Dr. Rodney D. Waller
Pastor

Office: 804.329.7279
Fax: 804.321.5939

Sunday School:
9:30am

Sunday
Morning Worship:
10:45am

Wednesday
Prayer & Praise:
6:45pm

Wednesday Bible Study:
7:15pm

4th Wednesdays:
W.O.W.
Worship On Wednesday
7:15pm

Important E-mail Addresses:
The Secretary
The Webmaster

First African Baptist Church - 2700 Hanes Avenue - Richmond, VA 23222

Driving Directions From:
Chimborozo - National Battlefield Park, Church Hill
Greyhound Bus Station or The Diamond
Parham Road at J. Sargent Reynolds
South Side Jefferson Davis Highway
Richmond International Airport
Highland Park - North Side
Virginia Union University
Virginia State University
Chesterfield Airport
Petersburg, VA
Downtown Marriott
Science Museum
From VCU

From Richmond International Airport:
1. West on RICHARD BYRD TERM DR towards S AIRPORT DR. 0.16 miles
2. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto S AIRPORT DR. 1.63 miles
3. Take the I-64 W ramp towards RICHMOND. 0.26 miles
4. Merge onto I-64 W. 7.33 miles
5. Take the CHAMBERLAYNE AVE exit number 76A. 0.16 miles
6. Turn RIGHT onto CHAMBERLAYNE AVE 0.07 miles
7. Stay straight to go onto BROOK RD. 0.81 miles
8. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto N LOMBARDY ST. 0.14 miles
9. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto W GRAHAM RD. 0.15 miles
10. Turn LEFT onto US-1/US-301/CHAMBERLAYNE AVE. 0.06 miles
11. Turn RIGHT onto OVERBROOK RD. 0.4 miles
12. Turn LEFT onto FENDALL AVE 0.07 miles
13. Turn RIGHT onto W NORWOOD AVE. 0.06 miles
14. Church is half a block on the RIGHT
15. Parking lot is on the LEFT
Total Estimated Time: 18 minutes
Total Distance: 11.35 miles Top of Page

From Chesterfield Airport:
1. Start out going Southeast on AIRFIELD DR 0.62 miles
2. Turn LEFT onto WHITEPINE RD. 0.12 miles
3. Turn LEFT onto IRON BRIDGE RD. 3.88 miles
4. Take the VA-150 S/CHIPPENHAM PKWY ramp towards I-95. 0.21 miles
5. Merge onto CHIPPENHAM PKWY. 3.31 miles
6. Take the I-95 N exit on the left towards RICHMOND. 0.73 miles
7. Merge onto I-95 N. 7.63 miles
8. Take the CHAMBERLAYNE AVE exit number 76A. 0.16 miles
9. Turn RIGHT onto CHAMBERLAYNE AVE 0.07 miles
10. Stay straight to go onto BROOK RD. 0.81 miles
11. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto N LOMBARDY ST. 0.14 miles
12. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto W GRAHAM RD. 0.15 miles
13. Turn LEFT onto US-1/US-301/CHAMBERLAYNE AVE. 0.06 miles
14. Turn RIGHT onto OVERBROOK RD. 0.31 miles
15. Turn LEFT onto THE TER. 0.07 miles
16. Turn RIGHT onto W LANCASTER RD. 0.06 miles
17. Turn LEFT onto THE PLZ. 0.08 miles
18. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto FENDALL AVE. 0.01 miles
19. Turn RIGHT onto W NORWOOD AVE. 0.06 miles
Total Estimated Time: 28 minutes
Total Distance: 18.46 miles Top of Page

From Greyhound Bus Station or The Diamond:
1. Northeast on N BLVD/VA-161 by turning left. 0.23 miles
2. Turn RIGHT onto ROBIN HOOD RD. 0.65 miles
3. Turn RIGHT onto BROOKLAND PKWY. 0.22 miles
4. BROOKLAND PKWY becomes W BROOKLAND PARK BLVD. 0.22 miles
5. Turn RIGHT onto US-1 S/US-301 S/CHAMBERLAYNE AVE. 0.44 miles
6. Turn LEFT onto OVERBROOK RD. 0.31 miles
7. Turn LEFT onto THE TER. 0.07 miles
8. Turn RIGHT onto W LANCASTER RD. 0.06 miles
9. Turn LEFT onto THE PLZ. 0.08 miles
10. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto FENDALL AVE. 0.01 miles
11. Turn RIGHT onto W NORWOOD AVE. 0.06 miles
Total Estimated Time: 7 minutes
Total Distance: 2.35 miles Top of Page

