Shiloh Baptist Church (Washington, D.C.)

The Shiloh religious services were discontinued when the Union Army wanted to use the church as a hospital because of a planned attack on Fredericksburg in June 1862.

[1] Sunday School directed by J. McCleary Perkins, a white Union soldier, met in shanty on L St NW between 16th and 17th Streets.

1950 Carter Woodson, a church neighbor, was a guest speaker for Negro History Week (an annual participation until his death).

[3] President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy attended a performance of spirituals and gospel music, hosted by Leontyne Price in December 1983.

The choir of Howard University appeared alongside Price; other performers included Lillias White, Kevette Cartledge, David Weatherspoon, and the Richard Smallwood Singers.

[6] On April 24, 2011, President Barack Obama and his family attended the Easter Sunday service at the church, the first presidential visit to the congregation.