Credo: Malcolm Peck

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The Swedenborgian Church of the Holy City in Northwest D.C. is noted for its English Gothic architecture and is popular for weddings. But inside, the church is struggling — its membership has dwindled to a dozen. Peck, the church president, is leading its recovery and hopes to bring the ideas of the church’s forefather, 18th century mystic Emanuel Swedenborg, to Washington.

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