RVA Black Love Fest

10/11/2026

We hope you can come and help us honor our pastor, Rev. Dr. James Henry Harris Second Baptist Church, West End.
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Come help us honor our pastor of 36 years, Rev. Dr. James Henry Harris.

Sunday, November 8, 11 a.m.

Pastoral 36th Anniversary Church Service

Theme: “Christ and the Church in the Power of the Spirit”; Scripture reference is Luke 4:18-19.

Guest Minister - Rev. Andrew J. James, Jr., Columbia Baptist Fellowship, Columbia, MD

We hope to see you there as we celebrate the love and devotion of our pastor.

10/02/2026

Get your tickets now for the big celebration! Join Second Baptist Church, West End as we celebrate 36 years of service and dedication by our pastor, Rev. Dr. James Henry Harris! Meet us at Virginia Union University. Scan the QR code to get your tickets!


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09/25/2026

Save the dates! Get your tickets now! Let's celebrate!

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Join Us as we celebrate 180 years of service to
the community and 36 years of dedication
by our pastor, Rev. Dr. James Henry Harris!

Second Baptist Church, at 1400 Idlewood Avenue, in the Randolph community on the near West End of Richmond has exciting events in store:

Saturday, October 31,11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
First Lady Prayer Brunch
Join us to celebrate our First Lady, Rev. Dr. Demetrius B. Harris.
Second Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 1400 Idlewood Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220; Cost, $25.

Sunday, November 1, 11 a.m.
180th Church Anniversary and Homecoming Service
Second Baptist Church, 1400 Idlewood Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220
Guest Preacher - Rev. Dr. Proctor N. Beard, Sr., First Shiloh Baptist Church, Mechanicsville, VA

Friday, November 6, 6 p.m.
Pastoral 36th Anniversary Banquet
Virginia Union University Living and Learning Center
1813 Bath St, Richmond, VA 23220
To purchase tickets via Ticketstripe, click on the link: https://ticketstripe.com/SBC36thPastoralAnniversary; Cost, $100.

Sunday, November 8, 11 a.m.
Pastoral 36th Anniversary Church Service
Guest Preacher- Rev. Andrew J. James, Jr., Columbia Baptist Fellowship, Columbia, MD

Saturday, November 21, 3 p.m.
Post-Pastoral Anniversary Gospel Concert featuring Jason Nelson
Second Baptist Church, 1400 Idlewood Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220

Contact the church for more information at 804-353-7682.

03/11/2026

On Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 11 AM, come to Second Baptist Church, West End to find out how you can receive $500.

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The Cool City Campaign in Richmond, Virginia, will hold a meeting at Second Baptist Church on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 11 AM. The campaign is a citywide effort to combat urban heat island effect through the historically disadvantaged communities in Richmond. Come find out how you can receive $500. Click link to register for the meeting:
https://vaipl.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/event/info?id=274&reset=1.

03/11/2026

The Cool City Campaign will hold a meeting at Second Baptist Church on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 11 AM. The campaign is a citywide effort to combat urban heat island effect through the historically disadvantaged communities in Richmond. Click the link to register for the meeting. Click this link:

The Cool the City Campaign is a city wide effort to combat Urban Heat Island Effect through the historically disadvantaged communities in Richmond. We are contracting at least 5 people from each faith congregation we work with to be Climate Connectors who will go through 4 workshops and a planting p...

02/01/2026

Virtual Worship Service. Worship with us!
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See it now on YouTube:
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Snow and ice move 11 a.m. Worship Service to Zoom on February 1, 2026

Worship Service on Sunday is on Zoom so that our members can be safe and avoid venturing into the winter storm.

See it now on YouTube:
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01/25/2026

Come worship with us virtually on Sunday.
GO TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:
https://www.youtube.com/
OUR FACEBOOK PAGE IS:
https://www.facebook.com/sbcwestend

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Snowstorm moves Worship Service to YouTube, Facebook on January 25, 2026

Second Baptist Church will have a pre-recorded 11 a.m. Worship Service on Sunday so that our members can be safe and avoid venturing into the winter storm.

GO TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:
https://www.youtube.com/

12/20/2025

JOIN US SUNDAY AFTERNOON!


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We hope to see you Sunday afternoon at Second Baptist Church, West End for our original Christmas Drama Presentation titled "He Was a Child Like Me." Follow Jabari as a Christmas song he hears leads him to dream about the true meaning of Christmas: Jesus.

JOIN US!

09/19/2025

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Second Baptist Church, West End Drama Ministry Presents The West End Intergenerational Players

JOIN US! MEET WITH US AS WE GATHER TO PREPARE FOR THE
CHRISTMAS DRAMA PRESENATION! All members of THE CHURCH AND COMMUNITY interested in ACTING and ASSISTING us please join us 12:45 p.m. on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2025 at Second Baptist Church, West End, 1400 Idlewood Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220

Email: [email protected] Church phone: 804-353-7682✝️
See you at the meeting!

07/28/2025

Second Baptist Church, in the West End of Richmond, Virginia, is looking for people age 6 and up who like to act, want to dip into acting, like performing poetry or just want to have fun while spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ.

We invite people in to join our innovative drama ministry, called the The West End Intergenerational Players, a Flash Mob/Pop-Up Drama Group.

LEAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION VIA
Email: [email protected]
Church phone: 804-353-7682

Rev. Dr. James Henry Harris is Pastor.

LET US KNOW YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THIS DYNAMIC
MINISTRY. 😊✝️❤️

“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.”
1 Corinthians 12:4-6 (NIV)