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By the 1870s, Stafford had its first two black schools with a total of 99 students; both had white teachers. By 1883, there were eight one-room schools for blacks, some of which had black teachers; by 1904, all of Stafford’s black schools were taught by blacks.  In 1896, Stafford schools were segregated by race under…

No area of human endeavor demonstrates more clearly just how far Stafford has advanced than our schools. This is the oldest known photograph of a Stafford school. Bloomington School was located in Widewater.  

Berea School was built in the 1930s and was larger than most, as it contained three classrooms, a closet, and three brick flues. The largest classroom was 66 x 30. The school contained grades one through five. It served as a “white” school until 1958 and was closed in preparation to make it a “colored”…

Hull’s Memorial Baptist Church had its beginning as a community Sunday School. Mr. Paul Hull and his wife, Sallie, built a brush arbor to use as a meeting place, and on November 11, 1888, a Baptist Church was organized with 14 members from Ramoth Baptist Church. When the need arose for a new building in…

Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church is a small, friendly, community-focused church located in Brooke. The church has a rich history dating back to 1845.

Established in 1856, Ebenezer was one of the first Methodist churches in the Stafford community. This original brick building is located at today’s corner of Onville Road and Ebenezer Church Road in North Stafford. It survived, despite damage, during the Civil War.  The congregation worshiped at that location for over 135 years, until it moved…

Mt. Olive Baptist Church was founded in 1818 in Hartwood.  It is the oldest active black church in the county and up until after the Civil War, had a white minister because blacks, whether free or enslaved, could not legally congregate without a white person present. “For several years a slab harbor, similar to a…

One of the parish churches in Stafford was the Potomac Church.  It was for many years the primary church for Overwharton Parish.  It remained the parish church until Aquia Church was completed in 1757, at which time that became the primary church. Potomac Church was one of the largest colonial churches and was probably constructed…

The White Oak Primitive Baptist Church was built sometime between 1789 and 1835.  Still standing today are outbuildings consisting of a woodshed and men’s and women’s outhouses.  The property contains two cemeteries. During the Civil War the church became the center, for seven months, of an encampment of Union troops. Around 20,000 soldiers of the…

The historic church located at 100 Forbes Street in Falmouth, with its distinctive bell tower and tall, angled roof visible to travelers on US 1 and Route 17 in Stafford County dates back to 1891.  It was the original home of the Falmouth Baptist Church congregation.

Berea Baptist Church was founded in 1852 with the goal of bringing people to Christ in the Fredericksburg, VA area. Shortly after its inception, the United States Civil War broke out. During the Mud March of January 1863, Union troops used the church as a stable, tore out the gallery and pews, and broke the…

Ramoth Baptist Church was founded in 1866 as a place of refuge for those in Stafford following the Civil War.