Forget dwelling on the past. New Life Seventh Day Adventist Church is doing a new thing. It welcomes you to experience Christ’s love.
New Life Seventh Day Adventist Church is a no-judgment zone. People from all backgrounds share God’s love here. The church’s mission is simple. It seeks to know God and to make Him known.
The New Life Ministries envisions itself as a spiritual mission center. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, it transforms lives. It also transforms communities for Jesus Christ.
Join brothers and sisters in faith. Revel in the teachings of Christ together. Come and visit New Life Ministries DC in Washington. Rejoice as the messages of Jesus are spread. This happens throughout the District of Columbia.
New Life prides itself in bringing people together. All are welcome to join online sermons. Bible application classes are available. Prayer lines are offered.
Every Sunday at 9:30 AM EST, there is an in-person service. At 10:00 AM EST, find them on Facebook Live.
Isaiah 43:18-19 guides New Life. It says, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing. Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”
The Columbia Union Conference covers the Mid-Atlantic. It is home to many historic Seventh-day Adventist locations. The Washington D.C. area became a church hub.
In 1886, Seventh-day Adventism arrived in Washington, D.C. Three years later, the first Adventist congregation formed. This church was integrated from the start. This was despite national racial conditions. Rosetta Sprague was an active member. She was Frederick Douglas’ daughter.
Around 1900, pressure mounted to segregate. This came from national politics and the General Conference. Racial prejudice infiltrated from the South.
Many white members broke off in 1902. They formed a segregated congregation under J.S. Washburn. They were well-funded by the General Conference. The remaining members called themselves the First Church.
In 1956, the predominantly Black First Church relocated. It moved to the former Beth Shalom synagogue. A historical marker identifies the spot of the first congregation today.
Capitol Hill Church has a similar story. It began in the 1970s. Bro. Wallace Ferguson immigrated from Trinidad and Tobago. He evangelized in northeast D.C. The Northeast F Street Mission formed. It was an affiliate of the First SDA Church.
By 1973, the Mission gained Company status. It chose the name Capitol Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church. In April 1974, the group bought their first church home. In November, the Company became a Church. This was under the Allegheny East Conference.
In March 1986, the Church voted to purchase a new sanctuary. It was blocks from the U.S. Capitol. Over the years, the Church also purchased adjacent properties.
From its start, Capitol Hill Church maintained prayer and evangelism. Its community relevance deepened over time. Its arms of Christian service expanded. All accomplishments are through God.
Like Capitol Hill Church, New Life Ministries DC maintains intentional kindness. It focuses on discipleship. May New Life continue to spread Christ’s love.