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Dumbarton United
Methodist Church
3133
Dumbarton Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: (202)
333-7212
Fax: (202) 338-9008
E-mail: dumbartonpastor@yahoo.com
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Dumbarton Cookbook Seasonings of the Spirit, Revival version of our 1983 Cookbook with all the original recipes in PDF files.
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Start the Year at Dumbarton!
Get a fresh start in 2010 with our weekly services,
thought-provoking Adult Education
and Sunday school for Children and Youth.
Come as you are!
People of all ages, nations, races, physical conditions, sexual orientations
and gender identities are always welcome at Dumbarton!
Bring your friends, neighbors and family!
Worship begins at 11 a.m.
Child care available during both Sunday school and worship.
Need A Lift?
Catch Dumbarton's free shuttle at the Dupont Circle Metro South exit on Sundays to attend 11 a.m. worship and 10 a.m. Sunday Sxhool for adults, youth, and intermediate childen.
A van will meet riders at the Metro at 9:35 a.m., 9:55 a.m.10:15 a.m. and 10:35 a.m. and 10:55 a.m. Ten minutes after the worship concludes, the van will make trips back to the Metro until 1:20 p.m., leaving plenty of time for refreshments at church. Questions? Call the church at 202-333-7212.
(Sundays at 10 a.m, preceded by refreshments and fellowship at 9:30).
Jan 10 -- Michael Manson: "George Herbert: The Poet who Stayed in Love with God"
Jan 17 -- Excerpts from the PBS series "Religion & Ethics Newsweekly" will be shown, followed by a free-wheeling discussion of recent local, national, and world news
Jan 24 -- Faisal Said and Sidiq Malikzada: "Afghan Culture." highlighting the differences between urban and village life in Afghanistan
Jan 31 -- Guest speaker Josh Horwitz: "Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea" Josh is executive director of the Coalition to End Gun Violence, and coauthor of a 2009 book. What draws people to Dumbarton
A diverse mix of folks from throughout the Washington metropolitan area meets every Sunday at our historic Georgetown church because it fills a spiritual need they may not find elsewhere. Many in our midst are dropouts from other congregations. Others are Biblical scholars who are seeking new avenues for finding God. Still more are traditional Methodists seeking fellowship and a better world.
Founded in 1774, Dumbarton has transformed itself from a traditional neighborhood Methodist church into a beacon of social justice for the poor, the oppressed and forgotten. Besides customary worship, the congregation has long brought comfort to undocument immigrants and ministered to gay and lesbian people. Many of its members help teach disadvantaged children through the Washington Interfaith Network and have campaigned for world peace.
To find out just what appeals to them about Dumbarton, we recently asked our members, and here are some of the answers we received:
"The church offers an interesting mix of traditional liturgy and very progressive theological freedom."
"If new people come and stay, we love them. If they don't stay, that's OK, too."
"You're free to express doubts."
"It's rewarding to be in a circle at communion and sign songs with deep emotion and spirituality."
"I brought a friend to Dumbarton. Her best friend died. She stood up for him at the 'joys and concerns' segment of the service."
"I worshiped with my parents here after coming out as a lesbian. There is no stigma about who you are."
"When someone got up and said his best friend had just died, people stood with him for five minutes and waited until he could go on."
"It is such a supportive environment for children. They can get up and share about their birthdays."
"When you are in need there is this assumption that someone else will be there to give."
"We have a congregation chock full of exceptional ministers."
"I never intended to get so involved with WIN (Washington Interfaith Network) but it's fantastic, and I couldn't quit if I wanted to."
"I was supported for working in a women's shelter."
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Dumbarton's Sunday worship service begins at 11:00 am. The church office is open from 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. |
Church staff members:
Rev. Mary Kay Totty,
Pastor
Doris Warrell & Angela Maves, Deacons
Rick Latterell, Director of Music
Joel Walther, Minister of Youth
Melany Burrill, Church Administrator