Church in the DC-MD-VA Area

MindTwister

MindTwister

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Hello Ladies,

I'll soon be moving to the DMV area and I would love to be able to start visiting churches right away.
So I would like to know if anyone has a recommendation for a church in the area? Preferably closer to DC as I will not have a car (NOVA, Montgomery or PG Counties).

Thanks in advance ladies and God Bless:yep:
 
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF GLENARDEN--awesome church, awesome word. Check out a sermon on www.fbcglenarden.org
Pastor Jenkin's is on point!
located on Watkin's Park Drive in Upper Marlboro Maryland

Ebenezer AME Church www.ebenezerame.org
Pastor Grainger Browning
located on 10000 Allentown Road
Fort Washington, Maryland

Metropolitan AME Church
Washington DC
(let me get the exact address for that one)


oh -yea, I believe not quite sure but both First Baptist and Ebenezer have shuttle services that pick up for various areas, you can give them a call and find out.

check out http://www.lifestream.tv/

and check out hip hope church Rev. Tony Lee, church located in Marlow Heights Maryland

gimme some time, I'll have some others for you to check out, especially in DC
 
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Aww, I would love for you to visit my church, but it's not close to DC. It's in Catonsville, Maryland....Morning Star Baptist Church. Bishop Dwayne Debnam is Pastor. I understand that it's too far but our site has some good info. Be encouraged!

Here is a link.

http://www.msbcministries.org/main.htm
 
Oh wow thank you ladies for coming in with recommendations, I really appreciate them all:yep:

Though I am sad to leave so many years behind I am excited about the new chapter of my life which include trying to be better Church-wise and more importantly relationship-wise (with God)

I went to the archives and found these two churches too:

Dominion Church of Washington DC

From the Heart Church Ministries

Zion Church in Largo

The list is getting longer and I'm glad for it :grin:

Thanks again ladies for your help
 
MindTwister said:
Oh wow thank you ladies for coming in with recommendations, I really appreciate them all:yep:

Though I am sad to leave so many years behind I am excited about the new chapter of my life which include trying to be better Church-wise and more importantly relationship-wise (with God)

I went to the archives and found these two churches too:

Dominion Church of Washington DC

From the Heart Church Ministries

Zion Church in Largo

The list is getting longer and I'm glad for it :grin:

Thanks again ladies for your help
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Is the Zion Church the big mega-church?
 
I would recommend Temple of Praise:grin:. It's a large pentecostal church on Southern Ave (in the hood). The service is similar to a T.D. Jakes service. Two services one at 8:45 am and 11:30am.
 
GloriousPraise said:
I would recommend Temple of Praise:grin:. It's a large pentecostal church on Southern Ave (in the hood). The service is similar to a T.D. Jakes service. Two services one at 8:45 am and 11:30am.
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The hood you say huh? How hood are we talking?:look:
Folks don't drive around gun blazing now do they?:lachen: j/k
Seriously, thanks for the recommendation :)
 
Ms.Honey said:
From the Heart Church Ministries has two locations. One in Temple Hills, one in Clinton both in P.G. County, Md. WWW.FTHCM.ORG Great church:drunk:.
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It is off of the Branch Avenue Metro station (the Temple Hills location is closest). If I could, I'd pick you up MindTwister then I'd have an "excuse" to attend church. LOL :laugh: But call the number and see if the shuttle bus has a pick up at the metro. If not ask for an area leader and they can find you a car pool group. Welcome to the area! You've got a lot of church choices.

You can download the sermons in mp3 if you can/want and then listen on your iPod/Zune/Creative/other mp3 player or online or on your computer. This page has the general audio/video info: http://fthcm.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=14766 The current series is:


Living A Principled Life

4/15/2008 to 6/3/2008

View Series ›
4/15/2008 Living A Principled Life Div IV Pt. 05 Listen Now Get MP3

4/29/2008 Living A Principled Life Div IV Pt. 07 Listen Now Get MP3

6/3/2008 Living A Principled Life Div. V. Pt. 01 Listen Now Get MP3
 
MindTwister said:
The hood you say huh? How hood are we talking?:look:
Folks don't drive around gun blazing now do they?:lachen: j/k
Seriously, thanks for the recommendation :)
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Temple of Praise
I've never been.
700 Southern Ave. SE Wash, DC 20032
Sundays 8am and 11am

[/COLOR]Nah, no guns blazin. LOL

Hood as in it is on the borderline between PG County MD and DC in a not the best area. But it is in no way as bad as it used to be. You can feel safe here. It is near the Southern Avenue metro station and you can get a bus that will let you off right in front of the church. It is crowded (based on the parking I've seen as I've never visited). It is also a brand new building.

In fact most of the churches around DC/MD/VA are "mega-churches" and filled with 60%-80% women and/or women w/ children. Just info, nothing negative. There is also:

Jericho City of Praise in Landover MD.
 8501 Spectrum Drive
Landover, MD 20785
301-333-0500
Dr. Betty P. Peebles, Pastor
If you like singing/praise that is your place. As for word or being fed, you may find it informative, yet lacking. I've attended several services and I only went for the music/praise. The few times I stayed long enough to hear the message, it was short (about 15 min or so) and they gave you the sermon already printed in the program. But that was a while back. Things may have changed big time since my last visit. It is right next to Redskin Stadium.

