Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist is a Russian Orthodox church at 4001 17th Street Northwest in Washington, DC 20011. It is one of 862 churches in Washington.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Welcome! Our site features articles in Russian and English on the Holy Orthodox Faith along with audio and video presentations, chronicling the life of our parish - the only church community in the United States founded in 1949 by St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco.
Serving since 1949
4001 17th Street Northwest, Washington, DC, 20011Service times
Sa 17:00-17:45; Su 07:40-09:25; 10:10-11:55 (as listed)
Phone: +1-202-726-3000 · Website: https://stjohndc.org/
Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist is part of the Eastern Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 4 congregations of the Eastern Orthodox family gather across District of Columbia — 2,098 across the United States on The Church Map.
Orthodoxy has carried the worship of the ancient church essentially unbroken since the first centuries, and it has never let the rest of us settle for a gospel that only forgives — it insists God intends to make his people like himself. Its liturgy, its icons, and its theology of the Trinity are wells the whole church keeps returning to.
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Latest from Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Washington DC's YouTube channel: 1990.11.24. Христианское отношение к войне; Пятый и Шестой Вселенские Соборы (all videos).
The community around Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter of the people here were born in another country. That is 2,300 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Social Isolation: 35.7%
Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Washington city is served by 535 churches — about one congregation for every 1,253 residents.
Churches near Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
- Northwest Community Church — 0.1 mi away
- Iglesia de Dios Hispana de Washington DC — 0.1 mi away
- Iglesia ni Cristo — 0.1 mi away
- Faith Moravian Church — 0.2 mi away
- Grace Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint George Orthodox Church — 0.3 mi away
- Iglesia Primitiva Pentecostal — 0.3 mi away
- Capital Wesleyan Church — 0.3 mi away
- First Church of the Nazarene — 0.3 mi away
- Eritrean Evangelical Church — 0.3 mi away
More Eastern Orthodox churches nearby
- Saint George Orthodox Church — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral — 2 mi away
- Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral — 2 mi away
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