JOIN US SATURDAY, MARCH 30, FOR “AMAZING LOVE,” AN EASTER EVE CONCERT BY THE JAMAICA YOUTH CHORALE
Join us at 5 p.m. on the Saturday before Easter for an inspiring — and empowering — concert by the illustrious and highly talented Jamaica Youth Chorale. If you heard this amazing group a year ago when it performed at Shiloh Old Site, you won’t want to miss this year’s concert, which is entitled “Amazing Love.” A free-will offering will be taken.
JOIN US ON RESURRECTION SUNDAY
On March 31, our 10 a.m. Sunday morning service will be a celebration of the “open tomb,” a reminder of the countless graves that are unable to keep God’s people down. We will celebrate the persecuted Christ, whom God raised in a triumph over all the powers of evil that still seek to destroy and demean our world. All are welcome. The service will be available in person as well as on this page, on-line.
Scroll down for on-line viewing of current and recent services.
WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUNITY BREAKFASTS
In cooperation with Micah Ecumenical Ministries, Shiloh Old Site provides a free breakfast for individuals in the community every Wednesday morning from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Anyone interested in a nourishing meal is welcome. Volunteers from the congregation cook, serve, and greet our honored guests. Anyone interested in serving as a volunteer is invited to contact the church office at 540-373-8701.
Like Christ, we at Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site) in Fredericksburg, Virginia, strive to be God’s “living word” in a hurting world. Like Christ, we seek to extend an inclusive embrace to those who have been beaten down, pushed aside, or locked out. Like Christ, we try to serve as Spirit-led agents of God’s healing power and transforming love.
We offer both an in-person and on-line service each Sunday at 10 a.m. Either Pastor Aaron Dobynes, Sr., or another minister provides a biblical message. Also included in the service is an abbreviated time of prayer and scripture reading, accompanied by some music and community updates.
Visitors and guests are always welcome.
Please note that we primarily enter and exit through a recessed glass door that is just a little to the left of the double red doors that face the sidewalk.
Our sanctuary is on the second floor. After entering through the glass door, you can turn to your left and ride up on our elevator. Or you can turn to the right and walk up the main double staircase.
Although the wearing of face masks is optional, some of us do wear masks when we’re together in the building. It’s a way of protecting and caring for each other, knowing that Covid and other diseases are often spread before we know that we’re infectious.
On-line links to the most recent Sunday services can be found farther down on this page.
EASTER EVE CONCERT ~ 5 PM, MARCH 30, 2024
SUNDAY SERVICE ~ MARCH 24, 2024
SUNDAY SERVICE ~ MARCH 17, 2024
SUNDAY SERVICE ~ MARCH 10, 2024
SUNDAY SERVICE ~ MARCH 3, 2024
You can also watch and listen to a variety of past services anytime on our YouTube channel. The channel can be found at: http://youtube.com/shiloholdsite.
TODAY IN HISTORY
In a world that too often pursues lies and seeks to enforce its own self-serving illusions, God’s people must lift up the truth, lest we be numbered among that “rebellious breed” that has “eyes to see but sees not” and has “ears to hear but hears not” (Ezekiel 12:1–2)
To discover an instance of racial injustice that happened today in history, click here.
2nd ANNUAL “HAT DAY,” OCTOBER 29, 2023
On Sunday morning, October 29, 2023, we honored the African American tradition in which both women and men wore their finest hats — or “crowns” — to church as an expression of the dignity that Christ imparts to all of God’s children, regardless of how we may have been treated by others. Among those present was Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw, who read a proclamation from the City of Fredericksburg, declaring that the last Sunday of October would forever be “Hat Day” in Fredericksburg.
The images below are from a Sunday morning service commemorating the 60th anniversary of Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site)’s Home Missions Ministry, May 21, 2023. Honorees included all current members of the Home Missions Ministry, as well as Pastor Emeritus Lawrence Davies (founder of the Home Missions Ministry) and Mrs. Janice P. Davies (long-time leader of the ministry). Associate minister Rev. Curtis Edmonds brought the message of the morning. Musicians Phyllis Nelson and Deacon Shelton Johnson provided instrumental accompaniment. Guests from other local community service groups were also recognized. (Click on any image to see a larger version.) (To view a copy of the Sunday program, which includes a history of the Home Missions Ministry, click here.)
The images below are from a concert given at Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site) by the visiting Jamaica Youth Chorale, February 4, 2023. (Click individual photos to see a larger image.) (Or watch the YouTube video of the event by clicking here.)
We’re thankful for your financial support
Contributions for the ongoing ministry of this haven of hope can be made securely on-line. Just click the button found below. Or you can go to: https://onrealm.org/shiloholdsite/give.
You can also give by text message. It’s secure and easy. Just send a text to 73256. Type ShilohOldSite (all one word) followed by $Amount. The first time you give this way, you’ll be asked for contact and payment information. You won’t need to enter that information for subsequent gifts.
Midweek Bible studies
We offer a Tuesday evening Bible study, available via Zoom or phone. It starts at about 6:30 p.m. The Bible study is normally led either by Pastor Aaron Dobynes or by another member of the congregation. To join by Zoom, click here. The meeting ID is 964 4914 8437 and the passcode is 801.
Another way of getting access to the Tuesday evening Bible conversation is by phone. Dial (not toll-free) 301-715-8592. The meeting ID is 964 4914 8437 and the passcode is 801.
We offer an in-person Wednesday evening Bible study on the first Wednesday evening of each month, normally led by our pastor, the Rev. Aaron Dobynes, Sr. The hour-long Bible study begins at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday morning church school
Each Saturday morning at 10 a.m., we offer an adult-oriented “Sunday school” class. Each session focuses on a specific passage of scripture and is led by a member of our congregation. You’re invited to join the conversation by placing a toll-free call at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday morning to 877-853-5257. The ID is: 975 7280 3450. The passcode is 801.
Sunday morning children’s church
Most Sunday mornings at 10 a.m we offer a fun and educational children’s church program. It’s held in our lower-level multi-purpose room. All children are welcome. It lasts until the conclusion of the Sunday morning worship service.
Mid-day prayer services
At 11:30 a.m. each Monday and Wednesday, we offer a dial-in prayer service. It’s a time for sharing concerns for the well-being of all in our congregation, our community, and our world, lifting our hearts to our compassionate and ever-faithful God, who hears our cries and feels our tears, strengthening our lives so that we might continue to minister to others with wisdom and grace. The dial-in number is 605-313-4454. The password is 351600#. s
Welcome to a spiritually empowered haven of hope
Since 1854, we at Shiloh have tried to manifest the spirit of Christ, faithfully serving others as God’s liberating and transforming word. We’re located at 801 Sophia Street, on the river in downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401.