Archaeologists in Colonial Williamsburg uncovered the foundations of First Baptist Church, founded in 1776 by free and enslaved Blacks. Using ground-penetrating radar, they found 62 historic graves ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — In honor of Juneteenth, Colonial Williamsburg isn't just looking back. It's making steps forward. Thursday, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the reconstructed African Baptist ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — The rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before constructing a wooden meetinghouse in Virginia, started ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — It is a touching moment years in the making for a community in Williamsburg. A scientific discovery will help descendants of the historic First Baptist Church of Williamsburg to ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A ceremonial groundbreaking will be held Thursday for the rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before ...

WILLIAMSBURG — Preparations are underway for the next phase of the project focused on the original First Baptist Church site in Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area. Now known as the African Baptist ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a near-complete 18th-century foundation and chimney base believed to be from the original site of the Williamsburg Bray School, one of the earliest institutions in North ...

First Baptist Church’s hidden past reveals faith, resilience, and historic justice. Archaeologists uncovered the foundations and burial ground of First Baptist Church, founded in 1776 by free and ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The rebuilding of one of the nation's oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before constructing a wooden meetinghouse in Virginia, started ...