Saint Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral
Saint Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral is a Orthodox church at 3500 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest in Washington, DC 20007. It is one of 862 churches in Washington, and one of 3 Orthodox congregations in the city.
Its mission is to proclaim the Good News (or Gospel) of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ to everyone, everywhere, and to bring them to the knowledge of the Truth.
Our own community in Washington was founded by Russian refugees fleeing the Russian Revolution; from humble beginnings in a private home, it is now the cathedral of the head bishop of the Orthodox Church in America.
3500 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, 20007Service times
Sa 17:00-17:45; Su 09:00-10:45; 10:45-12:30 (as listed)
Phone: +1 202-333-5060 · Website: https://www.stnicholasdc.org/
Saint Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral is part of the Eastern Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story.
Ministries at Saint Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral
- Benevolent Fund
- Homebound Ministry
- Parishioner Memorial Project
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Young Adult Ministry
- Adult Education
- Sunday School
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The community around Saint Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of the people here were born in another country. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Social Isolation: 33.0%
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 Saint Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral
- Washington DC Community of Christ — 0.1 mi away
- Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Luke's United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Episcopal Church House — 0.4 mi away
- Saint Albans Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away
- Washington National Cathedral — 0.4 mi away
- Cleveland Park Congregational United Church of Christ — 0.5 mi away
- Annunciation Catholic Church — 0.5 mi away
- Divine Science Church of the Healing Christ — 0.5 mi away
- Embassy Church — 0.6 mi away