George Washington Worshiped Here

George Washington.

Thomas Jefferson.

James Monroe.

All Founding Fathers of our country.  All Presidents.  All worshipers at Bruton Parish Church.

My wife and stumbled into this 334-year-old church during a weekend visit to Colonial Williamsburg.  

This tiny chapel oozes colonial history.  Many of our Founding Fathers worshiped here in the days leading up to the American Revolution.  The bell that once rang to celebrate American independence still rings to call worshipers today.  Reverend Rowland Jones, who served as Bruton's first rector, was Martha Washington's great grandfather.

Bruton Parish Church has certainly seen hard times, but today boasts a membership of 2,000 that meets regularly in the old brick chapel.

As many of my friends continue to search for a new church home, Bruton Parish points me to the Ancient of Days.  The Great I Am.  The One who was and is and is to come.  Compared to our Eternal God, this centuries old church pales in comparison.

Washington worshiped here...and let's not forget WHOM he worshiped!

In Christ,

Jay

In this day of contemporary churches meeting in such places as schools, movie theaters and civic centers, there is something reassuring