News and Events
Restore, Renew, Refresh: July 2010 Church Retreat
Ruth Oni reports on Washington DC's Church Retreat. The 2010 Washington, DC church family retreat was held July 9-11 and brought relaxation, refreshment and restoration to all who attended. Aptly themed “Restore, Renew and Refresh”, the retreat was held at the beautiful Sandy Cove Christian Retreat Center, nestled away in the serenity of northeast Maryland, approximately ninety miles from the church. Following the success of our first church-wide retreat last year, we decided to return for another wonderful weekend of fellowship. More...
Culture Day Celebration, February 2010
Godwin and Uduak Akpan report on the Cultural Day Event!
Cultural day program for February 28, 2010 was full of laughter, culture and informative insights into the lives of those individuals who made our celebration of Black History Month an historical event. The Washington DC church capsulates an array of cultures: African Americans, multiple African cultures, Caucasians, and several islands—Caribbean, West Indies and Pacific Island. The program started with the master of ceremony Brother John Johnson giving us all a very warm welcome along several short facts throughout the program about the founder of Black History Month, Carter Woodson. More...
2009 Christmas Play: It's a Wonder-full Life
“Joy to the world the Lord has come…” These were the words that rung out amongst the congregation as we celebrated Christmas with a joy and thanksgiving. The Christmas Program 2009 was originally scheduled for Sunday December 20 but due to the snow blizzard, it was rescheduled for December 27. More...
Reston, Virgina Fellowship Celebrates Second Anniversary
“Not by might, nor by power,” but by the Holy Spirit. With a special Service held in Reston, Virginia (at Brown’s Chapel, 11300 Baron Cameron Avenue) the Apostolic Faith Church Northern Virginia Fellowship celebrated its second anniversary on Sunday December 6, 2009 at 6:00pm; the outcome was more than satisfactory. The chapel was packed to the extent that every chair was taken. More...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Following the Sunday November 22nd morning worship service we had our Annual Thanksgiving Dinner, attended by many members of our congregation. During the dinner, Esther and Blessing Ekanem went from table to table asking each person to identify one thing they were thankful for. More...
Left photo: Esther (left) and Blessing (right) with good friend Pethol Banjo.
Washington DC's Youth Revival 2009
By Lucky Adike
This year’s youth revival commenced with a clarion call for all to “be prepared” for the Lord’s 
visitation. The opening message on Sunday, October 18 by Sister Jennifer Nettey reminded us of the holiness of God and the sanctity of His presence. In our hunger and thirst for the revival, we were likened to the children of Israel in Exodus 19, who were told to prepare for a visit from the Lord. As such, they had to cleanse themselves properly. Similarly, in order to be prepared for the Lord’s visit, there was a need to separate ourselves from the distractions of the world, wash the garments of our heart and most importantly be in one accord just like the apostles in the upper room. More...