Read about our own members Alvene Conyers and Rev. Dr. Julie Grace who can trace their history back hundreds of years, sharing family pasts that include extensive community service in Williamsburg. They speak of of being embraced by this area. Publisher Meredith Collins states that, "Looking back means recognizing and wondering about a community that now embraces so well what was once so unfairly divided in many way. It is a testament to the character of those we interviewed that they reflect on those remembrances more with resignation than bitterness" Our own Rev. Grace summed it up when she said, "When you're in a community there's a sense of love and protection and fellowship..."
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Williamsburg's Next Door Neighbors Features Alvene Conyers and Rev. Dr. Julie Grace
Read about our own members Alvene Conyers and Rev. Dr. Julie Grace who can trace their history back hundreds of years, sharing family pasts that include extensive community service in Williamsburg. They speak of of being embraced by this area...
Williamsburg Community Chapel - Kingdom Mission: Witness
The Williamsburg Community Chapel's Sunday morning worship service welcomed members of the First Baptist Church Steering Committee to thank them for their generous donation.
First Baptist Church Launches the Let Freedom Ring Foundation
The National Council of Negro Women was started in 1938 by Mary McLeod Bethune, a daughter of a former slave and a civil rights activist. The organization was created to give African American Women a platform to fight for jobs, anti-lynching...
Ruth Odom Bonner, Who Rang the Freedom Bell With President Obama, Passes Away at 100
Watch Obamas Ring First Baptist’s ‘Freedom Bell’ at NMAAHC Dedication
On Saturday, the historic First Baptist bell rang in the nation’s capital to mark the dedication of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall.