First Baptist was formed in 1821 and is one of Richmond’s seminal Black churches. Binga led the congregation from 1872 to 1919 and was one of the longest-serving pastors after the Civil War era.

A couple who lost everything in a Shockoe Bottom fire receives furniture and sewing supplies from a stranger, forming an unexpected friendship through adversity.

Fairfax City’s Juneteenth celebration, held June 14 in Old Town Square, included food and crafts vendors, children’s ...

Lillie T. Pettus was born Oct. 4, 1946, to the late Daisy G. Britton and Archie James Thomas. She went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, June 25, 2025, after a long-fought illness. She was educated ...

Three men spent time in jail under suspicion of being involved in the murder of Presdient Lincoln 160 years ago. Two were ...

Confederate supporters arrived first, establishing a Saturday morning base near the town waterfront with “Save our history” ...

The Gloucester Museum of History has plans for its second floor—an overview of Gloucester County. The vast job of researching what is already on ...

Jennifer Cromack was combing through the American Baptist archive when she uncovered a slim box among some 18th and 19th ...

Now, one of the oldest African American congregations in Fauquier County is months away from meticulously restoring their ...