The Rev. Maurice Watson is the sixth pastor of Metropolitan Baptist Church, a 150-year-old congregation in the District that for decades has welcomed presidents, other politicians and iconic figures ...

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Dr. King once wrote “human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable.” Today Metropolitan Baptist Church addressed a time for change. Guest speaker L.K. Pendleton says it’s important to analyze ...

Metropolitan Baptist Church recently received a $25,000 grant to improve its building security from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. The grant was was formally announced this week ...