Saturday, May 24, 2008

Mormon Church on 16th Street in DC

I am not sure if many people know the historical significance of the Mormon Church in DC. The church first built a chapel on 16th Street and Harvard, it has a spire and stained glass windows. To read more about it see the following website: http://beltwaygaze.blogspot.com/2007/10/washington-chapel.html The Church sold the building many years ago and left their presence on 16th Street in DC.


Now the LDS church wants to build another church on the historic street. BTW, I live at the top of this street and the White House is at the bottom. The residents of the street are putting up a hissy fit and are trying to get it stopped. (Even the mayor of DC lives near by) They even created a website http://2big2much.org/ to stop the church. The Washington Post wrote an article about the building too. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/23/AR2008052302750.html This drives me up a wall, I know people don't want construction by their house, but come on. This church actually provides on-site parking which most don't. They complain about the size of the church but when this chapel raises their property value I am sure they will willingly accept it. Stay tune for more developments, I ride past the location on my way home from work.

4 comments:

user said...

How interesting! Petitions to keep out a mormon church because it will disrupt the community? Gee, those mormons are real hell-raisers!

That's too bad the church could not buy back the old building. It's gorgeous!

You'll have to keep us posted on developments.

Maursupial said...

Yeah, whenever this happens I just have to shake my head. This happened to us in San Diego with the temple and in Las Vegas too. Like Las Vegas has ANY reason to complain about a house of worship going up in this hell hole.

Kirk Salisbury said...

What's the update on this? I find it fascinating. Was the building ever constructed? And protesting against Mormons because what it will bring to their community??? The guys have nothing to do with alcohol. They say it has nothing against the churches religion, but the Washington Post article quoted a pastor telling people that Mormons only accept Jesus as a prophet. That's Islam, not Mormonism. Mormons are Christian. How can there be so much ignorance??

Anonymous said...

The Church on 16th Street is beautiful it makes me proud to be LDS to feel the beauty and Spirit of Heavenly Fathers influence with in its walls you should come and visit it yourself Don't Pass Judgement