In-Person Service FAQs
Is this service open to people who are not members of Alfred Street Baptist Church?
Yes, all are welcome!
Do I have to show proof of vaccination to attend?
No, proof of vaccination is not a requirement to attend in-person services. Masks are also optional.
What do I do if I test positive?
Please contact us ASAP at welcomeback@alfredstreet.org and indicate where you were seated in the sanctuary. We will post a general notification on the COVID Updates page to alert others who may have been seated in your area, but we WILL NOT reveal any private or identifying information.
How do I know if someone has tested positive?
To find out if someone has tested positive at a recent service you have attended, CLICK HERE. We will indicate the area they were seated but will not reveal any identifying details.
Prayer Request
We will pray for your request. It will remain on the church wide weekly list for 30 days. After 30 days please fill out an updated card, resubmit online, or call the church office at 703-683-2222 ext 162 to leave updated information.
Beliefs
The Bible is our all-sufficient rule for faith and practice. This statement of fundamental truths is intended simply as a basis of fellowship among us (i.e. that we all speak the same things, I Cor. 1:10; Acts 2:42).
History
Alfred Street Baptist Church traces its origins to 1803, during the period when Thomas Jefferson served as the third president of the United States. At that time, Baptists in Northern Virginia worshipped at the Backlick Baptist Church on Little River Turnpike.
Leadership
The Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley is the exciting, gifted and anointed senior pastor of the historic Alfred Street Baptist Church (ASBC) in Alexandria, VA. A courageous, dynamic, and visionary leader, he is only the eighth pastor in the church’s 217-year history of worshipping Christ while serving humankind. Dr. Wesley is regarded as one of the most prolific and prophetic voices of justice and grace in our generation. Currently, he is part of the first of its kind in the world; the inaugural cohort of only ten exceptional students in the PhD in African American Preaching and Sacred Rhetoric program at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Under Dr. Wesley’s extraordinary leadership, the Alfred Street Baptist Church has grown from 2,500 members to 10,000, 50,000 plus monthly online viewers, 100 million you tube views and 80 active ministries with an emphasis on children’s ministries and missions.