From Petersburg, VA:
1. Take I-95 N. 23.49 miles
2. Take CHAMBERLAYNE AVE exit number 76A. 0.16 miles
3. Turn RIGHT onto CHAMBERLAYNE AVE 1.5 miles
4. Turn RIGHT onto OVERBROOK RD. 0.4 miles
5. Turn LEFT onto FENDALL AVE 0.07 miles
6. Turn RIGHT onto W NORWOOD AVE. 0.06 miles
7. Church is half a block on the RIGHT
8. Parking lot is on the LEFT
Total Estimated Time: 28 minutes
Total Distance: 25 miles Top of Page

From Highland Park - North Side:
1. Northwest on MAGNOLIA ST
2. Turn LEFT onto 1ST AVE. 0.28 miles
3. Turn RIGHT onto DOVE ST. 0.45 miles
4. Turn RIGHT onto NORTH AVE. 0.23 miles
5. Turn LEFT onto W NORWOOD AVE. 0.14 miles
6. Cross Hanes Ave and Church is on the RIGHT
7. Parking is to the LEFT
Total Estimated Time: 7 minutes
Total Distance: 1.77 miles

From Virginia Union University
1. Northeast on N LOMBARDY ST towards BROOK RD 0.35 miles
2. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto W GRAHAM RD. 0.15 miles
3. Turn LEFT onto US-1/US-301/CHAMBERLAYNE AVE. 0.06 miles
4. Turn RIGHT onto OVERBROOK RD. 0.31 miles
5. Turn LEFT onto THE TER. 0.07 miles
6. Turn RIGHT onto W LANCASTER RD. 0.06 miles
7. Turn LEFT onto THE PLZ. 0.08 miles
8. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto FENDALL AVE. 0.01 miles
9. Turn RIGHT onto W NORWOOD AVE. 0.06 miles
Total Estimated Time: 4 minutes
Total Distance: 1.14 miles Top of Page

From Virginia State University
1. Northwest on HAYDEN ST towards LEE ST. 0.11 miles
2. Turn LEFT onto LEE ST. 0.06 miles
3 Turn LEFT onto CHESTERFIELD AVE/VA-36. 0.35 miles
4. CHESTERFIELD AVE/VA-36 becomes FLEET ST/VA-36. 0.14 miles
5. Turn LEFT onto GROVE AVE/VA-36. 0.53 miles
6. GROVE AVE/VA-36 becomes US-1 S/VA-36/W OLD ST. 0.12 miles
7. Turn RIGHT onto US-1 S/N SYCAMORE ST/VA-36. 0.04 miles
8. US-1 S/N SYCAMORE ST/VA-36 becomes N SYCAMORE ST. 0.29 miles
9. Turn LEFT onto FRANKLIN ST. 0.09 miles
10. Turn RIGHT onto N ADAMS ST. 0.11 miles
11. Turn LEFT onto CRIMSON LN. 0.11 miles
12 Turn RIGHT onto US-1 N/S JEFFERSON ST. 0.03 miles
13. Turn LEFT onto VA-36 E/US-460 BR E/E WYTHE ST. 0.24 miles
14. Turn SLIGHT LEFT to take the I-95 N ramp. 0.32 miles
15. Merge onto I-95 N. 23.49 miles
16. Take the CHAMBERLAYNE AVE exit- exit number 76A. 0.16 miles
17. Turn RIGHT onto CHAMBERLAYNE AVE 0.07 miles
18. Stay straight to go onto BROOK RD. 0.81 miles
19. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto N LOMBARDY ST. 0.14 miles
20. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto W GRAHAM RD. 0.15 miles
21. Turn LEFT onto US-1/US-301/CHAMBERLAYNE AVE. 0.06 miles
22. Turn RIGHT onto OVERBROOK RD. 0.31 miles
23. Turn LEFT onto THE TER. 0.07 miles
24. Turn RIGHT onto W LANCASTER RD. 0.06 miles
25. Turn LEFT onto THE PLZ. 0.08 miles
26. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto FENDALL AVE. 0.01 miles
27. Turn RIGHT onto W NORWOOD AVE. 0.06 miles
Total Estimated Time: 39 minutes
Total Distance: 27.99 miles Top of Page

