Pastor's Bio - Alfred Street Baptist Church

On February 26, 2008, members of the congregation of the historic Alfred Street Baptist Church (ASBC), Alexandria, VA, celebrated their first anniversary of electing Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley as its pastor. He was installed as the 8^th pastor of Alfred Street on Sunday, September 28, 2008. Rev. Wesley is only the 8^th pastor in the 205 year history of this church. He is married to Debbie McCain Wesley, and they are the proud parents of two sons, Howard-John, II and Cooper Reece.

Since taking the pulpit in April 2008, over 1,000 have joined in fellowship with the Alfred Street Baptist Church family. The Single’s Ministry has been revived and new ministries have begun, including the Recovery Ministry, Career Change Ministry and the Intercessory Prayer Ministry. A new member orientation process is being recreated to meet the needs of the acclimating new members and new believers under the leadership of the Board of Deacons and the Phillip Ministry is being created to train lay leaders within the church to assist in ministering to those God leads to join the Alfred Street family. The Liturgical Dance, Young Adult Dancers and Drama ministries now minister monthly in the morning worship services.