Rebuilding One of the Nation's Oldest Black Churches Begins at Juneteenth Ceremony

Vital sites in Williamsburg’s Black history take steps forward on Juneteenth

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Rebuilding one of the nation's oldest Black churches begins at Juneteenth ceremony

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — The rebuilding of one of the nation's oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before constructing a wooden meetinghouse in Virginia, started Thursday with a ceremonial groundbreaking.

Rebuilding one of the nation’s oldest Black churches begins at Juneteenth ceremony

By BEN FINLEY WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — The rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before constructing a wooden meetinghouse in Virginia, started Thursday with a ceremonial groundbreaking. The First Baptist Church of Williamsburg officially established itself in 1776, although parishioners met before then in fields and under trees in defiance of laws that prevented African Amer…

Rebuilding one of nation's oldest Black churches begins at Juneteenth ceremony

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. The rebuilding of one of the nation's oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before constructing a wooden meetinghouse in Virginia, started Thursday with a ceremonial groundbreaking.The First Baptist Church of Williamsburg officially established itself in 1776, although parishioners met before then in fields and under trees in defiance of laws that prevented African Americans from congregatin…

Juneteenth ceremony to kick off rebuilding of Black church at Colonial Williamsburg

The First Baptist Church of Williamsburg established itself in 1776, although parishioners met before then in fields and under trees in defiance of laws that prevented African Americans from congregating.

Fire destroys Tennessee church’s building, not its spirit • Biblical Recorder

DYERSBURG, Tenn. — A devastating fire Friday, June 13, destroyed most of Zion Hill Baptist Church in the Friendship Community near Dyersburg. The blaze consumed the sanctuary, fellowship hall, kitchen and foyer of the historic building whose congregation has served the community for more than 130 years. “By the time I got there, it was fully engaged all the way across the foyer, the sanctuary and the kitchen area,” said Phill Hall, interim direc…