From VCU
1. Head North on S. BELVIDERE ST. HWY/US-1 N/US-301 N.
2. Cross Broad Street onto CHAMBERLAYNE AVE.
4. Stay straight on US-1/US-301/CHAMBERLAYNE AVE. 1 mile
5. Turn RIGHT onto OVERBROOK RD. 0.4 miles
6. Turn LEFT onto FENDALL AVE 0.07 miles
7. Turn RIGHT onto W NORWOOD AVE. 0.06 miles
8. Church is half a block on the RIGHT
9. Parking lot is on the LEFT
Total Estimated Time: 12 minutes
Total Distance: 6.56 miles Top of Page

Parham Road at J. Sargent Reynolds
1: East on E PARHAM RD towards SANCTUARY DR. 1.20 miles
2: Take the I-95 S ramp towards RICHMOND. 0.27 miles
3: Merge onto RICHMOND PETERSBURG TURNPIKE. 4.49 miles
4: Take the exit- exit number 78- towards BOULEVARD. 0.24 miles
5: Turn LEFT onto VA-161/N BLVD. 0.13 miles
6: Turn RIGHT onto BROOKLAND PKWY. 0.84 miles
7: BROOKLAND PKWY becomes W BROOKLAND PARK BLVD. 0.22 miles
8: Turn RIGHT onto US-1 S/US-301 S/CHAMBERLAYNE AVE. 0.44 miles
9: Turn LEFT onto OVERBROOK RD. 0.31 miles
10. Turn RIGHT onto OVERBROOK RD. 0.4 miles
11. Turn LEFT onto FENDALL AVE 0.07 miles
12. Turn RIGHT onto W NORWOOD AVE. 0.06 miles
13. Church is half a block on the RIGHT
14. Parking lot is on the LEFT
Total Estimated Time: 14 minutes
Total Distance: 8.41 miles Top of Page

Downtown Marriott
1. NWest on E BROAD ST towards N 5TH ST by turning right. 0.07 miles
2. Turn RIGHT onto N 4TH ST. 0.45 miles
3. N 4TH ST becomes N 5TH ST. 0.30 miles
4. Turn LEFT onto HOSPITAL ST. 0.25 miles
5. HOSPITAL ST becomes E HILL ST. 0.06 miles
6. Turn RIGHT onto ST JAMES ST. 0.45 miles
7. ST JAMES ST becomes NORTH AVE. 0.45 miles
8. Turn LEFT onto W NORWOOD AVE. 0.14 miles
Total Estimated Time: 8 minutes
Total Distance: 2.16 miles Top of Page

Science Museum
1. S.East on W BROAD towards N DAVIS AVE by turning left. 0.41 miles
2. Turn LEFT onto N MEADOW ST. 0.04 miles
3. N MEADOW ST becomes HERMITAGE RD. 1.11 miles
4. Turn RIGHT onto ROBIN HOOD RD. 0.48 miles
5. Turn RIGHT onto BROOKLAND PKWY. 0.22 miles
6. BROOKLAND PKWY becomes W BROOKLAND PARK BLVD. 0.22 miles
7. Turn RIGHT onto US-1 S/US-301 S/CHAMBERLAYNE AVE. 0.44 miles
8. Turn LEFT onto OVERBROOK RD. 0.31 miles
9. Turn LEFT onto THE TER. 0.07 miles
10. Turn RIGHT onto W LANCASTER RD. 0.06 miles
11. Turn LEFT onto THE PLZ. 0.08 miles
12. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto FENDALL AVE. 0.01 miles
13. Turn RIGHT onto W NORWOOD AVE. 0.06 miles
Total Estimated Time: 9 minutes
Total Distance: 3.51 miles Top of Page

