WALNUT HILLS, Ohio (WKRC) – Nearly a quarter-million dollars in grant funding is headed to a Walnut Hills church to help repair its roof and fix water damage.
First Baptist Church of Walnut Hills is one of 33 recipients this year of a grant aimed at helping preserve Black churches. The funding is from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.
The church traces its roots to an 1856 church that included both Baptist and African Methodist Episcopal members. The Baptists formed a congregation in 1856 and have worshipped in Walnut Hills ever since…