Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ (Covenant Baptist UCC)
Covenant Baptist UCC (Main Campus)
AI Summary
Covenant Baptist UCC is an open and affirming congregation that celebrates African heritage and intentionally serves the Ward 8 community, offering in-person worship at 10:00 AM ET that is also streamed live on YouTube, plus a nursery program (Covenant’s Angels), a Monday Night Prayer Call, and a Wednesday Zoom Bible study. The church regularly hosts concerts, guest-scholar Bible studies and visiting preachers, runs a ChristAfrican Institute, partners with Covenant Full Potential CDC, and keeps members connected with a newsletter called Covenant Connections. Founded in 1945 and settled in its current sanctuary (dedicated 1959), the congregation — often called “The Miracle on South Capitol Street” — has a notable civil-rights legacy (including ties to the DC MLK parade and a Stevie Wonder preview of “Happy Birthday”) and was an early local leader in ordaining women and affirming equal marriage. Visitors will also find striking stained-glass art (13 windows, including an “Africa” window designed in the 1999 remodel) that reflects African values and the church’s theological distinctives, and pastoral leadership under Rev. William T. Young IV, a classically trained tenor with international ministry experience and anti–human-trafficking involvement; the 2026 theme is “BEARING GOOD FRUIT IN THE DROUGHT” (Jeremiah 17:7–8).
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- Name:Covenant Baptist UCC (Main Campus)
- Street Address:3845 South Capitol Street, SW
- Address Line 2:(removed)
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Added location: Covenant Baptist UCC (Main Campus)
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- Name:Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ (Covenant Baptist UCC)
- Website URL:https://www.cbuccdc.org
- Summary:Covenant Baptist UCC is an open and affirming congregation that celebrates African heritage and intentionally serves the Ward 8 community, offering in-person worship at 10:00 AM ET that is also streamed live on YouTube, plus a nursery program (Covenant’s Angels), a Monday Night Prayer Call, and a Wednesday Zoom Bible study. The church regularly hosts concerts, guest-scholar Bible studies and visiting preachers, runs a ChristAfrican Institute, partners with Covenant Full Potential CDC, and keeps members connected with a newsletter called Covenant Connections. Founded in 1945 and settled in its current sanctuary (dedicated 1959), the congregation — often called “The Miracle on South Capitol Street” — has a notable civil-rights legacy (including ties to the DC MLK parade and a Stevie Wonder preview of “Happy Birthday”) and was an early local leader in ordaining women and affirming equal marriage. Visitors will also find striking stained-glass art (13 windows, including an “Africa” window designed in the 1999 remodel) that reflects African values and the church’s theological distinctives, and pastoral leadership under Rev. William T. Young IV, a classically trained tenor with international ministry experience and anti–human-trafficking involvement; the 2026 theme is “BEARING GOOD FRUIT IN THE DROUGHT” (Jeremiah 17:7–8).
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Last updated: 3/5/2026