They have a shuttle bus service from Largo Metro Station (which is also conveniently located right next to Largo Town Center a.k.a. a mall. LOL ).


Here is a link that lists a kabillion churches all over the US. Ca't vouch for the accuracy though.

http://www.churchangel.com/
 
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Thanks for all the additional recommendations Ms.Honey and JenniforJenny. I'm very grateful

I think the first church I'll check up will be From the Heart Ministries

Anymore recs are welcome
 
I'm not very familiar with the AME denomination but from what I've been reading I have a question...
Is AME (or Methodist in general) similar (in either beliefs and/or structure of service) to the Catholics?
 
MindTwister said:
I'm not very familiar with the AME denomination but from what I've been reading I have a question...
Is AME (or Methodist in general) similar (in either beliefs and/or structure of service) to the Catholics?
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NOOOOOOO. AME (African Methodist Episcopal (sp)) Church takes it church order in some respect from Catholics...its is by far catholic. And when I say say church order, I mean order of service. Every AME church basically has the same church order....it is not steeped in Catholic rituals etc. That's about it. Other than that...it may as well be non-denominational
 
That is too bad. They are unable to build their new church until it is over right? So much for the building fund, or it will be paid in full upon completion whenever that shall be.
 
SoUKnoMe said:
That is too bad. They are unable to build their new church until it is over right? So much for the building fund, or it will be paid in full upon completion whenever that shall be.
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Either way the church and the Lord will have the victory. It's a good faithful church so no worries.
 
nychaelasymone said:
NOOOOOOO. AME (African Methodist Episcopal (sp)) Church takes it church order in some respect from Catholics...its is by far catholic. And when I say say church order, I mean order of service. Every AME church basically has the same church order....it is not steeped in Catholic rituals etc. That's about it. Other than that...it may as well be non-denominational
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Is true that AME practice infant baptism? I read on some website... That and the fact that they believe in the same creeds as Catholics (Nicene and the one I forget) is what made me wonder.
I hadn't been exposed to so many denominations till I came to this country so it's all new to me. So forgive my questions if they seem too obvious lol
 
MindTwister said:
Is true that AME practice infant baptism? I read on some website... That and the fact that they believe in the same creeds as Catholics (Nicene and the one I forget) is what made me wonder.
I hadn't been exposed to so many denominations till I came to this country so it's all new to me. So forgive my questions if they seem too obvious lol
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Well, FTHCM is non-denominational if you were wondering.

As for AME and AMEZ. They are siblings. AMEZ is a off shoot of AME. It happened as a lot of things in this country did, because of racial inequality.

A= African. Denotes ethnicity or the roots of the members
M=Methodist. Denotes the way in which the service is organized and how orderly things are. Methodist implies a method and nearly all churches with Methodist in the name practice similar orders of service and other similarities.
E=Episcopal. Denotes the order of hierarchy. Episcopals are siblings of Catholics (not to be confused with Roman or Orthodox Catholics which are slightly different). The Episcopal order of hierarchy relates to the leadership and the titles by which they are called. Episcopals do not have a Pope. Also, it is not exactly like the Episcopal church but similar to it.
Z=Zion. Denotes the division or schizm in the AME church that caused the off shoot to add the Zion. I'm not sure why they use Zion.

The AME church is an off shoot itself from the Methodist Church.

What I just typed above is a general brief paraphrase (forgive me for any errs) of things you can read more about here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Methodist_Episcopal_Church
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Methodist_Episcopal_Zion_Church
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episcopal
http://www.amez.org/news/amezion/aboutourchurch.html
http://www.ame-church.com/about-us/

**(Wikipedia info read it with the caveat that wiki is untested and is not a scholarly source. I added it for a quick reference. This is not where I learn my information, it is only a quick reference. Please go to a library or an online college reference library for more accurate info and references to books that have the historical information in depth.)


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AME and AMEZ both practice infant baptism. I can't think of too many denominations that don't practice infant baptism. There is a thread in the Christian Forum about baptism and infant baptism.
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=226673
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=169921
 
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jenniferohjenny said:
Well, FTHCM is non-denominational if you were wondering.

As for AME and AMEZ. They are siblings. AMEZ is a off shoot of AME. It happened as a lot of things in this country did, because of racial inequality.

A= African. Denotes ethnicity or the roots of the members
M=Methodist. Denotes the way in which the service is organized and how orderly things are. Methodist implies a method and nearly all churches with Methodist in the name practice similar orders of service and other similarities.
E=Episcopal. Denotes the order of hierarchy. Episcopals are siblings of Catholics (not to be confused with Roman or Orthodox Catholics which are slightly different). The Episcopal order of hierarchy relates to the leadership and the titles by which they are called. Episcopals do not have a Pope. Also, it is not exactly like the Episcopal church but similar to it.
Z=Zion. Denotes the division or schizm in the AME church that caused the off shoot to add the Zion. I'm not sure why they use Zion.

