This week, the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund announced a $13.5M grant to 30+ historically Black churches across the country — its largest investment to date.
Shiloh Baptist Church, a historically Black church located in Alexandria, received a $360,000 grant to enhance its worship space and preserve its structural integrity. This iconic landmark was founded by formerly enslaved African Americans in 1863 on the site of a contraband camp for enslaved people escaping to the Union during the Civil War.
Founded in 1863, the church is located at 1401 Jamieson Ave. Taft Quincey Heatley currently serves as the 12th senior pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church…