Ebenezer Baptist Church Marker

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Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Ebenezer Baptist Church

By Richard E. Miller, September 2006

1. Ebenezer Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. "Our Stone of Help."
"Then Samuel took a stone and named it Ebenezer for he said, 'Thus far the Lord has helped us.'" (I Samuel 7:12.)

The Rev. John A. Parker, Pastor 1886-1894.
The Rev. Dr. Alfred Daniel Williams, Pastor 1894-1931.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr., Pastor 1931-1975.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Co-pastor 1960-1968.
The Rev. Dr. Alfred Daniel Williams King, Co-pastor 1969-1970.
The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr., Co-pastor 1971-72.
The Rev. Dr. Joseph Lawrence Roberts, Jr., Pastor 1975-2005.
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"One Church - Two Sanctuaries."
Heritage Sanctuary, erected 1922.
J.W. Johnson, Deacon Board Chairperson.
The Rev. Dr. Alfred Daniel Williams, Pastor.
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Horizon Sanctuary, erected 1999.
Senator Leroy Johnson, Building Committee Chairperson.
Samuel A. Hider, Deacon Board Chairperson.
Robert Brown, Trustee Board Chaiperson.
Stanley, Love-Stanley, P.C., Architect.
The Rev. Dr. Joseph Lawrence Roberts, Jr., Pastor.

Erected by Ebenezer Baptist Church.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Martin Luther King, Jr. marker series.

Horizon Sanctuary, Ebenezer Baptist Church Photo, Click for full size

By Richard E. Miller, September 29, 2005

2. Horizon Sanctuary, Ebenezer Baptist Church

Location. 33° 45.322′ N, 84° 22.45′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. Marker is on Auburn Avenue near Jackson Street. Click for map. Marker is on the southeast exterior wall of the church's "Horizon Sanctuary" building which is on the north side of Jackson Street and contiguous with the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site and Preservation District. Marker is at or near this postal address: 407 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta GA 30312, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Ebenezer Baptist Church (here, next to this marker); Historic Fire Station No. 6 (about 700 feet away, in a direct line); Shotgun Houses (approx. 0.2 miles away); Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Birthplace (approx. 0.2 miles away); Building Together for Youth (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Allen Fuller (approx. 0.4 miles away); Julia Carlisle Withers (approx. 0.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Atlanta.

Also see . . . Ebenezer Church History. (Submitted on February 17, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on February 17, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,370 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 17, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.