The Washington Church of the New Jerusalem, Inc. (WCNJ) is the legal name (incorporated in the State of Maryland) for the church organization usually referred to simply as the Washington New Church, located here in Mitchellville, Maryland. The Washington New Church exists to provide a spiritual home for all in the Washington metropolitan area who love the Lord as He has revealed Himself in the Sacred Scriptures and the Heavenly Doctrines of the New Jerusalem, and who wish to learn from these revelations and live according to them and share them with others.
The organization of the Washington New Church is modeled after its denominational parent organization The General Church of the New Jerusalem located in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. It employs a modified episcopal form of government. The society pastor governs the organization with the help of assistant pastor(s) and a 9 member elected Board of Trustees. For more details click on this link to our Bylaws - WCNJ-Bylaws.
Directory of the Board of Trustees
- Robert Newkirk (2016)
- David Radcliffe (2016) Board Chair
- Edward Simons (2016)
- Kathleen Johns (2017)
- (vacant) (2017)
- Sharon Croft (2017)
- Stephen Ball (term expires 2018)
- Eric Genzlinger (2018)
- Charles Quintero (2018)
A related organization – the School Board of the Washington New Church School has been established by the Board of Trustees and is responsible to and subject to oversight by that Board.