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Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ

Washington, D.C., US

Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ

Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ was a congregation of the United Church of Christ located since 1880 in the Shaw neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. The original congregation established as Lincoln Memorial Congregational Church. A church building was completed in 1928

and is a historic structure that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. The church is also listed on the city's African-American Heritage Trail. Due to changing demographics in the neighborhood, the church membership declined. It held its final service on September 30, 2018.

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