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-1850s ...

A church in Alexandria was thrust into national headlines following a sermon addressing the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The senior pastor at Alfred Street Baptist Church – Rev. Howard ...

Alexandria pastor Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley criticized honoring Charlie Kirk with half-staff flags, calling the assassinated conservative activist an "unapologetic racist." ...

When he stepped to the podium at Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, last month, Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley had a message for his congregation about the broad-daylight murder of ...

How Charlie Kirk is being memorialized — with many conservatives and white Christians, particularly evangelicals, emphasizing his faith and labeling him a martyr — has sparked debate among Black ...

A debate has been sparked among Black pastors who are trying to square a heroic view of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist who was gunned down in Utah this month, with the insulting ...

Many Black pastors and Christians are contesting the fond memorialization of conservative activist Charlie Kirk within the political right and pockets of evangelicalism, saying they denounce Kirk’s ...

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Day of Healing unites faith leaders and policymakers to drive change and address the nation's wounds.

Rev. Howard-John Wesley's sermon at Alfred Street Baptist Church, which addressed the killing of Charlie Kirk, sparked controversy and threats, but his congregation has stood by him.