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Emily Labrecque</div> 456 <ul class="list-unstyled mb-0"> 457 <li class="text-muted">Senior Minister</li> 458 </ul> 459</a> 460 461 </div> 462 <div id="user_33" class="col-md-3 mx-auto py-5 px-5 center-block sortable-item"> 463 <a href="/users/joy-castro-wehr"> 464 <img class="rounded-circle" loading="lazy" src="https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2026/08/20/12/11/29/6c6a2dba-ff7d-4944-9264-99c654585635/wcucc.user.joy-castro-wehr.png" /> 465</a> <a class="d-block py-3" href="/users/joy-castro-wehr"> 466 <div class="mt-0 mb-1 lead">Joy Castro-Wehr</div> 467 <ul class="list-unstyled mb-0"> 468 <li class="text-muted">Faith Formation Coordinator</li> 469 </ul> 470</a> 471 472 </div> 473 <div id="user_34" class="col-md-3 mx-auto py-5 px-5 center-block sortable-item"> 474 <a href="/users/andrew-welch"> 475 <img class="rounded-circle" loading="lazy" src="https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2026/08/20/12/01/45/2b4f2e40-7d3c-45e2-a84f-85670ddc734c/wcucc.user.andrew-welch.png" /> 476</a> <a class="d-block py-3" href="/users/andrew-welch"> 477 <div class="mt-0 mb-1 lead">Andrew Welch</div> 478 <ul class="list-unstyled mb-0"> 479 <li class="text-muted">Director of Music and Organist</li> 480 </ul> 481</a> 482 483 </div> 484 <div id="user_14" class="col-md-3 mx-auto py-5 px-5 center-block sortable-item"> 485 <a href="/users/martell-galloway"> 486 <img class="rounded-circle" loading="lazy" src="https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2025/02/25/01/19/36/6e8269e5-6cfe-403a-87e2-7cc6e3e1077f/westmoreland.user.martell.jpg" /> 487</a> <a class="d-block py-3" href="/users/martell-galloway"> 488 <div class="mt-0 mb-1 lead">Martell Galloway</div> 489 <ul class="list-unstyled mb-0"> 490 <li class="text-muted">Sexton</li> 491 </ul> 492</a> 493 494 </div> 495 <div id="user_31" class="col-md-3 mx-auto py-5 px-5 center-block sortable-item"> 496 <a href="/users/janet-moyer"> 497 <img class="rounded-circle" loading="lazy" src="https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2026/03/03/15/13/54/b2ea1e8e-e5fa-491c-b3a1-1f3748eca33a/wcucc.Janet.Moyer.2026.jpg" /> 498</a> <a class="d-block py-3" href="/users/janet-moyer"> 499 <div class="mt-0 mb-1 lead">Janet Moyer</div> 500 <ul class="list-unstyled mb-0"> 501 <li class="text-muted">Wedding and Funeral Coordinator</li> 502 </ul> 503</a> 504 505 </div> 506 <div id="user_16" class="col-md-3 mx-auto py-5 px-5 center-block sortable-item"> 507 <a href="/users/rev-dr-bruce-epperly"> 508 <img class="rounded-circle" loading="lazy" src="https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2025/02/25/01/19/35/d04038d1-dded-4e69-bfb7-d0b4b0743e7
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Dr. Bruce Epperly</div> 511 <ul class="list-unstyled mb-0"> 512 <li class="text-muted">Theologian in Residence</li> 513 </ul> 514</a> 515 516 </div> 517 </div> 518 </div> 519</div> 520 </div> 521 </div> 522 523 </div> 524 </div> 525 <div id="block-168" 526 class="relative block-wrapper " 527 data-block="168" data-order-path="/blocks/168/block_elements/order" 528 data-user-order-path="/blocks/168/block_elements/order_users"> 529 <div class="js-block-container "> 530 <div class="bg-secondary relative bg-none overflow-hidden js-block-background js-block-height" style="min-height: 0vh;"> 531 532 <!-- Background Videos --> 533 <!-- Background Image --> 534 <div class="bg-cover pos pos-0 js-block-background-photo " style=""></div> 535 536<!-- Opacity Overlay --> 537<div class="bg-secondary pos pos-cover js-block-background js-block-opacity" style="opacity: 1.0;" data-block-overlay></div> 538 539 540 <div class="inner-block-wrapper"> 541 <div class="row-flex text-center"> 542 <div class="block-sortable col-sm-12 d-flex flex-column js-block-height js-block-adjust-padding py-md-0 px-lg-10" style="min-height: 0vh;"> 543 <div class="my-auto mx-5"> 544 545 546 <div id="block_element_201" class="sortable-item mb-6 pl-1"> 547 <a class="mt-3 js-block-btn-one z-index-100 btn btn-default btn-tertiary btn-lg " href="#">Top â¬ï¸</a> 548 549 </div> 550 551 </div> 552 </div> 553</div> 554 555 </div> 556 </div> 557 558 </div> 559 </div> 560 <div id="block-180" 561 class="relative block-wrapper " 562 data-block="180" data-order-path="/blocks/180/block_elements/order" 563 data-user-order-path="/blocks/180/block_elements/order_users"> 564 <div class="js-block-container "> 565 <div class="bg-white relative bg-none overflow-hidden js-block-background js-block-height" style="min-height: 5vh;"> 566 567 <!