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Grate Patrol
The Second Tuesday Grate Patrol, launched in March 2015, offers up food and fellowship in partnership with The Salvation Army National Capital Area Command, to people who are homeless and in need in seven-plus locations in downtown Washington from...Read More ›
Open-hearted
Whoever you are, wherever you are in your journey of faith, you are welcome at St. Columba’s.Read More ›
Growing in Faith
We are growing in Christ’s love through worship, song, study, prayer, and celebration.Read More ›
Grateful Stewards
We approach our relationships and ministries with integrity and humility, and we preserve, protect, and restore God’s creation and all resources entrusted to our care.Read More ›
Innovative
We are forward-looking and creative, as we seek to embody and share God’s love in a changing world.Read More ›
Called to Bold Action
We practice Christianity to create a just society, seeking allies and nurturing partnerships to serve our neighborhood, our city, and the world.Read More ›
Classes and Group Study
About this Class Resources for Dismantling Racism: The Gospel of Mark, Part 1 Register Here Imagine a sacred, ancient text that addresses the problem of religious nationalism, economic inequality, and racial/ethnic prejudice. These are all cent...Read More ›
Faith and Stewardship
The Bible teaches us about the many spiritual reasons for pledging and giving to the church. We've included a few passages about giving below. If you would like to explore further how your gifts to St. Columba’s can be part of your faith story ...Read More ›
Brochure and Video
Questions? Ask Heather Beck, Director of Development and Stewardship, a clergy member or Annual Pledge Campaign leaders Scott Murphy or Ken Johnson.Read More ›
What is a pledge?
A pledge is a promise – a promise to give a certain amount over the course of the following year. Pledging before the start of each calendar year is critical for vestry and staff to develop an annual budget and plan ...Read More ›
What Does My Pledge Support?
St. Columba's church depends on the pledges from parishioners to support roughly 80% of the church budget, including the salaries of staff who guide the worship, music, adult formation, children and youth ministries, outreach ministries, and the m...Read More ›
Frequently Asked Questions
General Information Spiritual Reasons for Pledging "How to" information...Read More ›
Other Ways to Give
St. Columba’s is grateful for your generosity. We accepts gifts in the form of cash, checks, appreciated stocks, Charitable IRA Rollovers, Donor Advised Gifts, and matching gifts. If you would like to include us in your end-of-life charitabl...Read More ›
Music Playlist
St. Columba’s is a warm, welcoming place where music is an integral part of both worship and community life. To listen to selections of our past musical events, including selections from our choirs, concerts, music rehearsals and more, view ...Read More ›
Getting Here
We are located at 4201 Albemarle St., NW, one block west of Wisconsin Ave. and just north of the intersection of Wisconsin and Nebraska Aves. (Tenley Circle). Metro: Take the Red Line to the Tenleytown/AU station. Use the west exit, and head south...Read More ›
Family Homelessness Initiative
GO BUILD IT We see a home for all God’s children In our city, over 800 families – including close to 1,600 children – are homeless.The root cause of this crisis is the lack of affordable permanent housing to meet the needs of these famil...Read More ›
November 24 Bulletins & Connections
posted on Nov 22, 2024November 24 - 8 am Bulletin November 24 - 9 am Bulletin November 24 - 11 am Bulletin November 24 Connections
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Christmas at the Brooks!
posted on Nov 20, 2024Christmas at The Brooks Family Shelter New toy Drop off times at ChurchSunday, December 1st 8 am-1 pmWednesday, December 4th (St. Nicholas service 6 pm) Toy Drop off on the corner of 42nd Street/Albemarle 8-8:45 am Thursday 11/21Friday 11/22Monda...
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November 17 Bulletins & Connections
posted on Nov 15, 2024November 17 - 8 am Bulletin November 17 - 9:15 am Bulletin November 17 - 11:15 am Bulletin November 17 Connections
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Welcome Bishop Budde on November 17!
posted on Nov 12, 2024On November 17th we will welcome Bishop Budde! She will be at ALL services. In light of this special visit, we will welcome the Wee Worship community at the 9am service (in the nave) to ensure all may have a chance to welcome her. The service wil...
