Pastor
Reverend Dr. Lee P. Washington is a gifted preacher and teacher. He served the Reid Temple African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, located in Glenn Dale, Maryland as its biblically based and Holy Spirit-led Senior Pastor for 37 years until his retirement in 2019. His extraordinary vision, unconventional leadership, and prophetic calling manifested daily miracles in the life of the church. In 1989, Dr. Washington led Reid Temple from its Northeast Washington, D.C., location to Lanham, Maryland. At that time, the church membership was 300 worshipers; guided by his pragmatic approach to ministry and a simple theme, “Have Faith in God,” which he received by revelation, the membership grew to over 15,000 within three years.
Leader
By 2001, under God’s guidance and Dr. Washington’s leadership, the Reid Temple AME Church congregation acquired 32 acres of land in suburban Glenn Dale, Maryland. There, it constructed a spacious 3,000 square foot ultra-modern sanctuary and educational worship complex which houses most of the church’s multifaceted services, programs, and ministries. In December 2004, Dr. Washington led worship services in the Glenn Dale campus.
Visionary
Under Dr. Washington’s leadership, Reid Temple birthed two additional worship locations (Reid Temple North (2006) and Reid Temple DC (2015)), six 501(c)(3) entities, a recording studio, and a living facility for seniors. In 2019, Reid Temple North and Reid Temple DC became Kingdom Fellowship African Methodist Episcopal Church under the pastoral leadership of Reverend Matthew Watley. Dr. Washington was also instrumental in the growth and vision of the new Lyle Nathaniel establishment in Severn, MD under the leadership of Pastor Sheleta Fomby and Minister Bobby J. Manning in Spring 2020.
As a means of providing services to a multi-generational congregation and community, Dr. Washington established the Reid Community Development Incorporation, Reid Temple Restoration Center, and Kingdom Cares Center, Incorporated. For more than a decade, he created innovative ministries in partnership with the WSSC Credit Union, Giant Food, and the Washington Post. With an emphasis on youth, community service, and music with a place to record music, Reid Temple developed a state-of-the-art Recording Studio. Prior to his retirement, Dr. Washington was able to oversee the development of the Woodlands Senior Housing Complex.