Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Buy a church for your new home

This place has been on the market for a while and I do wish I could find a non MRIS picture, but 1641 4th St NW is up for sale. According to a 1957 study of NorthWest 1 churches, it served as a house church. That's sort of like a storefront church, but instead of a store, worshipers used a house. Up until last year or two years ago, a small sign reading "Faith Temple" was near the door of this house.
A few years ago, I swear there were more of these little house churches around the hood. I remember years ago walking around 1st and Bates and hearing a woman preaching, well saying words loudly in a rhythm similar to preaching. That's gone now. There is a house church on the corner of 3rd and P. The building looks nice and seems to be well kept every time I pass by. I do have a pciture of that.
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The Redfin ad for 1641 4th St, the former Faith Temple, says it has the original wood floors and looking at the pictures it looks like it has a lot of original stuff. I can see how the layout can serve a small number of people.
Now that I think of it, I have attended an Eastern Orthodox service in a converted rowhouse in Columbia Heights. While there I was paying more attention to the fact they had chairs, than the normal, non-churchy windows. Depending on the size of the congregation, a house can work for worship purposes and neighbors like it if worship does not require drums, electric bass and amps.

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At 9/24/2008 3:49 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I walk by the church/house at 3rd and P Streets NW every day when walking my dogs and the woman who lives there does an excellent job of keeping a very nice lawn and set of tree boxes. It's a very nice part of the neighborhood and she's a good neighbor. /Rob

 

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