Faith Baptist again placed flags to represent lives lost on 9/11.
PHOTOS: Powerful 9/11 display at Faith Baptist Church on Route 3 West in Spotsy
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Fredericksburg remembers ‘a saint among us’ in ‘Mayor for Life’ Davies
‘Mayor for Life’ Davies remembered for his commitment to serving the Fredericksburg community.
Company pledges to build community center for Caroline church as industrial complex is approved
Luck Stone plans to build 5.6 million square feet of industrial space that is expected to generate $28 million annually in tax revenue when completed.
Zion Church summit helps families gear up for school year
Back-to-school event featured workshops, supply giveaways.
Fredericksburg community mourns ‘Mayor for Life’ Davies
The Rev. Lawrence A. Davies, who died Monday morning, was Fredericksburg’s first Black city councilman and mayor.
After years of planning, supporters hope Jeremiah Community has found its home
On July 10, the Fredericksburg Planning Commission held a public hearing on the supportive housing development, which is proposed for 31.7 acres in the Bragg Hill area.
LISTEN: Micah Ministries proposed Jeremiah Project goes before Fredericksburg Planning Commission tonight
Micah’s Meghann Cotter explains the project off Wicklow Drive and talks about the needs in the region.
Caroline church reaching ‘beyond the four walls’ to hold skills workshop
The event will take place Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Caroline Community Services Center.
WATCH: Shiloh Baptist Church-Old Site marks 170 years
Shiloh Baptist Church-Old Site on Sophia Street in downtown Fredericksburg remembered the past on Sunday morning.
Fredericksburg faithful flock to National Day of Prayer event
Event included singers, vendors and mobile prayer teams throughout downtown Fredericksburg.
WATCH: FailSafe-ERA focusing on April being Second Chance Month
FailSafe-ERA is a Fredericksburg area program that works with familes and inmates impacted by incarceration.
WATCH: The JM principal asks for more community volunteers at Martin Luther King service
Two community leaders also honored for their work for justice.
WATCH: Many begin Easter Sunday at a sunrise service
Sunrise services were held around the region to begin Easter Sunday. Among them, Mount Hope Baptist on Gordon Road in Spotsylvania.
WATCH: Happy Birthday Josh Hardy
Josh Hardy would have turned 18 on March 31, 2024. Ten-year-old Josh passed away in 2016 from a rare form of cancer and complications from years of treatment. The Fredericksburg area–and far beyond–got behind the #savejosh movement as his mom fought to get him an experimental drug.
City church honors ‘living legends’ in Black history
Former City Councilman and local historian recognized for their efforts.
Coldest Night of the Year asks walkers to ‘look closer’ at homelessness
This year’s event raised more than $164,000 to combat hurt, hunger and homelessness in the Fredericksburg area.
Fredericksburg added to U.S. Civil Rights Trail
On Thursday, at the Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site) that served as the backdrop of many of those milestones, Mayor Kerry Devine announced that the city’s Fredericksburg’s Civil Rights Trail: “Freedom: A Work in Progress” has been accepted to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail.
WATCH: Senator Kaine talks about religious freeom on Senate floor
Virginia Senator Tim Kaine spoke on the Senate floor on National Religious Freedom Day that honors the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (written in Fredericksburg) that became the basis of the First Amendment’s protection of religious freedom.
PHOTOS: Christmas Eve candlelight services around the region
Goshen Baptist in Spotsylvania
St. Peter’s Episcopal in Oak Grove to hold service of prayer and hope Thursday at 5:30pm
Historic church destroyed by fire this week
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