Chimborozo Park - National Battlefield Park Church Hill
1. NWest on E BROAD towards N 32ND ST by turning left. 0.70 miles
2. Stay straight to go onto E BROAD ST/US-250/US-33. 0.42 miles
3. Take the I-95 ramp towards I-64. 0.09 miles
4. Keep LEFT at the fork in the ramp. 0.25 miles
5. Merge onto RICHMOND PETERSBURG TURNPIKE. 1.06 miles
6. Take the CHAMBERLAYNE AVE exit number 76A. 0.16 miles
7. Turn RIGHT onto CHAMBERLAYNE AVE 0.07 miles
8. Stay straight to go onto BROOK RD. 0.81 miles
9. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto N LOMBARDY ST. 0.14 miles
10. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto W GRAHAM RD. 0.15 miles
11. Turn LEFT onto US-1/US-301/CHAMBERLAYNE AVE. 0.06 miles
12. Turn RIGHT onto OVERBROOK RD. 0.31 miles
13. Turn LEFT onto THE TER. 0.07 miles
14. Turn RIGHT onto W LANCASTER RD. 0.06 miles
15. Turn LEFT onto THE PLZ. 0.08 miles
16. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto FENDALL AVE. 0.01 miles
17. Turn RIGHT onto W NORWOOD AVE. 0.06 miles
Total Estimated Time: 13 minutes
Total Distance: 4.49 miles Top of Page

Fulton
1. North on CARLISLE AVE towards STATE ST by turning right. 0.06 miles
2. Turn LEFT onto ADMIRAL GRAVELY BLVD. 0.24 miles
3. Turn RIGHT onto WILLIAMSBURG AVE. 0.22 miles
4. WILLIAMSBURG AVE becomes WILLIAMSBURG RD. 0.34 miles
5. Turn RIGHT onto S 31ST ST. 0.16 miles
6. S 31ST ST becomes E FRANKLIN ST. 0.12 miles
7. Turn RIGHT onto N 29TH ST. 0.15 miles
8. Turn LEFT onto E BROAD ST/US-60. 0.49 miles
9. Stay straight to go onto E BROAD ST/US-250/US-33. 0.42 miles
10. Take the I-95 ramp towards I-64. 0.09 miles
11. Keep LEFT at the fork in the ramp. 0.25 miles
12. Merge onto RICHMOND PETERSBURG TURNPIKE. 1.06 miles
13. Take the CHAMBERLAYNE AVE exit number 76A. 0.16 miles
14. Turn RIGHT onto CHAMBERLAYNE AVE 0.07 miles
15. Stay straight to go onto BROOK RD. 0.81 miles
16. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto N LOMBARDY ST. 0.14 miles
17. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto W GRAHAM RD. 0.15 miles
18. Turn LEFT onto US-1/US-301/CHAMBERLAYNE AVE. 0.06 miles
19. Turn RIGHT onto OVERBROOK RD. 0.31 miles
20. Turn LEFT onto THE TER. 0.07 miles
21. Turn RIGHT onto W LANCASTER RD. 0.06 miles
22. Turn LEFT onto THE PLZ. 0.08 miles
23. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto FENDALL AVE. 0.01 miles
24. Turn RIGHT onto W NORWOOD AVE. 0.06 miles
Total Estimated Time: 16 minutes
Total Distance: 5.58 miles Top of Page

South Side Jefferson Davis Highway
1. Head North on JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY/US-1 N/US-301 N. for 3 miles
2. Go across ROBERT E LEE BRIDGE. 0.62 miles
3. ROBERT E LEE BRIDGE becomes S. BELVIDERE ST. 1.58 miles
4. Stay straight to go onto US-1/US-301/CHAMBERLAYNE AVE. 1 mile
5. Turn RIGHT onto OVERBROOK RD. 0.4 miles
6. Turn LEFT onto FENDALL AVE 0.07 miles
7. Turn RIGHT onto W NORWOOD AVE. 0.06 miles
8. Church is half a block on the RIGHT
9. Parking lot is on the LEFT
Total Estimated Time: 12 minutes
Total Distance: 6.56 miles
 

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