Welcome to Church of the Ascension

SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND

Wherever you are on your spiritual journey,
Whatever your tradition,
Or your past church experience,
We welcome you.

Sunday Worship

8:00 a.m.  Holy Eucharist (said)

9:30-11:30 a.m.  Nursery available year round.

10:00 a.m.  Sunday School

10:00 a.m.  Holy Eucharist (with music)

Mid-Week Worship

Wednesdays, 12:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist

Rev. Joan smiling at the altar during a Sunday service

Livestream Holy Eucharist

Every Sunday at 10 a.m.

Find videos of services and sermons on our YouTube channel.

Retirement of Rev. Joan and Rev. Terri

Retirement of Rev. Joan and Rev. Terri

Rev. Joan & Rev. Terri Announce Retirement: On February 2nd, 2025, both our Rector, the Rev. Dr. Joan E. Beilstein, and our Deacon, the Rev. Terri M. Murphy, announced their retirements, effective September 1st, 2025. Read Rev. Joan's letter to the congregation...

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Upcoming Events

Rector Search

Rector Search

Rector Search: With the retirements of Rev. Joan and Rev. Terri coming up at the end of summer 2025, Ascension's Vestry will begin the search for a new Rector shortly. We know you will have many questions about that process, so we have created a page to gather all the...

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