Sligo Seventh – Day Adventist

This building is hard to miss. It is a giant oddly shaped concrete blob in Takoma Park. The pastoral staff are nice. There are lots of community events.

Sligo’s reputation preceded it. From what I had heard I expected something 5 times the size with fireworks and a marching band. What I got today was smaller than I expected, without fireworks, but with video entertainment and a steel drum band that was both exciting and really good! It’s hard for me to believe that there are places within driving distance that provide such a feel-​good experience for free every week (or for the cost of whatever you can donate.)
Looking around the room, you see a congregation that’s tons more diverse than the UN, and filled with kids. There’s even a screaming meemies room where the especially rambunctious children are corralled behind soundproof windows.
I arrived with about 30 seconds to spare and I found parking. This was my first ever SDA service, and it was a good one. If you can’t make it to the building, their website rebroadcasts sermons and entire services.