Washington Seminar Center

11/19/2024

🙌 Proudly serving our community!

The Washington Seminar Center is a service project of Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, dedicated to providing low-cost lodging and meeting spaces for groups visiting Washington, D.C.

Come stay with us while you explore the nation’s capital!

11/17/2024

08/20/2022

Excited to announce that we have beautiful, new wooden bunks in the WSC. Come and try them!

Many, many thanks to the wonderful volunteers from Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, The Pilgrimage, and Latin Public Charter School who helped with hauling and assembly!

05/25/2022

Welcome to our new WSC Director, Zoë Paglee.

Zoë Wynn Paglee joins us with over twenty years of experience in marketing, account management, and non-profit relationship development. Originally from the UK, she started her career at advertising agencies in London before moving to the US in 2000. She has held roles at Discovery Communications and national NGOs including USO and KABOOM!. Her passion is for building relationships and she looks forward to growing the Washington Seminar Center in this post-pandemic era. In her personal life, she is the mother of three boys and is active at her youngest’s elementary school as well as BSA and her church.

10/14/2020

As a ministry of Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), our mission at the Washington Seminar Center is to promote social justice, peace making and interfaith dialogue. While many service learning trips may be postponed, we can still engage with these initiatives by voting!

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09/08/2020

Our staff is here to help!

We would love to assist you in planning your future trip to Washington D.C. and answer any questions you may have about what our facility offers. Give us a call at 202.547.8118 or email at [email protected].

07/29/2020

With increased safety measures in place, such as timed entry passes, masks, and social distancing, some of our favorite places in D.C. are slowly beginning to reopen!

After months of coronavirus closures, museums are inviting visitors back—but with plenty of new rules.

07/20/2020

May we continue to get into "good trouble." Rest in Power and Peace, Rep. John Lewis.

07/01/2020

We are still missing hosting all our guests here in D.C. this summer, but would like to continue supporting and encouraging you all in your ongoing social justice and peace making efforts, no matter where you are.

We invite you to continue in anti-racism work and explore PC(USA)'s extensive compilation of resources here at facing-racism.pcusa.org.

Racism is the opposite of what God intends for humanity. It is the rejection of the other, which is entirely contrary to the Word of God incarnate in Jesus Christ. Racism is a lie about our fellow human beings, for it says that some are less than others. Because of our biblical understanding of who....

06/23/2020

Here at the Washington Seminar Center a huge part of our mission is in providing affordable accommodations for visiting groups to engage with all that our nation's capital has to offer.

To learn more about our facility, including our location, additional photos, and registration information, head over to our website at www.washingtonseminarcenter.org!

06/03/2020

Even if your trip to D.C. has been postponed, consider visiting the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture virtually, and check out their new web portal "Talking About Race" covering topics of anti-racism, bias, community building and much more.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture today launched Talking About Race, a new online portal designed to empower individuals, families, and communities discuss racism, racial identity and the way these forces shape every aspect of society, from the economy and p...