The great shots above and below are from spicy_mustard. Above was taken from the central tower of the National Cathedral. And the shot below is from the National Memorial Baptist Church.

And the shot below from Mr. T in DC is something we can look forward to in the next few weeks.

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Name this church? Well actually you don’t have to name it you can just give a location if you recognize it.

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This one reminds me a little bit of the one from 13th Street in Columbia Heights in that it has a bit of a European look to it. I also like the contrast here of the old Church with the Marvelous Market sign. This from just off Wisconsin Ave near the Best Buy in Tenleytown.

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It’s been a while since I’ve encountered a new (to me) sweet city church. This one is located on Mass Ave. near the Observatory Circle.

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Photo by PoPville flickr user rjs1322

“Dear PoP,

What are some current locations for Lent fish fries? Being from the North, I am very used to almost every church having this, but I know of none down here.”

I feel like I saw one flier last year but can’t remember where it was. Do folks have recommendations?

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I think we’ve looked at the building back in the day. The Metropolitan Wesley AME Zion Church is right on North Capitol in Bloomingdale. I never really appreciated the stained glass before:

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I’ve always thought the architecture of this church was pretty unremarkable. While I’m not a particularly religious person I was happy to see the church get some color. What do you think of the size of the painting? Too big, too small, just right, or it shouldn’t be there at all?

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This addition reminded me a bit of the one we looked at from Catholic University over the summer. The Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church is located at 3401 Nebraska Ave, NW. Do you think the addition fits well with the older structure to the right of the photo?

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I really liked these church shots (the colors are fantastic) from rockcreek. Above is from 841 Shepherd Street, NW and below is from 1800 Sixth Street, NW.

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Basilica 38, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

Thanks to a reader for sending:

“I saw this gate/doorway/opening at the Basilica today. I think it is the entrance to the confessional area but I’m not Catholic, so I’m not certain.”

Anyone know if this door goes to a confessional area or something else?

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These two shots are from one of my favorite churches (on 11th Street, NW?) taken by LGography.

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DSCN1938, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

Ok, so I have a lot of favorite Church names…

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DCist broke the story yesterday saying:

“The church membership voted last Wednesday to move forward with plans to sell its properties at 1600 8th Street NW and 1543 8th Street NW, with the hope that the sales will generate enough capital to begin long-discussed plans to renovate a string of units in the 1500 block of 9th Street NW. Plans for the Shiloh-owned 9th Street properties include a senior citizen center and/or housing, and a youth learning center.”

The Washington Post followed up today saying:

“Last week’s decision by members of Shiloh Baptist Church, at Ninth and P streets NW, could remove a stumbling block to the rebirth of the blighted neighborhood around the Washington Convention Center. Neighbors have complained for years that seven crumbling buildings that the church owns along Eighth and Ninth streets were attracting drug users and adding to a sense of decay in the area.”

These properties have long been a blight on the Shaw neighborhood. While I admire the church’s desire to build affordable housing, the fact that they weren’t actually doing it, means that this was the right move for them and for the revival of that block. What do you think – does this signify that the last stumbling block to the revival of this section of Shaw has been removed?

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DSCN9480, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

I posted this Russian Orthodox Church almost exactly a year ago. The old camera was starting to go on the fritz then so here’s a better picture. I also wanted to put this up because someone mentioned it in one of the Crestwood posts. It is located at 4001 17th Street, NW.  Aside from the Church itself looking really cool, it is wild how it just pops up after many streets of single family homes.

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“Dear PoP,

I see online that it is, or was, Brookland week. I would encourage you to stop by the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, just north of the Basillica off of Harewood Rd. I drove up Harewood Avenue after mass at the Basillica a few weeks ago and was like, “What the heck is that?” Personally, I think the building and front lawn are gorgeous!”

Yup, was pretty taken with this building. And the lawn was amazing. I was telling my buddy who was showing me around that this would be a great spot for a frisbee game. I have truly enjoyed “Brookland week”! Also right next door to the Cultural Center is another cool church – Ukranian Catholic Shrine.

But I’m most curious what you think about the Cultural Center located at 3900 Harewood Road, NE?

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