A small church on Idylwood Road, with the doors open.
We worship on Sunday mornings. Upstairs, artists are at work in rooms that used to hold Sunday school. In 2027 the main floor opens as Idylwood Commons, a coffee bar and community room for anyone in the neighborhood.
Sunday worship at 11:30 am
In person, in the sanctuary at 7617 Idylwood Rd, Falls Church, VA 22043. We're a laid-back, close-knit congregation in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Come as you are. You'll know most people's names by your second week.
Idylwood Studios: art creating community
In 2024 a Transformation Grant from National Capital Presbytery turned our old Sunday school rooms into artist studios and a small gallery. Local artists work there now. They don't have to join the church. They do have to believe in community.
Community Curator Pam Huffman curates shows by new, local artists, with priority to artists of color. Shows return in 2027. ArtTogether afternoons are free and happen once a month. The next one is Saturday, November 21, from 1 to 3 pm. Out front, the Free Little Art Gallery works like a little free library: take a piece, leave a piece.
Idylwood Commons is taking shape
Construction is under way on the main floor of our building. When it is finished, about 1,000 square feet will be a coffee bar and community room open to anyone in the neighborhood. We plan to open in 2027.
Idylwood Commons, opening in 2027
“We're making plans to transform our first floor into a common space so that it can be used by anyone in the neighborhood.”
Rev. Casey Thompson, pastor
We're turning about 1,000 square feet of the church's main floor into a full coffee bar and community room, open 7 am to 3 pm Monday through Saturday and 8 am to 1 pm on Sunday. Anyone can walk in, get a good cup of coffee, and be known, whether or not they ever come on a Sunday. There will be tables and wifi for working, room for support groups, book clubs and homework help, and space for small concerts and art classes.
Visit us
Come on a Sunday at 11:30, or climb the iron stairs to a monthly ArtTogether afternoon. Someone will say hello. Advent begins Sunday, November 29. On Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, we worship at 7:30 pm.
7617 Idylwood Rd, Falls Church, VA 22043
703-573-3027
Three congregations share our building, so on a Sunday you can hear worship in English, Korean and Spanish. We belong to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and National Capital Presbytery.