-- Background Videos --> 568 <!-- Background Image --> 569 <div class="bg-cover pos pos-0 js-block-background-photo " style=""></div> 570 571<!-- Opacity Overlay --> 572<div class="bg-white pos pos-cover js-block-background js-block-opacity" style="opacity: 1.0;" data-block-overlay></div> 573 574 575 <div class="inner-block-wrapper"> 576 <div class="row-flex text-center"> 577 <div class="block-sortable col-sm-12 d-flex flex-column js-block-height js-block-adjust-padding py-md-0 px-lg-10" style="min-height: 5vh;"> 578 <div class="my-auto mx-5"> 579 580 581 <div id="block_element_213" class="sortable-item mb-6 pl-1"> 582 583 </div> 584 <div id="block_element_358" class="sortable-item mb-6 pl-1"> 585 <div class="body accent-color text-default"> 586 <p><span id="values-vision"></span></p> 587 </div> 588 589 </div> 590 591 </div> 592 </div> 593</div> 594 595 </div> 596 </div> 597 598 </div> 599 </div> 600 <div id="block-252" 601 class="relative block-wrapper " 602 data-block="252" data-order-path="/blocks/252/block_elements/order" 603 data-user-order-path="/blocks/252/block_elements/order_users"> 604 <div class="js-block-container "> 605 <div class="bg-primary-counter relative bg-none overflow-hidden js-block-background js-block-height" style="min-height: 0vh;"> 606 607 <!-- Background Videos --> 608 <!-- Background Image --> 609 <div class="bg-cover pos pos-0 js-block-background-photo " style=""></div> 610 611<!-- Opacity Overlay --> 612<div class="bg-primary-counter pos pos-cover js-block-background js-block-opacity" style="opacity: 1.0;" data-block-overlay></div> 613 614 615 <div class="inner-block-wrapper"> 616 <div class="js-block-adjust-padding py-md-0 align-items-center text-left py-sm-5"> 617 <div class="row-flex container-fluid" style="min-height: 0vh; js-block-adjust-padding py-md-0"> 618 619 <div class="my-auto mx-5 col-sm-9"> 620 621 <div class="pl-1 px-lg-10"> 622 <h2 class="relative font-def-heading1"> 623 Values & History 624 </h2> 625 <div class="relative lead "> 626 We're an open and affirming congregation, rooted in the teachings of Jesus. 627 </div> 628 </div> 629 630 <div class="block-sortable pl-1 d-flex flex-column px-lg-10"> 631 <div class="question-and-answer accordian" id="accordian_block_252"> 632 633 634 <div id="block_element_354" class="element sortable-item"> 635 <button class="h3 mb-1 collapsed " type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#block_element_354 .collapse"> 636 Our Purpose 637 <i class="material-icons">keyboard_arrow_down</i> 638 </button> 639 <div class="body accent-color text-default collapse" data-parent="#accordian_block_252"> 640 <div class="body accent-color mb-4 text-default"> 641<p><em><br />In the early 1900s, Westmoreland UCC adopted these guiding words, which were last modified in January 2025.</em></p> 642<p><strong>Declaration of Purpose</strong></p> 643<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"We do hereby set forth the principles of the Christian faith as commonly held among us, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">believing that the life, spirit and teachings of Jesus Christ provide the foundation for our faithful aspirations.</span></p> 644<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It shall be our aim to bring joy to little children, instruction and high ideals to youth, inspiration to people in the midst of life, and comfort to those in life's later years; and to labor together for the betterment of humankind.</span></p> 645<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our fellowship shall not be dependent upon identity of theological opinion, or of outward circumstance, or of denominational name, but shall grow from a common loyalty to Jesus; a common passion to serve the world; and a common purpose to do justly, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with God.</span></p> 646<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Our ideal is a church of the open mind, the warm heart, the aspiring soul, and the social vision, which ever seeks to express, in all the ways of life, the mind and spirit of Jesus.