Christ Church Alexandria

Mother & Father got married here in '88, Sissy got baptized in '91, & I got baptized in '94. This place is a family mecca & I visit every time I'm in Old Town. A haven of solace in a gem of Northern Vrginia.

I couldn’t go inside because I came for the Walk for Peace. Even though the area was closed, being here and witnessing the monks walking for peace meant everything to me. I’m so happy and grateful to be here and to listen to the speech from the Mayor of the Alexandria City and Congressman and all the leaders

I mean the church is beautiful and have lot of history. But the guide tour is pretty short (10 minutes), since the church is pretty small. And here’s no other places you can visit except the gift shop (and the price of the staff in gift shop is pretty expensive). In sum, if you visit Alexandria, you may stop here by ten minutes, it’s really not necessary to drive from other places to here.

Beautiful church with so much history and interesting members from the years! Super sweet and knowledgeable guide that allowed us to sit in the Washington box pew and walked us through the renovation history, presidents that attended as well as the fun tip that Churchill also discovered the battle hymn of the republic here that was then played at his funeral. Neat adjoining cemetery. Nice of the British think that we Americans were almost immortal and gave us so much extra time. (Literally by losing the war and figurately with their tasteful defacing of headstones with their bayonets.)

What an extraordinary experience. To visit the church that George Washington attended. Our Docent gave the most remarkable tour and was so pleasant. We all fell in love with him. The interior was stunning and along with the stories he shared, made it one of the most memorable experiences of our whole 2 week trip.