Wed, Feb 19
|Cannon House Office Building Room #122
Church at the Capitol
Join friends and colleagues from government, industry, academia, and the church for a night dedicated to the King.
Time & Location
Feb 19, 2020, 5:30 PM
Cannon House Office Building Room #122, 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003, USA
About The Event
Before the United States Capitol was used by the Senate or House of Representatives, it was used as a church and lasted until well after the Civil War. Services in the Capitol were interdenominational, where people from all backgrounds came together to worship one King Jesus.
1800 to 1801: Services were held in the north wing.
1801 to 1804: Then moved to the temporary chamber of the House known as the “oven.”
1804 to 1807: Back to the north wing.
1807 to 1857: Relocated services to what is now Statuary Hall.
By 1857 when the House moved into its new home in the extension, some 2,000 people a week were attending church services in the House Chamber. The chamber’s first public use was for church.