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Bulletins & Connections November 10th
posted on Nov 8, 2024November 10 - 8 am Bulletin November 10 - 9 am Bulletin November 10 - 11 am Bulletin November 10 Connections
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Bulletins & Connections November 3rd
posted on Oct 31, 2024November 3 - 8 am Bulletin November 3 - 9 am Bulletin November 3 - 11 am Bulletin November 3 Connections
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Bulletins & Connections October 27th
posted on Oct 24, 2024October 27 - 8 am Bulletin October 27 - 9 am Bulletin October 27 - 11 am Bulletin October 27 Connections
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2024 Vestry Candidates
posted on Oct 24, 2024Learn more about the the 2024 Vestry Candidates: View Candidate Brochure here
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Opportunities for prayer in this election
posted on Oct 24, 2024St Columba's St. C's will have prayer opportunities throughout elction week to encourage and help with spiritual grounding and community during this time. Monday, November 4th 6:00 pm prayer Tuesday, November 5th 5:00 pm-7:00 pm Outdoor Labyrinth ...
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Bulletins & Connections October 20th
posted on Oct 18, 2024October 20 - 8 am Bulletin October 20 - 9 am Bulletin October 20 - 11 am Bulletin October 20 Connections
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FRD: St. Columba’s in Transition
posted on Oct 17, 2024Dear St. Columban’s, When we first announced Ledlie’s intention to retire, we spoke of the importance of a healthy transition. At that time, we did not specify precisely what would constitute a “healthy transition”, but this has been the f...
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Bulletins & Connections October 13th
posted on Oct 10, 2024October 13 - 8 am Bulletin October 13 - 9 am Bulletin October 13 - 11 am Bulletin October 13 Connections
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Bulletins & Connections September 29th
posted on Sep 26, 2024September 29 - 8 am - Bulletin September 29 - 9 am - Bulletin September 29 - 11 am - Bulletin September 29 Connections
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Bulletins & Connections September 22nd
posted on Sep 20, 2024September 22 - 8 am - Bulletin September 22 - 9 am - Bulletin September 22 - 11 am - Bulletin September 22 Connections
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Bulletins & Connections September 15th
posted on Sep 12, 2024September 15 - 8 am Bulletin September 15 - 9 am Bulletin September 15 - 11 am Bulletin September 15 Connections
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Bulletins & Connections September 8th
posted on Sep 5, 2024September 8 - 8 am - Bulletin September 8 - 9 am - Bulletin September 8 - 11 am - Bulletin September 8 Connections
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Bulletins and Connections September 1st
posted on Aug 30, 2024September 1 - 8 am Bulletin September 1 - 10:30 am Bulletin September 1 Connections
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Bulletins and Connection August 25th
posted on Aug 23, 2024August 25 - 8 am Bulletin August 25 - 1030 am Bulletin August 25 Connections
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Bulletins and Connection August 18th
posted on Aug 16, 2024August 18 - 8 am Bulletin August 18 - 10:30 am Bulletin August 18 Connections
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Molly Reynolds
posted on Aug 12, 2018I like rules. I’ve liked rules for as long as I can remember, and I grew up into a person who basically thinks about rules for a living. But as a kid, being a steadfast rule-follower meant that I was constantly concerned about making mistakes. S...
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Carol Tyrance-Graves
posted on Jul 22, 2018Good Morning, Saint Columba’s family. Between the ages of 2 and 3, and later during holidays and summer vacations, I spent lots of time with my maternal grandparents in the small rural town of Ringgold, Virginia. Being there was wonderful for ...
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Patty Jensen
posted on Mar 4, 2018Sharing my faith story reminds me of when I was an organizational development leader and we would roll out a new leadership program. For the first iteration, the strongest, most promising leaders attended. As the program became established, other ...
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Scott Pritchett
posted on Feb 4, 2018When they asked me to speak of my faith story, I took a look to see what Mark Twain had to say about faith. He says, “Faith is believing in things that you just know are not true.” And I can really relate to that … a doubting Thomas, for sur...
