The Palisades Hub
Community, reimagined.
Your Community Gathering Place
Nestled underneath beautiful oaks in a quiet corner of NW DC, the Hub facilities and campus have been a pillar of the Palisades community since the early 1900s, providing a gathering space and refuge from life's harsher realities. Our story is unique, and we encourage you to read about the Hub's journey below. As we evolve and try new things we are committed to preserving this beautiful, historic building for the next 100 years of creative expression and community!
The Hub's Journey
The Hub's home at 5200 Cathedral Ave NW is owned by the Palisades Community Church (PCC), which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2023 making it the oldest non-denominational congregation in our nation's capitol. In 2019, the congregation took stock of the challenges it faced managing the large facility as a small congregation. With the guidance of Thrive Impact Consulting Group and significant input from community leaders, the Church decided to form a secular, non-profit organization called the Palisades Hub to take over operation and management of their facility and campus. The Hub was officially established in 2021.
The Hub is responsible for maintaining a welcoming, warm, accessible, and open space for the community. We are proud to work with many organizations and individuals to provide diverse programming, and we consider those who house their offices in our building to be cherished Community Partners, including the Community Preschool of the Palisades, Palisades Village, Jung Society of Washington and Boy Scout Troop 61 which has been associated with the church for over 100 years!
Since 2021, the Hub has undergone significant improvements, including new flooring and AC systems in the Sanctuary and Social Hall, upgraded meeting rooms and classrooms, and new landscaping with native plants. As the Hub approaches our 6th year of operation, we continue to make improvements to the facility and campus with installation of a solar panel array scheduled for 2025 as well as plans to make the space more accessible and accommodating as budgets allow.
With the continued support of our community we are also upgrading our audio and visual systems with plans for enhanced projection and audio capability in the Sanctuary, multi-track recording, lighting improvements and video capture/live streaming to ensure that the Hub offers performers and audience members a truly unique and comprehensive experience at public events. Many wonderful things have happened at the Hub in the past few years and we can't wait to see what the community dreams up next!
Our Team
Administrative Staff
Music Programming
Lynda Cokinos
Organizer/Producer
Hub Cap Centre Concerts
Backstage @ The Sanctuary
Mark Noone
Production Consultant
Hub Cap Centre Concerts
Backstage @ The Sanctuary
Community Advisory Board
Mark Segraves
Board Chair
Fernando Batista
Board Member
Doug Dupin
Board Member
Joe McHugh
Board Member
Erin Soletski
Board Member
Sylvia Becker
Vice Chair
Louisa Dugan
Board Member
Julie Koczela
Board Member
Ann Roddy
Board Member
Community Partners
The Hub has long-standing relationships with multiple
community partners who are housed in our building.
We support, and appreciate the work they do for our community!
Palisades Community Church
The Palisades Community Church is a progressive, welcoming, intentionally diverse congregation located in the leafy northwest corner of Washington, DC. For over 100 years this multi-denominational congregation has been dedicated to religious inclusiveness and committed to giving back to our community and world. In creating the Palisades Hub they have opened their beautiful historic building to the community as a way are extended a long legacy of community-centered practice. All are welcome to join the PCC every Sunday at 10am in the Sanctuary for fellowship.
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Community Preschool of the Palisades
The Community Preschool of the Palisades is dedicated to providing high-quality education for our children. CPP encourages natural curiosity and creativity in a play-based setting and believes preschoolers learn most naturally through play and interaction with peers and teachers. CPP values the child as a whole person and seeks to promote all aspects of their growth. The Hub is proud to partner with CPP as they continue to provide quality education and play to our community's little ones.
Palisades Village
​Palisades Village is a caring community of older adults who want to enjoy living at home for as long as possible. Their volunteers and staff support members by providing services and social, educational, and cultural activities in Berkley, Foxhall, Kent, Palisades, Spring Valley, and Wesley Heights.
Jung Society of Washington
The Jung Society of Washington's goal is to provide continuous education for living a purposeful and creative life and for building a more conscious and thoughtful community. The Jungians follow and ponder the teachings of the innovative thinker Carl Jung. The Jungians offer classes, gatherings, and events for the community.
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Boy Scouts Troop #61
Boy Scout Troop #61 has been with the Church since the beginning - nearly 100 years of partnership! Troop #61 includes boys from the Washington, D.C. metro area. The group strives to capitalize on the wealth of opportunities available in the area by exposing their scouts to history, government, international embassies, national parks, and more throughout the program. The Troop holds weekly meetings and other activities at the Hub.
