Welcome
Thank you for exploring Fourth Church. I invite you to join us in celebrating the grace of God at any of our regular Sunday services below. We hope the info on this page and throughout this site will help you know what to expect as you visit and get to know our ministries that serve the church body, our community, and the world.
Grace and peace,
Dr. Todd M. Smedley
Senior Pastor
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Sunday Worship Services
Morning Worship
Services at 8:00 & 11:00 a.m. in the Upper Room
11:00 service available via livestream
Evening Worship
6:00 p.m. in the Upper Room
What to Expect
At Sunday services, you will hear the reading of Old and New Testament Scriptures, congregational and choral singing, corporate prayers of confession and thanksgiving, and preaching from the Bible.
What to wear? You will see a range from dressy to casual. Our goal as we gather is to direct our gaze to our great God and make him the focus. All are welcome!
DIRECTIONS & PARKING
Fourth is located at 5500 River Road, Bethesda, Maryland, a five-minute drive east of the Capital Beltway (I-495). Visitor parking spaces are available in the Lower Parking Lot (entrance from Ridgefield Road). General parking is available in the church lots as well as the neighborhood.
ACCESSIBILITY
Parking spaces are reserved in the Lower and Upper Parking Lots for those with accessibility needs. Wheelchair and walker access to the building is provided through the covered Lower Portico and Upper Portico doors on the Ridgefield Road side of the building. The most convenient elevator access to the Upper Room is via the Lower Portico.
WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION
If you are new to Fourth, visit the Welcome Table in the Upper Room to connect with a greeter and get information on ministries and current activities. Bulletins are available as you enter along with Communion elements for services that include Communion.
FAMILIES IN WORSHIP
Nursery | For infants to age 2 | 8:00, 9:30, & 11:00 a.m.
Parents, you can register your young children in the classrooms with their caregivers. Ushers will direct you to the appropriate rooms.
Sunday School | Classes during the 9:30 a.m. service for age 3 through 5th grade.
Cherub Church | Age 3 to Pre-Kindergarten | Sundays, 8:00 & 11:00 a.m. services
Children start out in their classroom and are escorted by their teachers to Cherub Church for singing and teaching. They are escorted back to their classrooms for crafts and activities. Parents please pick up your children in their classroom after the service.
Children's Church | Kindergarten through 3rd grade | 8:00 & 11:00 a.m. services
Check in your children at Children's Check-in on the first floor before the worship service to receive a name tag. Before the sermon, the pastor will dismiss the children, and teachers will accompany them to their classrooms. Parents, please pick up your children immediately after the service; ushers can direct you.
Family Room (Room 210)
We treasure the presence of families with children in our worship services and hope your whole family is able to attend service together. If you need to leave the service with your child, feel free to take them to our Family Room where you can continue to follow the service via livestream. To get to Room 210, exit the Upper Room via either of the stairwells by the restrooms. Ushers will be happy to direct you as well.
WHAT OTHER PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED ON SUNDAYS?
Fourth offers classes for all ages. Check our individual pages for children, special needs, youth, college, young adults/young marrieds, and adults.
Delighting in God's Glory • Demonstrating His Grace • Declaring His Gospel