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More than 400 families in Alexandria, Virginia have been spared from losing their homes thanks to an extraordinary act of generosity from a local congregation. Alfred Street Baptist Church stepped forward to cover $1 million in overdue rental payments owed to the city, preventing mass evictions from public housing units.<\/p>

Pastor Howard-John Wesley explained the church’s motivation to the Washington Post, stating “As the Lord changes our life, the Lord empowers us to change the lives of others.”<\/p>

This significant charitable act follows a pattern of substantial community support from the congregation, which recently helped local students by paying off their college loan obligations. The church has established itself as a major force for financial assistance in addressing community hardships.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Virginia congregation stepped in to prevent mass evictions by covering $1 million in overdue rent for more than 400 families in Alexandria public housing. Alfred Street Baptist Church has a track record of major community assistance, including recently helping local students with college debt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":48323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[835],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religious"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775563574791.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-czq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":51264,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/dc-ethiopian-orthodox-community-celebrates-easter-with-ancient-traditions\/","url_meta":{"origin":48324,"position":0},"title":"DC Ethiopian Orthodox Community Celebrates Easter with Ancient Traditions","author":"Admin","date":"April 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Ethiopian Orthodox Christians in Washington DC observed their Easter celebration, known as Fasika, one week after Western Easter with an overnight service and breaking of a 55-day fast. 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