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Between 1861 and 1865, enslaved people gathered on this site, built a brush arbor church, worshipped God, and became a faithful congregation. On December 5, 1881, Rev. John L. Bell and four other church leaders purchased one acre of this land for eleven dollars and called themselves the New School Baptist Church. George W. Thomas helped erect a wooden, steepled church that was later renamed Neabsco Baptist Church. The building was also used to educate children of former slaves and free persons of color. The church has undergone two renovations, and hand-hewn timbers beneath the flooring of the present church remain reminders of the toil of many people who held to a dream during troubled times.
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Dale City, Virginia · United States
