Skip to content
  • Worship Livestream
  • Calendar
  • Give
  • Get Involved
  • Contact
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Email
  • Search
Rock Spring UCC

Rock Spring UCC

  • Visit
    A woman in a coat holding an umbrella stands in front of open doors.

    Invited by Love

    Everything at Rock Spring begins with acceptance and belonging.

    Visit

    • Your First Visit
    • Families with Children
    • Meet Our Members
    • Membership
  • Worship & Music
    A woman claps during a musical portion of Sunday worship.

    Growing in Grace

    We approach faith and worship in many different ways with deep respect and a desire for engagement with other traditions.

    Worship & Music

    • Worship at Rock Spring
    • Sermon & Service Archive
    • Music
    • Rock Spring Concerts
    • Weddings, Baptisms and Memorial Services
  • Learn & Grow
    a small group of people talk and laugh standing between church pews

    Encouraged to Question

    We are curious, open-minded people of all ages who meet to nurture our intellectual and spiritual development. We help each other listen for the still-speaking God.

    Learn & Grow

    • Children & Youth
    • Adults
    • Spiritual Guidance and Pastoral Care
  • Service & Justice
    Hands holds a hand drawn protest sign with the images of plants and the words: let me sow love.

    Called to Serve

    We advocate for individual human rights, and social and ecological justice. Together, we seek to bring about the world that God intends.

    Service & Justice

    • Our Justice Commitments
    • Racial Justice
    • Global Partnerships
    • Environmental Justice
    • Immigration
    • Hands-On Service
    • Grant Program
  • About
    Rev. Kathy Dwyer and a congregant share a laugh.

    Committed to Joy

    We are grateful for the gift of life and for each other. Fun and laughter are woven into the fabric of our lives together.

    About

    • Get to Know Us
    • Campus Use and Rentals
    • Staff
    • Calendar
    • News and Publications
    • Members & Friends
    • Giving
    • Rohrer Memorial Library
    • Contact Us
  • Worship Livestream
  • Calendar
  • Give
  • Get Involved
  • Contact
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Email
The windows of the Rock Spring Church sanctuary

Sermons & Services

Close to Home

Close to Home: Holding On to Hope

Josh Long

November 28, 2021

Readings: Luke 21: 25-36
Watch Sermon Watch Full Service

Come, O Long Expected Jesus

Sign O’ the Times – Prince

Keep Your Lamps – Andre Thomas

Love Divine, All Love Excelling

See All Sermons

Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ

5010 Little Falls Road
Arlington, VA 22207
Tel: 703-538-4886
Email: info@rockspringucc.org

Worship Times

Join us for online worship
Sundays at 10am

Get Connected

  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Email
Members & Friends

© 2022 Rock Spring UCC | Site Credits

The Reopening Task Force has recommended that Council move the campus back to Phase 1 of Rock Spring’s reopening plan through the end of January, given the eightfold increase in virus cases in Arlington and surrounding neighborhoods. Read the full message from the task force here.

download-audio download-transcript dropdown listen podcast search video blog chat connect directory donate download facebook instagram link livestream news offsite-link pledge report sign-up twitter vimeo youtube