Our Story
Prayers which began decades ago became actions in early 2001, when Pastor John Hutchinson of McLean Presbyterian Church linked up with Redeemer Presbyterian’s Church Planting Center in New York City. Through the vision of Tim Keller, Redeemer had remarkable success in beginning a church in NYC: a center-city church which would engage urban professionals—Christian and non-Christian—as well as demonstrate a real commitment to love and serve the city. The hope was that such a church could be started in the center of our nation’s capital.
In the meantime, a motivated and committed core group began meeting regularly to pray and talk about ministry in the city. In July 2003 Glenn and Meg Hoburg, with their two girls, moved to DC from the Boston/Cambridge area to plant Grace DC Downtown.
The size of the community grew quickly to our current 350 members and about 575 weekly attenders. None of this would have been possible if it weren’t for our volunteer force of dedicated women and men. This is possibly the greatest strength of Grace DC—many dedicated people giving of their hearts and gifts.
Grace DC Meridian Hill Church Plant
In 2010, Grace DC extended its reach in the City, planting a new congregation in the Columbia Heights, Adams Morgan and Mount Pleasant neighborhoods. For more information, see www.gracemeridianhill.org.