The Parish of the Ascension and Saint Agnes, affirming its faith in the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, as declared in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, identifies itself as a congregation of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, in the Anglican Communion, and a parish in union with the Episcopal Church in the United States. The parish has become nationally known for the beauty of its music and liturgy and for its sound Gospel preaching. It serves as a home-away-from-home for many traditional Anglicans in the Episcopal Church of the USA, and as a link in the chain of parishes that adhere to traditional Anglo-Catholic faith and practice.

ELCOME to the Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes. If you have visited us in the past in downtown Washington, D.C., we hope you will come again. If you have never visited us, we hope you will come taste and see how gracious the Lord is.

Our Parish
We are a diverse, urban congregation of families and individuals from both the immediate neighborhood and the entire Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Some parishioners come from as far away as Baltimore and Richmond.

All Are Welcome
Opportunities to welcome visitors from the Washington area, other parts of the the United States, and other countries always give us great pleasure. We extend a special invitation to new residents in our rapidly revitalizing neighborhood and to students from area universities and the nearby Virginia Theological Seminary.

If you would like more information about our Parish, please do not hesitate to contact Father Davenport in person, by telephone, fax or email at the office during the week or after any of our services.

Location and Services
If you have no church home, we invite you to worship with us. Our main Sunday service is high mass and sermon with choir and organ, at 10:00 am. Sunday low masses are at 8:00 am and 12:30 pm. During the week, daily masses and evening prayer attract longtime parishioners and others who work in downtown Washington and on Capitol Hill.

From the Epistle to the Hebrews
SEEING THEN that we have a great high priest that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Read about Saint Agnes our patroness

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