First Baptist Church, Berkley
First Baptist Church, Berkley
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Located in the Berkley neighborhood of Norfolk, VA, First Baptist Church, Berkley worships Sundays at 10:00 AM and offers live and recorded services on YouTube with audio listening for remote attendees. Founded in 1868 by newly freed African Americans and originally organized as Cedar Grove Baptist Church (cornerstone dated 1883; sanctuary dedicated 1910), the multicultural, community-focused congregation completed major campus and ADA renovations in 2010 and will celebrate its 158th anniversary in 2026. The church maintains robust local outreach — FiBaChu tutoring, NEST shelter nights, Berkley Reunion park ministry, Hope for Hampton Roads — and documents international mission trips to Jamaica and Kenya; it also offers virtual Bible study Tuesdays at 7pm. Led by Rev. Dr. William D. Tyree III and Executive Pastor Joseph E. Johnson IV, the church makes connecting easy through online Church Service Request and volunteer forms (Cognito Forms), a mailing list signup, prayer email (PRAYER@FBCBERKLEY.ORG), office hours Tue–Thu 9am–5pm (Mon/Fri by appointment), active YouTube and Facebook channels, and online giving options.
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- Name:First Baptist Church, Berkley
- Street Address:706 Berkley Avenue Extension
- Address Line 2:(removed)
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- Name:First Baptist Church, Berkley
- Website URL:https://fbcberkley.org
- Summary:Located in the Berkley neighborhood of Norfolk, VA, First Baptist Church, Berkley worships Sundays at 10:00 AM and offers live and recorded services on YouTube with audio listening for remote attendees. Founded in 1868 by newly freed African Americans and originally organized as Cedar Grove Baptist Church (cornerstone dated 1883; sanctuary dedicated 1910), the multicultural, community-focused congregation completed major campus and ADA renovations in 2010 and will celebrate its 158th anniversary in 2026. The church maintains robust local outreach — FiBaChu tutoring, NEST shelter nights, Berkley Reunion park ministry, Hope for Hampton Roads — and documents international mission trips to Jamaica and Kenya; it also offers virtual Bible study Tuesdays at 7pm. Led by Rev. Dr. William D. Tyree III and Executive Pastor Joseph E. Johnson IV, the church makes connecting easy through online Church Service Request and volunteer forms (Cognito Forms), a mailing list signup, prayer email (PRAYER@FBCBERKLEY.ORG), office hours Tue–Thu 9am–5pm (Mon/Fri by appointment), active YouTube and Facebook channels, and online giving options.
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Last updated: 4/15/2026