C Street Center

(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.

[7] The house is the locale for: C Street has been the subject of controversy over its claimed tax status as a church, the ownership of the property and its connection to the Fellowship, and the reportedly subsidized benefits the facility provides to members of Congress.

"[12] In February 2010, the president of the Fellowship, Richard Carver, told The Columbus Dispatch that his "charitable organization" does not own the C Street Center "and has no control over its policy.

[7] As noted above, many of the present and past residents of C Street, including Senators Tom Coburn and John Ensign and Representatives Zach Wamp and Bart Stupak, have publicly acknowledged working with the Fellowship or are documented as having done so.

Clergy Voice stated that a one-bedroom apartment on Capitol Hill would cost at least $1,700, while rent at the C Street house for members has been $950 a month including housekeeping services, and thus the renters should pay income tax on the difference.

[20] On April 1, 2010, Fox News reported that a spokesperson for Coburn said that the CREW complaint was "bogus" and a "witch hunt, " adding that "Anyone who spends 10 minutes on Craigslist will realize they're getting a fair market deal" at $950 rent per month due to the shared nature of the living and bathroom space and "limited" housekeeping service.

"[22] Some of the members of Congress who have resided at the C Street Center have been exposed in sexual scandals, including Nevada Senator John Ensign, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, and Representative Chip Pickering.