</strong>"</span></p> 647</div> 648 </div> 649 650 </div> 651 <div id="block_element_355" class="element sortable-item"> 652 <button class="h3 mb-1 collapsed " type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#block_element_355 .collapse"> 653 Open & Affirming 654 <i class="material-icons">keyboard_arrow_down</i> 655 </button> 656 <div class="body accent-color text-default collapse" data-parent="#accordian_block_252"> 657 <div class="body accent-color mb-4 text-default"> 658<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />Through the life and history of our congregation, Westmorelanders have sought to respect the differences among us while attempting to bridge the barriers which have divided and estranged us one from another.</p> 659<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">As members of the United Church of Christ we believe that God has bestowed on us the Holy Spirit, binding in covenant all faithful people. As Paul wrote, "There is no such thing as Jew or Greek, slave and free person, male and female, for we are all one in Jesus Christ." <em>Galatians 3:28</em>.</p> 660<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In keeping with our faith and the purpose of this Church and the whole Church:</p> 661<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>We honor </strong>each human being as a child of God;</p> 662<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>We believe</strong>, through Jesus Christ, God calls all persons to worship together;</p> 663<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>We welcome<em> </em></strong>
663into our community of faith anyone who believes in the teachings of Jesus Christ;</p> 664<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>We acknowledge </strong>our diversity as a congregation of the United Church of Christ;</p> 665<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>We respect </strong>the privacy of our fellow worshippers; and</p> 666<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>We cherish<em> </em></strong>the family in all its different forms and celebrate all loving and committed relationships.</p> 667<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>We are an open church</strong>, affirming the dignity and worth of every person as created in the image of God, welcoming into our fellowship people of all ages, races, abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identity who acknowledge Christ as our foundation and who seek to embody the mind and spirit of Jesus.</p> 668</div> 669 </div> 670 671 </div> 672 <div id="block_element_356" class="element sortable-item"> 673 <button class="h3 mb-1 collapsed " type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#block_element_356 .collapse"> 674 A Brief History 675 <i class="material-icons">keyboard_arrow_down</i> 676 </button> 677 <div class="body accent-color text-default collapse" data-parent="#accordian_block_252"> 678 <p class="font-def-body1"><strong><br />Ours is a generations-old story of action inspired by faith.</strong></p> 679<div class="body accent-color mb-4 text-default"> 680<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The church began in 1886 as Mount Pleasant Congregational Church on Newton Street in Washington, DC. At that time, Mount Pleasant was a village with unpaved streets within the District, remote from the city.</p> 681<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The original membership of nineteen grew rapidly reflecting the expansion of the city of Washington and growth of the Congregational denomination in general. A new building was completed on Columbia Road and 14th Street in 1904 with a gymnasium and bowling alleys – a sign of Westmoreland’s progressive ways.</p> 682<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Westmoreland has had twelve senior ministers. The second, M. Ross Fishburn died at age 42 of typhoid fever.</p> 683<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In 1911, a new organization was formed called the League of Service. It was designed for business and professional women, at that time mainly teachers and government employees, who wanted to contribute but were unable to attend daytime meetings. Again, a forward-thinking way of meeting changing times.</p> 684<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In 1926, Moses R. Lovell, the church’s sixth senior minister decided that the midweek prayer meeting be substituted with field trips to various social agencies to learn more about the needs of the city. About this time the Young People's Forum was launched with great success.