Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site): Fredericksburg, Virginia

Click here to hear excerpts from a traditional spiritual sung as a choir processional during the 11:00 a.m. service on September 3, 2006: "Children of God,

keep on marchin',

for one of these days,

we shall be free..."

(MP3 format)

Featured voices are the Senior Choir and Men's Choir of Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site), with the Rev. Ronald Cooper singing the lead


	Pastor Lawrence A. Davies

	This fabric collage entitled "Sittin' at the Welcome Table" serves as a visual reminder to us that all people are welcome at God's table, just as they are at Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site)

You must therefore set no bounds to your love,

just as your heavenly Father sets no bounds to his.

Matthew 5:48, New Jerusalem Bible

Welcome

I AM pleased and honored to welcome you to Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site), located at 801 Sophia Street in historic Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Whether you are younger or older or somewhere in between, whether you are alone or a part of a larger family, I think you'll be pleased at what you find at Shiloh Old Site.

In 2004, our ongoing mission partnership with people in Benin led to an evening celebration of festive African fashions, with the designer herself in attendance

A variety of lively programs for youth provide opportunities for fun, fellowship, worship, and service to others

Our convenient location on the river in downtown Fredericksburg has been a meeting place for God's people for over 150 years

We are a fellowship of people who believe that God has no outcasts. We are convinced that there should be no walls of exclusion, no barriers to God's grace.

At Shiloh Old Site, everyone is welcome. Because there are are no bounds to God's love, we put no bounds on ours.

SO NO MATTER WHO you are, no matter where you come from, no matter what others may say about you, you are warmly invited to join us. Join us as we worship our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Join us as we graciously support each other in fellowship and love. Join us as we courageously and compassionately serve our world in Jesus' name.

As you become a part of the family at Shiloh Old Site, my prayer for you is that you will experience a profound spiritual companionship, be empowered by

a amazing sense of holy wonder, and be deeply energized to join our active and faithful outreach to all those who find themselves in need.

Jesus' disciples once asked him, "Lord, when did we see you hungry, sick, or in prison?" Today they might have also asked, "When did we see you torn apart by violence and war? When did we see you longing for dignity and respect? When did we see you struggling against poverty and economic injustice?"

But we no longer need to ask Jesus such questions, for we've learned to see him everyday. Here at Shiloh Old Site, we seek to reach out in love -- so that a Light might shine and a Hope might reign.

WITH THAT IN MIND, I invite you to worship with us. I invite you to grow with us. I invite you to serve with us. I invite you to learn with us.

As you feel the warmth of God's embrace, may you find new hope, new strength, new courage so that you, too, can make a significant difference in the lives of others around you.

God's Spirit is at work, both here and around the world. Here at Shiloh Old Site, we strive to be in touch with that Spirit. We strive to be faithful servants of the One who has made us, the One who has loved us, the One who has redeemed us.

At Shiloh Old Site, there's a "welcome table." It's the "welcome table" of our Lord. I hope that you join us in worship and service in the near future .Rev. Lawrence A. Davies, Pastor

To see a photo of a large number of folks from our congregation, taken in front of the church building on Homecoming Sunday 2004, click here.

HISTORY and SMALL GROUP MINISTRIES

For more than 170 years, there's been a church "down by the riverside" in Fredericksburg, Virginia, known as "Shiloh Baptist." Our own history as an independent congregation dates back more than 150 years. We invite you to join us as we continue in that joyful tradition, moving forward with all the strength that God's Spirit provides. And to insure that you experience the close fellowship and loving support for which we are known, we offer a number of small groups and clubs in which you can participate.

For more about out history, click here.

For more about small groups and clubs, click here.

SPECIAL EVENTS and MISSION OUTREACH

Special programs and seasonal events will enrich your life at Shiloh Old Site, such as this scene near the upper left of this page from a program featuring contemporary African fashions, crafted for us by a young woman from Benin, West Africa, who we hosted for four weeks as a way of extending our mutually supportive connections to that nation.

For information about upcoming special events, click here.

For information about our mission outreach, click here.

MUSIC and WORSHIP

When you worship at Shiloh Old Site, you'll enjoy a wide variety of both traditional and contemporary music, sung by an assortment of seven different choirs.

For more about our music ministries, click here.

For more about our Sunday worship services, click here.

PASTORAL LEADERSHIP

Rev. Lawrence A. Davies has been Shiloh Old Site's leader and shepherd since 1962. You'll enjoy his insightful messages, humble spirit, and passion for the redeeming ways of Jesus. He is assisted by a number of part-time ministering associates, both male and female.

For more about Rev. Davies, click here.

For more about our pastoral ministries, click here.

SPIRITUAL GROWTH and YOUTH MINISTRIES

Shiloh Old Site offers a rich array of opportunities to enhance your biblical understanding and spiritual growth, including weekday Bible studies and Sunday classes for all adults, children, and youth. There are also a host of programs for children and youth, including retreats, outings, service projects, choirs, scouting, Bible studies, a dance team, and more.

For more about spiritual enrichment opportunities, click here.

For more about youth programs, click here.

For directions on how to find our meeting place, click here.

The fabric collage on this page, entitled "Sittin' at the Welcome Table," is by artist Cathleen Benberg. Used here with permission.

Last update for this page: 11/12/2008

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Office phone 540.373.8701

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