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The C Street Center is a three story brick townhouse in Washington, D.C. operated by The Fellowship.〔Hallett, Joe (February 23, 2010). ( "Columbus-area pastors try to lift veil on mysterious D.C. organization." ) The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved on March 13, 2010.〕〔(Complaint )〕〔Parnes, Amie (February 2, 2010). ("C Street Cash Questioned." ) Politico. Retrieved on March 5, 2010〕〔(Family at C Street: Congressmen’s Secretive Religious Political Group Attacked by Ministers." People Magazine (March 8, 2010). Retrieved on March 13, 2010 )〕〔Overby, Peter (February 24, 2010). ("Tax Status Of Lawmakers' Religious Refuge Disputed" ). NPR. Retrieved on March 13, 2010〕〔https://www.taxpayerservicecenter.com/RP_Detail.jsp?ssl=0733%20%20%20%200825〕 It is the former convent for nearby St. Peter's Church. It is located at 133 C Street, SE, behind the Madison Annex of the Library of Congress and a short distance from the United States Capitol, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee and House of Representatives Office Buildings.〔 Free copy available at 〕 The structure has 12 bedrooms, nine bathrooms, five living rooms, four dining rooms, three offices, a kitchen, and a small chapel.〔 The facility houses mostly Republican members of Congress.〔〔Overby, Peter (February 24, 2010). ("Tax Status Of Lawmakers' Religious Refuge Disputed" ). NPR. Retrieved on March 13, 2010 (stating the "vast majority" of members of Congress staying at C Street are Republican)〕 Prior to its current use, the building housed the offices of Ralph Nader's Congress Watch, Critical Mass Energy Project, and the Tax Project. ==Background== The Reverend Louis P. Sheldon had told the Los Angeles Times in 2002 that the Fellowship opened the C Street house to members of Congress because "it helps them out. A lot of men don't have an extra $1,500 to rent an apartment. So the Fellowship house does that for those who are part of the Fellowship." (In 2002, the ''LA Times'' reported that rent was $600 per month for each resident and meals cost extra, but cleaning is provided by eight college-age volunteers from the Fellowship and a "house mother" who washes the congressmen's sheets and towels.) Doug Coe, leader of the Fellowship, also told the ''LA Times'' that "I give or loan money to hundreds of people, or have my friends do so," including to members of Congress but he did not recall the details.〔 The house is the locale for: *Wednesday prayer breakfasts for United States Senators, which have been attended by Senators Sam Brownback, Tom Coburn, James Inhofe, John Ensign, Susan Collins and Hillary Clinton. *Tuesday night dinners for members of Congress and other Fellowship associates. *An annual Ambassador Luncheon. The 2006 event was attended by ambassadors from Turkey, Macedonia, Pakistan, Jordan, Algeria, Armenia, Egypt, Belarus, Mongolia, Latvia, and Moldova. *Receptions for foreign dignitaries, including the Prime Minister of Australia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「C Street Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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