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Joshua Wilson
posted on Jan 21, 2018My brother Chris died in a car accident when he was 19. He had just returned to Delaware, where we grew up, from what was supposed to be a gap year between high school and college which he spent sailing in the Caribbean and South America. He had b...
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Michele Prince
posted on Dec 17, 2017My faith story is a love story. I grew up feeling loved and believing in a loving God, thanks in large part to my devoutly Catholic mother and paternal grandmother. I came to St. Columba’s by way of the Mothers’ Group in September 2001 with ou...
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John Sides
posted on Nov 12, 2017When I was about 11 years old, I asked my father when was the last time he cried. So one important thing about my dad is that he is a pastor in the Moravian Church. Moravians are an old, but small, Protestant denomination that you may not have enc...
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Cynthia Hoover
posted on Oct 8, 2017Our family, my husband Roland Hoover, and our two daughters Sarah and Emily, were drawn to St. Columba’s in 1976 by the excellent music programs and the added bonus of the Rector Bill Swing. Recalling my faith story, I realize how important fami...
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Woody Turner
posted on Oct 8, 2017So my faith journey begins in Nashville, TN at a large Methodist church, in a city known as the “buckle on the bible belt,” or the “Protestant Vatican.” … Now as a Protestant, I was raised to accept our direct access to God through a sh...
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Susan Dewitt
posted on Aug 13, 2017Growing up I didn’t think much about my faith. My father was in the foreign service, and I lived most of my childhood and early teen years in Mexico, Brazil, Columbia and Ecuador. With the exception of my fourth and fifth grade years, we only we...
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John Guenther
posted on Jul 16, 2017When Kate asked me to share my faith story, only one word came to mind … exposed. You see, I’ve listened to faith stories–moving and eloquent accounts of spiritual journeys and moments of epiphany. I’ve heard those stories and now it’s s...
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Terry Dowd
posted on May 21, 2017My husband, Dick and I came to St. Columba’s in 1979. We were in deep distress over our older son’s addiction to alcohol and drugs. Dick needed church. I was angry at God. I would sit in the back pews and not participate. We were both working ...
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Fletcher Jones
posted on Mar 26, 2017So one thing you should know about me is that I am a sailor. When I was six, my dad bought our first boat and we became a sailing family. We spent every weekend the weather allowed on the water, and to this day, you put me in a sailboat and I imme...
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Adaline Neely
posted on Feb 19, 2017"Our son, Buddy, died February 22, 1992 of AIDS. He was 30 years old. He was a beautiful, energetic, talented little blond boy, the delight of his parents, teachers and especially of his grandfather, “Big Jim.” The years preceding Buddy’s de...
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Joe Kolar
posted on Jan 29, 2017I grew up a very lucky child, in a loving Catholic family in Iowa, the second son of five children. As a boy, I remember saying the rosary as a family quite often, particularly in the car on the weekly trip home from my grandparent’s house. My m...
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Inga Blust
posted on Nov 20, 2016Is my faith really deep enough to talk about? Do I have a vocabulary to make what I feel sound spiritual enough? Is my faith strong enough to be examined deeply? My faith did not come to me as a transformational experience; it's been with me since...
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Lindy Gallagher
posted on Oct 16, 2016I walked into a room of complete strangers on Wednesday morning and was completely welcomed with warm, loving smiles from a diverse group of mothers.
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Dick Dowd
posted on Oct 9, 2016I am going to tell you about a life-changing event that led to a conversion experience for me. I had suffered a massive stroke about thirty years ago. The context is important. Terry and I were empty nesters. We were very involved in our careers. ...
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Anne Jarman
posted on Jun 12, 2016Maybe it was a midlife opportunity, not a crisis. I came to St. Columba’s in 1992. Eugene Sutton taught us Centering Prayer in 1999. The practice has changed my life. Hear me, the practice has changed my life ...
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Elizabeth Pyke
posted on May 22, 2016I grew up in a family of missionaries in China. The story of our family was one of christian commitment and purpose. This would have been fine, except when I was in elementary school, my family, led by my siblings, had migrated from our sleepy lit...
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