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The congregation traces to 1812, when enslaved worshippers gathered on the Rhodes Plantation; granted land here in 1851, its leaders later helped found Georgia's first African American Baptist convention and spawned daughter churches.
Historical Marker
First Ebenezer Baptist Church
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About this site
First Ebenezer Baptist Church is a historical marker in Hephzibah, Richmond County, erected in 2003. It is one of 148 historical markers documented in Richmond County, among 249 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.3218, -82.0952 near Hephzibah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hephzibah Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hephzibah Methodist Church, Rhodes Cemetery, and Brothersville Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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