</p> 685<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">During the Depression, the church worked to find jobs for people. The minister then, Russell J. Clinchy, was instrumental in persuading President Hoover to establish the Emergency Relief Commission, which was the first agency to distribute public funds.</p> 686<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In the late 30s and 40s, as Washington expanded, the church began to think about a new home with more parking in a new neighborhood. In 1943, the church selected its current site on Westmoreland Circle, just across the street from the DC line. Construction began in 1948, delayed due to the unavailability of materials during World War II.</p> 687<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In the meantime, a ramp at the main entrance in Mount Pleasant had been built so that President Franklin D. Roosevelt could attend both the funeral of Secretary of the Navy, Frank Knox, and the wedding of Harry Hopkins, his close friend and advisor.</p> 688<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The new building was completed at a cost of $403,708 which included land, the Western Avenue parsonage, furnishings, etc. The Aeolian Skinner organ was installed in 1957.</p> 689<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Between 1949 and 1955, our church school enrollment increased from 92 to 553, largely a result of the baby boom. An education wing was added to the building. In 1957, enrollment peaked at 765 with sixty teachers.</p> 690<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The church welcomed and included people in many ways – a Men’s Club, a regular Kids’ Night, the 20-40 Club (an active and long-lived young adult group), and the Couples’ Club, which appealed to older adults. The church sponsored scout troops for 65 years and held a day camp in the 1950's with a peak enrollment of 550 campers. The Westmoreland Players nurtured talented actors and directors for nearly twenty years.</p> 691<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In 1958, our congregation made the decision to join the new denomination called the United Church of Christ.</p> 692<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
692During the March on Washington in 1963, Westmoreland voted to provide housing and food for participants, just one of numerous outreach efforts during the turbulent 60's.</p> 693<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">After the riots in DC following Martin Luther King’s death, Westmoreland partnered with Lincoln Congregational Temple to create the Lincoln-Westmoreland Housing Authority, now a stand-alone non-profit agency that was the first faith-basd housing project in the nation.</p> 694<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In 1983, the church created the Westmoreland Volunteer Corps, later changed to Westmoreland Service Corps. This program offered five young adults an opportunity for year-long meaningful service, simple living and spiritual growth in intentional community. This carefully selected group served in social service agencies in the DC area while residing in Westmoreland’s former parsonage. In 2021, after careful consideration and deliberation, the program was suspended to create space for examination and re-visioning.</p> 695<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In 2006, the membership of nearby Briggs Memorial Church, an American Baptist congregation, voted to join Westmoreland. The Briggs Center for Faith and Action was created – and we enjoy a close partnership with that foundation and their work for social change.</p> 696<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In 2012, the church voted to join a coalition of congregations working support equal marriage rights for all citizens of Maryland. The church was used a phone bank and advocacy organizing location. The measure passed. In 2013, Rev. Timothy Tutt officiated at the first legal same-sex wedding to take place in Westmoreland Church.</p> 697</div> 698 </div> 699 700 </div> 701 702 </div> 703 704 </div> 705 706 </div> 707 708 <div class="col-sm-3 js-block-height hidden-xs"></div> 709 710 </div> 711</div> 712 </div> 713 </div> 714 715 </div> 716 </div> 717 <div id="block-321" 718 class="relative block-wrapper " 719 data-block="321" data-order-path="/blocks/321/block_elements/order" 720 data-user-order-path="/blocks/321/block_elements/order_users"> 721 <div class="js-block-container "> 722 <div class="bg-secondary-counter relative bg-none overflow-hidden js-block-background js-block-height" style="min-height: 0vh;"> 723 724 <!