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.
