Alfred Street Baptist Church, one of the oldest faith communities in Alexandria, just passed the first major hurdle for ongoing plans for an expansion. Despite a mixed reaction in the public ...

Established around 1790 by Peter Durrett, “Old Captain,” church congregations split over the decades to create both the Main Street Baptist Church and the Historic Pleasant Green Baptist Church.

Alfred Street Baptist Church has been an institution in Alexandria since it began as Colored Baptist Society at the time Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States. In the mid ...