Welcome to the newsroom of Alfred Street Baptist Church. Here you will find news and features about our Pastor, Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, as well as community outreach highlights and coverage of various events and affairs at our church. If you are a member of the press and would like media credentials or to request an interview, complete the form found here.

LATEST NEWS

February 12. 2022
Alfred Street Baptist Church Ends its Contract with the Kennedy Center

ARTICLES

November 12, 2024 I Source: WUSA9
Nation’s Largest HBCU Festival Held in Virginia | Get Uplifted

October 4, 2024 I Source: UNCF
UNCF Honors Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley with The Keeper of the Flame Award

November 16, 2022 I Source: Prince George’s Suite Magazine & Media
Unveiling Wakanda: How & Why the Alfred Street Baptist Church Hosted Mass Screening of the New Black Panther Movie

October 4, 2021 I Source: RNS
‘COVID has been harder on us’: Some Black churches remain hesitant to reopen

August 28, 2021 I Source: WTOP
Tradition times 2 at annual Alexandria gift card give away

April 20, 2021 I Source: ABC 7
‘It is right to feel angry’: 7OYS looks at how to process emotions from Chauvin trial

April 8, 2021 I Source: ABC 7
‘It’s time’: ACPS school board unanimously approves new names for two Alexandria schools

February 10, 2021 I Source: Fox 5
HBCU festival powered by Alexandria church, Google Cloud will be the largest in the country, organizers say

October 23, 2020 I Source: Dogwood
Alexandria’s Oldest Black Church Gave Away $1 Million to Groups in Need

October 22, 2020 I Source: The Christian Post
Church Donates More Than 1m In Surplus

October 22, 2020 I Source: The Grio
Virginia Baptist Church Donates 1 million

October 22, 2020 I Source: CBN News
Simply Amazing! VA Church Gives $1M to Help Others with ‘Tithe-the-Tithe Initiative’

October 22, 2020 I Source: Christian Headlines
Church Donates over $1 Million in Surplus Tithes to Help Those Affected by COVID-19

October 22, 2020 I Source: Godtv
Virginia Church Donates Over $1 Million To Churches & Organizations To Help In COVID-19 Relief

August 10, 2020 I Source: Local DMV
Local church gives back to Senior Services of Alexandria

June 14, 2020 I Source: Washington Post
Thousands gather Sunday for prayer and protests in Washington

June 14, 2020 I Source: Fox 5
Historic Virginia congregation marches to Lafayette Park after Rayshard Brooks’ death

June 11, 2020 I Source: Alexandria Times
Alexandria officials, community leaders respond to the killing of George Floyd

April 11, 2020 I Source: Washington Post
A pastor confessed to his church he was tired, and he planned a break. Then, the coronavirus hit D.C.

April 8, 2020 I Source: Religion News Service
Sabbatical cut short, megachurch pastor relished quiet, turns to pandemic

December 11, 2019 I Source: The Washington Post
‘I feel so distant from God’: Popular D.C.-area pastor confesses he’s tired, announces sabbatical

April 30, 2019 I Source: Faith and Leadership
With a spirit of ‘irrational generosity,’ a church helps pay the debts of Howard University seniors and sustain a historic connection to HBCUs

February 3, 2016 I Source: Alexandria Gazette Packet
Alexandria: NAACP To Honor Local Church Leader The Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley to receive national award.

May 24, 2016 I Source: The Washington Post
How the African American Museum is Raising the Bar for Black Philanthropy

January 04, 2016 I Source: The Christian Post
Historic Alfred Street Baptist Church Donates $1M to Smithsonian’s African-American History Museum