The Washington Post wrote a wonderful story this week centered around one of McLean's oldest church.
The Post told the story of the church and its minister helping one of its members in these rough times.
Shiloh Baptist Church, located on Spring Hill Road, in the shadow of Tyson's Corner, is one of the oldest and most historic black churches in Virginia.
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It's located in the former Odrick's Corner, an historic black community in McLean that has now disappeared. Shiloh is a warm and welcoming church that is centered on family. Some of the families trace their roots to the church's founding fathers and mothers.
The Post story beging, "For the better part of 20 years, I have been associated with Shiloh Baptist Church, located in McLean, Va. The Lord has used this church to minister to me and help me develop my relationship with Him. This church has also supported me in ways that are more “tangible.”
They assisted me financially while I was in college, and the church has been there for my family while my mother is fighting pancreatic cancer. The leadership and membership of Shiloh does a wonderful job in practicing what the pastor preaches. The pastor in this case is Dr. Robert Cheeks, Jr., a 38-year old Maryland native who became Shiloh’s senior pastor in 2007.
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