that time again in our All Souls Church year to launch our annual budget drive, the Generosity Campaign. As the country works to hold steady and rebuild in difficult times, so does All Souls Church. This will be a church year of careful stewardship of our resources; we will work to do more with the same level of resources as last year. We are also coming back together as a whole community and will strive for greater solidarity. As Rev. Hardies said in his Homecoming Sunday sermon, solidarity is more than a political strategy; it is a spiritual practice, a recognition of our interdependence, and an opportunity to be more generous to the neediest in our neighborhood and community. If you are interest in joining the Generosity Committee or in discussing your financial commitment for 2010, please contact Aaron Knight (aaronmknight@hotmail.com).
Coming to DC? Stay in an All Souls Church, Unitarian B&B. All proceeds from the program benefit our historic church and support our many spiritual and social justice ministries. More information here.
Joyful music is central to our life together at All Souls Church. The All Souls Choir, one of the first multiracial choirs in DC, celebrates a half century of musical excellence, singing a repertoire as diverse as our congregants. The artistic versatility of the singers allows the ensemble to perform everything from ancient church chant to Fauré, spirituals to South African songs, jazz to gospel.
The Ministers' Journey towards Social Justice
1821-Present
We still deal with many of the same issues today that the All Souls ministers have been challenging their members to consider through almost 200 years in the nation’s capital: race, rights, environment, peace and more. The Ministers’ Journey tells a story of leadership, courage and justice through almost two centuries of work in contentious times.
Silver Souls cordially invite you to visit this fascinating exhibition in the main hallway of the lower level, weekdays 11:00 am - 5:00 pm and weekends 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Or view it online.
1500 Harvard Street NW, Washington DC 20009 (at the corner of 16th and Harvard); (202) 332-5266