-- Background Videos --> 725 <!-- Background Image --> 726 <div class="bg-cover pos pos-0 js-block-background-photo " style=""></div> 727 728<!-- Opacity Overlay --> 729<div class="bg-secondary-counter pos pos-cover js-block-background js-block-opacity" style="opacity: 1.0;" data-block-overlay></div> 730 731 732 <div class="inner-block-wrapper"> 733 <div class="d-flex align-items-center text-center py-sm-5 px-sm-5 js-block-adjust-padding py-md-0 px-md-10 js-block-height" style="min-height: 0vh;"> 734 <div class="container relative"> 735 <div class="body break-word accent-color text-default"><p><span id="ucc"></span></p></div> 736 </div> 737</div> 738 </div> 739 </div> 740 741 </div> 742 </div> 743 <div id="block-319" 744 class="relative block-wrapper " 745 data-block="319" data-order-path="/blocks/319/block_elements/order" 746 data-user-order-path="/blocks/319/block_elements/order_users"> 747 <div class="js-block-container "> 748 <div class="bg-secondary-counter relative bg-none overflow-hidden js-block-background js-block-height" style="min-height: 0vh;"> 749 750 <!-- Background Videos --> 751 <!-- Background Image --> 752 <div class="bg-cover pos pos-0 js-block-background-photo " style=""></div> 753 754<!-- Opacity Overlay --> 755<div class="bg-secondary-counter pos pos-cover js-block-background js-block-opacity" style="opacity: 1.0;" data-block-overlay></div> 756 757 758 <div class="inner-block-wrapper"> 759 <div class="js-block-adjust-padding py-md-0 align-items-center text-left py-sm-5"> 760 <div class="row-flex container-fluid" style="min-height: 0vh; js-block-adjust-padding py-md-0"> 761 762 <div class="my-auto mx-5 col-sm-9"> 763 764 <div class="pl-1 px-lg-10"> 765 <h2 class="relative font-def-heading1"> 766 About the UCC 767 </h2> 768 <div class="relative lead "> 769 Our faith is 2,000 years old. Our thinking is not. 770 </div> 771 </div> 772 773 <div class="block-sortable pl-1 d-flex flex-column px-lg-10"> 774 <div class="question-and-answer accordian" id="accordian_block_319"> 775 776 777 <div id="block_element_499" class="element sortable-item"> 778 <button class="h3 mb-1 collapsed " type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#block_element_499 .collapse"> 779 Overview 780 <i class="material-icons">keyboard_arrow_down</i> 781 </button> 782 <div class="body accent-color text-default collapse" data-parent="#accordian_block_319"> 783 <div class="body accent-color mb-4 text-default"> 784<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ was founded as a Congregational Church in 1886. Along with other Congregational Churches, we chose to join the UCC when it was created in 1957. We kept our middle name (Congregational) to honor our past and adopted a new surname (UCC) as a sign of commitment to new relationships. We are in partnership with other UCC churches in the Potomac Assocation (DC area) and the Central Atlantic Conference (VA, DC, MD, DE, NJ).</span></p> 785<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The <strong><a href="https://www.ucc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United Church of Christ</a></strong> (UCC) is a distinct and diverse community of Christians that come together as one church to join faith and action. With more than 5,100 churches and 1.1 million members across the United States, the UCC serves God in the co-creation of a just and sustainable world. The UCC is a church of firsts, a church of extravagant welcome, and a church where "…they may all be one" (John 17:21).</span></p> 786</div> 787 </div> 788 789 </div> 790 <div id="block_element_500" class="element sortable-item"> 791 <button class="h3 mb-1 collapsed " type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#block_element_500 .collapse"> 792 "Church of Firsts" 793 <i class="material-icons">keyboard_arrow_down</i> 794 </button> 795 <div class="body accent-color text-default collapse" data-parent="#accordian_block_319"> 796 <div class="body accent-color mb-4 text-default"> 797<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />Since 1957, the United Church of Christ has been the church of firsts, weaving God’s message of hope and extravagant welcome with action for justice and peace. Together, we live out our faith in ways that affect change in our
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