Leading churches

Leading Black churches to visit in VirginiaService times, giving & websites

Of the 178 Black churches we list in Virginia, 49 make it easy to plan a first visit, and 23 publish their Sunday service time online. Ebenezer Baptist Church in Virginia Beach leads the list.

49 churches ranked23 publish service times
49churches ranked
23publish Sunday times
48give online
100top score

Leaders matrix: what the top churches in Virginia make easy

Score out of 100. Each colour is something we checked on the church’s own website or listing.
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Ranking of Black churches in Virginia

#ChurchCityTraditionSunday worshipGive onlineWebsiteConfirmed
1Ebenezer Baptist ChurchVirginia BeachAfrican American11 am✓✓✓
2New Hope Baptist ChurchVirginia BeachMissionary Baptist10 am✓✓✓
3Mt Zion Baptist ChurchTriangleBlack Baptist3 pm✓✓✓
4First AME ChurchAlexandriaAME10 am✓✓–
5Massie Memorial Church of God in ChristWaynesboroCOGIC11:30 am✓✓–
6Antioch Missionary Baptist ChurchNorfolkMissionary Baptist11 am✓✓–
7Bethel AME ChurchHamptonAME10 am✓✓–
8Bethlehem Missionary Baptist ChurchNorfolkMissionary Baptist11 am✓✓–
9Christ Church Apostolic PAWHamptonApostolic11:30 am✓✓–
10Emmanuel AME ChurchFredericksburgAME11 am✓✓–
11First African Baptist ChurchRichmondBlack Baptist10:45 am✓✓–
12Greater Joy Church of God in ChristNewport NewsCOGIC11 am✓✓–
13Mt. Peniel Church of God in ChristFredericksburgCOGIC11:30 am✓✓–
14Yeshua Church of God in ChristManassasCOGIC11 am✓✓–
15Faith & Hope Temple COGICPetersburgCOGIC10 am✓✓–
16Holiness Tabernacle COGICWoodbridgeCOGIC11 am✓✓–
17Living Water AME ChurchStaffordAME11:30 am✓✓–
18Metropolitan African American Baptist ChurchRichmondAfrican American10 am✓✓–
19Mountain View Missionary Baptist ChurchMartinsvilleMissionary Baptist11 am✓✓–
20New Hope Church of God in ChristNorfolkCOGIC10 am✓✓–
21Radford Church of God in ChristRadfordCOGIC10 am✓✓–
22Spirit of Truth Deliverance COGICDumfriesCOGIC10 am✓✓–
23New Jerusalem Church of God in ChristVirginia BeachCOGIC10 am–✓–
24Alfred Street Baptist ChurchAlexandriaBaptist–✓✓✓
25Mount Olive Baptist ChurchArlingtonBlack Baptist–✓✓✓
26Middle Cross Missionary Baptist ChurchStuartMissionary Baptist–✓✓–
27Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist ChurchNorfolkMissionary Baptist–✓✓–
28Bethel Church of God in ChristCharlottesvilleCOGIC–✓✓–
29Dominion C. O. G. I. CPortsmouthCOGIC–✓✓–
30First AME Church of ManassasManassasAME–✓✓–

How we rank: churches earn points for what a first-time visitor needs and what we could check ourselves in October 2026: a Sunday service time published on the church's own website (30), Sunday school or Bible study times (10), an online giving page (20), a working website (15), a phone number (10) and tradition confirmed on its own site or a documented history (15). It is not a judgment of worship or community; churches can improve their place by sending us their schedule.

Leading churches in Virginia: questions

Which Black churches in Virginia are easiest to visit?

Ebenezer Baptist Church in Virginia Beach tops our list: it publishes its schedule and makes it simple to contact or give. The full ranking is above.

Which Black churches in Virginia publish their service times?

23 churches publish a Sunday service time on their own website; you will find each time in the table above and on every profile.

How can a church move up this list?

Send us your service times, website and giving link through the update form. We check them and update the page.

Is this ranking an endorsement?

No. It only measures how much practical information is available. Visit a few churches and choose the one that feels right for you.

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