Historic black megachurch donates $132K to help relieve student debt

Alfred Street Baptist Church Donates $132K to Help Pay Off the College Debt

A historic and predominantly African American megachurch has donated approximately $132,000 to help pay off the college debt of 11 graduates from Saint Augustine’s University (SAU). Founded in 1803 and currently boasting around 10,000 members, Alfred Street Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, made the generous donation of “$132,469 to eliminate the college debt of 11 graduates of Saint Augustine’s University,” according to a press release.

Historic black megachurch donates $132K to help relieve student debt

A predominantly African American megachurch that has existed since the early 19th century has donated approximately $132,000 to relieve the debts of 11 graduating college seniors. #AlfredStreetBaptistChurch #SaintAugustinesUniversity #HBCU #megachurch #Virginia #NorthCarolina

Black mega church donates $132,469 to relieve college students’ debts

Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, Photo courtesy of alfredstreet.org MIAMI – Eleven graduating college seniors from Saint Augustine University, a private historically Black Christian college in North Carolina, had the debts relieved thanks to one of the oldest Black megachurches in the nation. According to a press release, Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, which was founded in 1803 and currently has roughl…