The Little Church on the Corner

Documentary Film

I want to share some important news about our parish—something that connects our past to our future in a very meaningful way.

As many of you know, over the past several years we have worked to preserve our history. We completed our oral history project and submitted it to the DC Public Library, and we have spent the last several years turning that work into a documentary film.

At the same time, St. Columba’s has been doing its own work. They looked closely at their historical relationship to St. George’s and how their parish benefited from the sale of St. George's Chapel in Reno City almost 100 years ago. However, they did not stop with learning that history—they chose to act on it.

St. Columba’s recently established a Beloved Community Fund, a fund dedicated to repairing harm and building new relationships. Through that fund, their vestry has approveda significant financial commitment to St. George’s as an act of reconciliation. St. George’s will receive $164,000 from the Beloved Community Fund in four annual installments. 

This work is about the mission of the Church, as our Catechism teaches on page 855 of the Book of Common Prayer: “The mission of the Church is to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ.” And how does the Church pursue that mission? “As it prays and worships, proclaims the Gospel, and promotes justice, peace, and love.”



What is happening between St. George’s and St. Columba’s is exactly that—an act of justice, peace, and love. It is the work of reconciliation within the Body of Christ. It honors who we are as a parish, and it opens the door to a new relationship between our two congregations. We will share more about this new relationship in the months ahead.

In the meantime, please mark your calendar for January 25, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. when we will host the premiere of St. George’s documentary film. We will be joined by Bishop Budde, St. Columba’s, diocesan leaders committed to Black ministries and racial justice, and many others from across the diocese. This will be an important moment for us and for the Diocese. For now, I ask you to hold this news with prayer and hope. God has been faithful to St. George’s for generations, and God continues to lead us forward.