3:00-6:30 p.m. 

Inclement weather date of Sunday, December 27, 2026

This annual event is FREE and open to the public.

A wonderful opportunity to see the interiors of historic downtown Hagerstown houses of worship.  Learn about the architecture and ecumenical heritage from docents and guides.  Music, refreshments and local art will be featured at some locations.

This is a self-guided walking/driving tour and can be started and ended at the house of worship of your choice.  Parking is available at individual houses of worship in their lots and/or along the nearby streets as permitted. A scavenger hunt, is available this year inviting you to search for specific features in each participating house of worship.  Copies should be available at most stops or download a copy here.

2026 Brochure and Flyer – coming in mid to late November

Note:  The brochure is sized for 15 x 12 paper to be folded as a pocket brochure. However, it can be printed on 11 x 17 paper with good results.  Participating houses of worship will have a limited number of pre-printed, pre-folded glossy brochures to distribute.

Download the brochure in  mid November.

Download a poster/flyer in mid November.

Participating houses of worship:

• Christ’s Reformed Church UCC
• Grace United Methodist Church
• Hagerstown Church
• John Wesley United Methodist Church
• Otterbein United Methodist Church
• Presbyterian Church
• St. John’s Episcopal Church
• Saint John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
• St. Mark’s Lutheran
• Trinity Lutheran Church
• Zion Reformed United Church of Christ

This year’s tour is made possible through the generous support of:  Hagerstown-Washington County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau (Visit Hagerstown),  the City of Hagerstown, HARC, and all of the participating host houses of worship.

Questions regarding the tour can be directed to Tiffany Ahalt, Visit Hagerstown at Tiffany@visithagerstown.com or 301-991-2863, or the Hagerstown Area Religious Council at 301-842-4272 or info@harc.datachievereview.xyz (through December 20).  In case of inclement weather, the tour will be postponed to December 27. Notices will be posted on the HARC website and tour Facebook page and announced on WJEJ.