Excerpts from an interview with Ronja Frigard, who has volunteered at Christ House for the past year and a half while working at the NIH, where she studies vector-borne diseases. Ronja will be joining UC San Diego’s MD-PhD program to train in both medicine and biomedical research. We will miss her at Christ House and wish […] More…
Meet Jazmin: Respite Care Nurse Aide Intern
This internship was made possible through our partnership with Trinity Washington University, funded with generous support from The Washington Home aimed at helping grow Washington, DC’s future healthcare workforce. This interview took place in December 2025. “My name is Jazmin Galan-Oliva. I was a respite care nurse aide intern at Christ House. I dealt with […] More…
Meet Gaia: Christ House Volunteer
Introduce yourself and tell us what you do as a volunteer at Christ House? My name is Gaia Yun and I am a volunteer at Christ’s House since this past November. I’m at the nurses station, I’ve done a few cooking shifts, and I also do movie nights. One other thing that I’ve really loved […] More…
Remembering Dr. Don Martin
Dr. Donald Edward Martin passed away on March 9, 2026, in the place he called home for almost four decades – Christ House in Washington, DC – surrounded by loved ones. Born in 1929 into a traditional Mennonite community, Don’s life began in a two-story log house without electricity, telephone, heating, or indoor plumbing. From […] More…
Fostering Joy, Creating Hope
D.C. friends- have you ever walked past Christ House on Columbia Road and noticed a group of our patients sitting in the courtyard? The beautiful statue of Jesus by Jimilu Mason helps identify us, but otherwise we are tucked into a fairly nondescript building. It would be easy to pass us by without realizing what […] More…
From My Bookshelf: Recommended Reading for Black History Month from Charles Anderson-Gray, Chaplain
When I was asked to write about books on my bookshelf for Black History Month, there were so many titles that immediately came to mind. Howard Thurman’s landmark work Jesus and the Disinherited remains vital and challenging, as does James Cone’s The Cross and the Lynching Tree and Cole Arthur Riley’s This Here Flesh. But […] More…
Exciting News at Kairos House: Introducing Renewed Way
We are pleased to share that a new program has begun at Kairos House, created as the next step for long-time Kairos Members who have completed the New Day classes. Called Renewed Way, this program responds to a growing need for deeper engagement and continued growth in recovery. Since the addictions program began in 2000, […] More…
Q&A with Dr. Lisa Purdy, CEO
What drew you to Christ House, and what made you say “yes” to this role? From the moment I learned about Christ House, I was struck by the depth of its mission—to offer healing and hope to those experiencing homelessness and complex medical needs. That commitment to compassionate, holistic care felt aligned with […] More…
A Neighborhood Tour with Barbara Moore
Barbara Moore speaks beside the Christ statue, “The Parable,” outside of the Festival Center, sculpted by artist Jimilu Mason. Mason also created the Servant Christ statue that kneels outside of Christ House. As Christ House celebrates our 40th year of service in Adams Morgan, it feels important to look around at the many other organizations […] More…
Serving Lunch with Love
Each day, the kitchen staff members at Christ House prepare three delicious and nutritious meals for our patients. The greatest of these, in food quantity and popularity, is lunch! Our kitchen staff serves an average of 35-40 individuals at lunchtime, which includes patients, Kairos Members, and staff. Meal preparation takes approximately one hour, and often varies depending on the complexity of the dish itself. Meals at Christ House typically consist of […] More…
