Metropolitan Baptist Church

Metropolitan to Lay Cornerstone on New Church

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT
Lela Harris
E-mail: lharris@metropolitanbaptist.org
P: 202-238-5013

WASHINGTON, DC – September 12, 2008 – On Saturday, September 27, 2008 at noon, the Metropolitan Baptist Church, in conjunction with the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, will lay the cornerstone and raise the cross on its new sanctuary located at at 100 Capitol Court in Largo, MD. Dr. H. Beecher Hicks, Jr., Senior Servant, will address the gathering and the Metropolitan Music Ministry will perform.

The new Metropolitan church building is under construction on 34 acres of land and is three times larger than the current church facility in Washington, DC. With much more space to grow the church’s parking will increase from one allotted space in the District to over 1100. The sanctuary will seat 3,000 and will prominently feature a specially commissioned Casavant Freres Pipe Organ designed with over 5000 pipes constructed mostly by hand. According to Dr. Hicks, the organ is “designed to reflect the majesty of our Christ in our worship.”

For over 143 years, Metropolitan Baptist Church has served as a primary voice of social advocacy, spiritual health and wholeness in the District of Columbia. With a strong membership of over 3,500 persons and nearly 40 active ministries, Metropolitan is committed to effecting positive change in its future Prince George’s County home and beyond.

According to the senior servant, Dr. H. Beecher Hicks, Jr. “The erection of a new Tabernacle for Christ opens to us the opportunity not simply to build a building, but to create an innovative and life-changing place of ministry that will mark the life of the church for decades to come. We will build lives, change families, nurture children, and impact our new community for Christ.”

###