Lent 2026
This Easter, join us on a journey where questions are valued and community is cherished. Together, let’s find joy and meaning in the anticipation of the season, building a community that resonates with inclusivity, justice, and faith. Your story, your identity, your doubts, and your beliefs are all welcome and celebrated here at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Come, be a part of our community this Easter season!
April 2 at 7 pm | Maundy Thursday and Good Friday Worship
Onsite in the Radcliffe Room
The night before his arrest, Jesus gathered his disciples for a final meal and gave them a new commandment: “Love one another.” Join us in the Radcliffe Room for a combined Maundy Thursday and Good Friday worship service. This interactive, community-based worship will gather us around tables for a light meal and share in the re-telling of Jesus’ final meal with his disciples through prayer, song, and sharing. During this service, we will continue the story through Good Friday, walking with Jesus from the table to the cross. Free street parking is available.
April 5 at 10 am | Easter Worship
Online or Onsite in the Sanctuary
Join us as we celebrate Easter with joy, reflection, and community. This holy day invites us to remember God’s love and the hope of new life. Whether you’ve been part of NYAPC for years or are visiting for the first time, you are welcome here! Children are always welcome in worship, and we also offer age-appropriate programming for younger children during the service. If you’re joining from home, the service will be livestreamed at nyapc.org/livestream. Free street parking is available.
We are located in the triangle formed by New York Avenue NW, H Street NW, and 13th Street NW, two blocks east of the White House, close to McPherson Square and Metro Center stations.
For Holy Week & Easter, free street parking is available around the church.
There is also a bike share station right around the corner!
There are two ways to get to the Sanctuary. If you come up the outside stairs, you will enter in the back of the Sanctuary. You are also welcome to come through the entrance on the New York Avenue side and take the elevator or stairs to the second floor, where you then enter at the front of the Sanctuary, on either side of the pulpit.
Our Easter Worship service lasts about an hour.
Yes! Our nursery is available throughout worship on the 3rd floor for families with children up to 4 years old. Our nursery is staffed by paid and background–checked nursery workers.
We understand the importance of privacy and comfort. While our worship services are livestreamed, we have a designated off-camera section for those who prefer not to be shown on the livestream. Your choice is respected, and we want you to be able to fully engage in the worship experience. If you have any concerns, please speak with our staff. Your comfort is important to us!
Yes! Everyone’s welcome, and not only that, everyone’s celebrated just the way they are. NYAPC is a part of the More Light Presbyterians, “working toward the full participation of LGBTQIA+ people in the life, ministry and witness of the Presbyterian Church (USA) – and in society,” and part of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians.
For those seeking a gender–neutral restroom, there is one on the 2nd floor, just outside the Sanctuary doors on the New York Avenue side of the building.
Absolutely! At NYAPC, we warmly welcome individuals from all walks of life, including those experiencing homelessness. Our church community is a place of inclusivity and compassion, where everyone is valued and respected. We recognize that homelessness is a challenging circumstance that some members of our community may face, and we are committed to providing a welcoming and supportive environment for all. You can expect to see individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those who are currently unhoused, as we strive to create a community where everyone feels accepted and embraced. If you have any specific questions or would like to learn more about the resources and support we offer, please feel free to reach out to our church staff. We are here to ensure that everyone who walks through our doors feels a sense of belonging and finds the love and care they deserve.
Up to you! Our members and visitors dress in a variety of ways, from “Sunday Best” to blue jeans and T-shirts.
Children are welcome, including all their excitement and noises. There is a dedicated children’s space in the back of the sanctuary with supplies and space for kids to wiggle. At each sanctuary entrance, there are brightly colored worship kits that children may borrow and use throughout worship at their seats. During worship, there is a children’s moment when children are invited forward to the front pew.
An accessible entrance is located on the New York Ave side of the building. There is elevator access to all floors of the building.
Assisted Listening Devices are available at the back of the sanctuary. The system consists of a small wireless receiver and headphones. You may also connect your t-coil equipped hearing aid to the receiver using an adapter. Please ask an usher for assistance.
Tell Me Something Good: Grounding Ourselves in the Good News
This Lent at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, we’re leaning into a surprising invitation: Tell me something good. We’re using A Sanctified Art’s theme, Tell Me Something Good: Grounding Ourselves in the Good News, as we seek to be rooted in what is most central to Jesus’ life and ministry: radical welcome, love for neighbor, care for the vulnerable, nourishment for the hungry, and nonviolence in the face of injustice.
In a world saturated with bad news, this series is not an attempt to ignore what is hard. It is not triumphalism, denial, or spiritual bypassing. Lent does not ask us to pretend everything is fine. Lent tells the truth. But Lent also invites us to return, to God, to our deepest commitments, to the roots of faith, so we can live with courage, clarity, and compassion.
The word “radical” comes from the Latin radicalis, meaning root or ground. In that sense, the good news is meant to bring us back to our roots, grounding us in who God created us to be, and shaping us into a people who embody Jesus’ teachings in everyday life. We’ll explore how the gospel is good news, not because life is easy, but because God’s love is real and because of that, liberation, mercy, grace, and hope are alive in the world.
This Lent, we will remember: the good news really is good news. It is joyful—like fine wine saved for celebration. It grows like a tiny mustard seed and smells like perfume poured from an alabaster jar. It tastes like bread shared through a hungry crowd. It sounds like laughter and feels like mercy.
We hope this series will provide fertile ground for worship and conversation, rooting our hearts and lives in the expansive goodness of God. Join us this Lent as the teachings of Jesus form us as disciples and inspire us to take action in a world desperate to hear, see, and taste what is good.