The AME church is an off shoot itself from the Methodist Church.

What I just typed above is a general brief paraphrase (forgive me for any errs) of things you can read more about here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Methodist_Episcopal_Church
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Methodist_Episcopal_Zion_Church
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episcopal
http://www.amez.org/news/amezion/aboutourchurch.html
http://www.ame-church.com/about-us/

**(Wikipedia info read it with the caveat that wiki is untested and is not a scholarly source. I added it for a quick reference. This is not where I learn my information, it is only a quick reference. Please go to a library or an online college reference library for more accurate info and references to books that have the historical information in depth.)


ETA:
AME and AMEZ both practice infant baptism. I can't think of too many denominations that don't practice infant baptism. There is a thread in the Christian Forum about baptism and infant baptism.
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=226673
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=169921
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Thanks for all the info:)
Honestly I thought no Protestant denomination practiced infant baptism:spinning:

I suppose by FTHCM you meant From The Heart Church Ministries? I actually wasn't wondering what denomination thechurch lol I was just looking up what AME was because a couple of AME churches were recommended earlier:) Thanks for the info on their denominational classification though :)

Once again thank you all who have provided me with recs:yep:
 
daephae said:
Aww, I would love for you to visit my church, but it's not close to DC. It's in Catonsville, Maryland....Morning Star Baptist Church. Bishop Dwayne Debnam is Pastor. I understand that it's too far but our site has some good info. Be encouraged!

Here is a link.

http://www.msbcministries.org/main.htm
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I didn't know you went there!
I listen every Sunday morning on my way to church.
I would rec. my church but it's in Baltimore City.
 
jenniferohjenny said:
Well, FTHCM is non-denominational if you were wondering.

As for AME and AMEZ. They are siblings. AMEZ is a off shoot of AME. It happened as a lot of things in this country did, because of racial inequality.

A= African. Denotes ethnicity or the roots of the members
M=Methodist. Denotes the way in which the service is organized and how orderly things are. Methodist implies a method and nearly all churches with Methodist in the name practice similar orders of service and other similarities.
E=Episcopal. Denotes the order of hierarchy. Episcopals are siblings of Catholics (not to be confused with Roman or Orthodox Catholics which are slightly different). The Episcopal order of hierarchy relates to the leadership and the titles by which they are called. Episcopals do not have a Pope. Also, it is not exactly like the Episcopal church but similar to it.
Z=Zion. Denotes the division or schizm in the AME church that caused the off shoot to add the Zion. I'm not sure why they use Zion.

The AME church is an off shoot itself from the Methodist Church.

What I just typed above is a general brief paraphrase (forgive me for any errs) of things you can read more about here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Methodist_Episcopal_Church
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Methodist_Episcopal_Zion_Church
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episcopal
http://www.amez.org/news/amezion/aboutourchurch.html
http://www.ame-church.com/about-us/

**(Wikipedia info read it with the caveat that wiki is untested and is not a scholarly source. I added it for a quick reference. This is not where I learn my information, it is only a quick reference. Please go to a library or an online college reference library for more accurate info and references to books that have the historical information in depth.)


ETA:
AME and AMEZ both practice infant baptism. I can't think of too many denominations that don't practice infant baptism. There is a thread in the Christian Forum about baptism and infant baptism.
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=226673
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=169921
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Hi Jenny,
Zion wasn't an off shoot of AME. They formed from the Methodist church around the same time and added Zion to distinguish the two later.

Mindtwister, I'm not sure about infant baptism in all denominations but I don't think that most baptize unto salvation but it's a dedication to Christ(christening). We do it because Jesus was brought to the temple by Joseph and Mary as a child and dedicated. He was later, as an adult, baptised by John the Baptist. It's a tradition not a requirement for most. The parents, godarents and others are admonished to raise the child up in the nuture and admonition of the Lord and to live godly lifestyles before them. It's understood that the children will have to be baptized at a later age to publicly align themselves with Jesus.
 
Ms.Honey said:
Hi Jenny,
Zion wasn't an off shoot of AME. They formed from the Methodist church around the same time and added Zion to distinguish the two later.

THANKS!!! i could not remember that for nothing.
Mindtwister, I'm not sure about infant baptism in all denominations but I don't think that most baptize unto salvation but it's a dedication to Christ(christening). We do it because Jesus was brought to the temple by Joseph and Mary as a child and dedicated. He was later, as an adult, baptised by John the Baptist. It's a tradition not a requirement for most. The parents, godarents and others are admonished to raise the child up in the nuture and admonition of the Lord and to live godly lifestyles before them. It's understood that the children will have to be baptized at a later age to publicly align themselves with Jesus.
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:yep: to the black bold.
 
The hood you say huh? How hood are we talking?:look:
Folks don't drive around gun blazing now do they?:lachen: j/k
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LOL. It's safe, but I just wanted to give you a heads up. You can check the church out on the Word network at 7am on Friday mornings. If you love a praise service...this church is fiyah!!
 
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