Little River United Church of Christ (Annandale, Virginia) is a community of followers of Jesus of Nazareth. We seek to embody the Spirit of God as set forth in the life, teachings, death, and living presence of Jesus the Christ. We seek our own and others’ wholeness by experiencing and expressing divine love, and we seek to act prophetically to establish a just way of life. We gather in person and online for prayer and reflection in worship, enriching music, building relationships, learning, and social justice activities for all ages. We are doubters and seekers, sinners and saints doing our best to create a beloved community with those in the D.C. area and beyond.
Little River was founded as a desegregated congregation in 1955, when segregation was still the law of the land. We also have the honor of having walked alongside and supported the first lesbian ordained clergy person in the UCC in 1982, as she and her partner were members for many years at Little River. We became an open and affirming congregation in 2001. We are building on this history of racial justice and LGBTQ rights as an antiracist and open and affirming congregation. When we say that all are welcome here, we mean it.
