First Baptist Church

By The Shenandoah Stories team

First Baptist Church was founded in Mt. Jackson in 1912.

Few records exist describing the church or its activities. The church celebrated its 26th anniversary on September 18, 1938 with a dinner and special service according to a September 16, 1938 Northern Virginia Daily article.

One major part of the church was the Scott family, particularly Preston Scott Sr., a prominent African American resident of Woodstock, was its last trustee.

We do know the church closed sometime between 1952 when the church a "Men and Women's Day" and 1954 when the neighboring Methodist Church was listed as the only "colored church" in Mt. Jackson.

The building was sold in 1965 and still stands on Orkney Drive.

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“First Baptist Church,” Shenandoah Stories, accessed March 12, 2025, http://shenandoahstories.org/items/show/300.

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