History:The birth of Yorktown Baptist Church, Yorktown, Virginia, actually echoes back to 1699 when a Baptist preacher came to the area and opened his home for meetings. However, no (formal) church was established until 1777, four years before the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. This was Grafton Baptist Church in Hornsbyville (now Hornsbyville Road). The Siege of Yorktown (1781), the Battle of Hampton Roads & the Peninsula Campaign of 1862 during the American Revolution, along with destructive hurricanes from 1896 through 1933 couldn’t stop the spread of the Gospel along the York River.
In September of 1943, the congregation at Hornsbyville began to mention the establishment of a Baptist church in Yorktown. By November of 1944, regular services were held in Yorktown area, and in July of 1946 the name of the local congregation was officially changed to Yorktown Baptist Church, with the name Grafton Baptist Church remaining at Hornsbyville, the Pastor to serve both congregations. We are honored to be established in an area rich with American History, midst the battlefields where brave individuals gave their lives for our freedom. May all who enter our doors here also find freedom from the battles in their lives, and find comfort in the new life offered to them through the love and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Above information taken in part from YBC Church History collection.) 75th AnniversaryYorktown Baptist Church 75th Anniversary Celebration Oct 12-13, 2018
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