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We are “The Family Church for All People, Where Jesus Christ Is Lord.”
Nine years ago, we chose that as our motto because God showed us that in the
Washington Metropolitan area, too many people feel alone. In areas such as
Germantown, people tend to get up in the morning and drive to work. After
work, they drive home. At home they relax, eat and go to bed. Life in the
big city is centered on our jobs. We are known, in some circles not by our
name but, by our job titles.
St. Jude has worked
and continues to work to be an open accepting community for people who are
led by the Holy Spirit. Our membership over the last nine years has
included persons from California to South Carolina and Massachusetts to
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from various African and Caribbean nations. Members live in Reston, VA,
Silver Spring, Onley, Frederick and Germantown, MD, and
Washington, DC. Our members are intentional in combating racism, sexism and
classism among our ranks.
We are a Bible teaching church which encourages its
members to study the word of God in private sessions, at prayer and Bible
study meetings and in church school. We believe that God has messages for us
in His word and that we must diligently be seekers of his truth.
As a member church in the African Methodist
Episcopal Denomination, we cherish diversity; speak out against injustice
and work to build community. In the book of Luke, it is written that Jesus
stood up to read and they handed him the scroll and he read,
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good
news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and
recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the
year of the Lord's favor."
If you
are in the Washington Metropolitan area, and are looking for a church to
call home, come by and be welcome. Come on by and see how good and pleasant
it is when brothers and sister can be united.
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What’s missing?
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You are welcome at the Lord’s House,
Rev.
Dr. Byron J. Grayson, Sr.
To contact Pastor Grayson directly via E-mail:
bjg1400@aol.com
"The Family Church for
All People, WHERE JESUS IS LORD"
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