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Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm Friday 8:30am - 3:30pm

St. John's Church, Lafayette Square

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St. John's Church, Lafayette Square is an historic Episcopal church, and a vibrant community of faith. Join us for worship:
Sundays at 8, 9 and 11 a.m.

M-F at 12:10 p.m. For more than 200 years, St. John's Church, Lafayette Square has been a space for grace in Washington, D.C., welcoming people of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, economic status, and political affiliation to worship together. What unites St. John's is a common desire to know God through moving music, gripping preaching, engaging lectures and classes, welcoming fellowship, and energizing outreach ministries. We are an Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Washington and part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Our historic building is located at the corner of H & 16th Streets Northwest, across Lafayette Square from the White House, as well as on the corner of the newly named, Black Lives Matter Plaza. John’s is known as “the Church of the Presidents” because every president since James Madison has attended a service and it is registered as a National Historic Landmark. Yet the real power and prestige of St. John’s emanate from the generations of faithful parishioners who, unfailing in Christian love, compassion, and generosity, have responded to the needs of their day, reaching across our city and around the globe in service to the world. Wherever you are in your life with God we invite you to make St. John’s your spiritual home.

11/08/2026

Scenes from an incredibly fun New Member Sunday, fall of 2026. We had some great energy in the room for the reception!

11/06/2026

Swipe for a clip from our baby parade. Four children and one adult baptized on All Saints Sunday!

10/25/2026

Good luck to our rector, Rob, and his sister, Mary, who are running the Marine Corp Marathon tomorrow!

10/22/2026

If you missed Bishop Eugene Sutton’s talk on racial reconciliation, you can listen to the recording by clicking the following link or by looking us up on Apple Podcasts: https://stjohns-dc.org/grow/speaker-series/

10/22/2026

Last Saturday we had another fun round of our Inquirers’ Class with some of our recent newcomers. We tackled topics like the history of the Anglicanism, how to interpret Scripture, and what it means to be a faithful Christian today.

09/11/2026

As we recall the September 11 attacks 25 years ago, the Rev. Rob Fisher will lead a conversation about experiences inside, outside, and surrounding the White House on that day, with guests Ann Compton Hughes formerly of ABC News and Claire Buchan Parker who was Deputy White House Press Secretary on 9/11. Please join us this Sunday, September 13 at 10 a.m.

Image: The Pentagon burning with the White House in foreground. Credit: Department of Veterans Affairs.

09/10/2026

This Sunday, September 13, 2026 we are kicking off the program year with services at 8 a.m., 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Children, parents and youth are invited to join us at 10 a.m. for an Open House, with an opportunity to explore the classrooms and meet their teachers.

We hope to see you there!

09/03/2026

September is here, so our young adults celebrated the end of summer with a rooftop view of DC.

08/27/2026

A sermon worth 1,000 pictures: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-thirteenth-sunday-after-pentecost/id1085123397?i=1000785562240

07/30/2026

Join us this Sunday as we welcome our new Associate Organist, Chris Betts! Chris brings a lifetime of experience in church music, having begun his career as a boy chorister at Lichfield Cathedral before going on to serve churches and cathedrals throughout the United Kingdom and the United States — including nearby at Washington National Cathedral. Please join us this weekend as we welcome Chris to St. John's!

Address

1525 H Street NW
Washington D.C., DC
20005

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 3:30pm

Telephone

(202) 347-8766

Website

http://www.stjohns-dc.org/

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