Capitol Hill in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
400 D Street, SE
— African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, April 23, 2010
1. Ebenezer United Methodist Church Marker
Inscription.
Ebenezer United Methodist Church is Capitol Hill’s oldest independent Black congregation. Ebenezer UMC was founded in 1827 by African Americans who left a biracial church on Capitol Hill because the White congregants practiced segregation. The new congregation purchased land here and built a small frame structure. In 1864 Ebenezer UMC gained its first African American minister, Reverend Noah Jones, and housed the city’s first publicly financed school for Black children. Emma V. Brown, an accomplished poet and the city’s first African American public school teacher, was one of two teachers in the school. The current church was completed in 1897.
Ebenezer United Methodist Church is Capitol Hill’s oldest independent Black congregation.
Ebenezer UMC was founded in 1827 by African Americans who left a biracial church on Capitol Hill because the White congregants practiced segregation. The new congregation purchased land here and built a small frame structure. In 1864 Ebenezer UMC gained its first African American minister, Reverend Noah Jones, and housed the city’s first publicly financed school for Black children. Emma V. Brown, an accomplished poet and the city’s first African American public school teacher, was one of two teachers in the school. The current church was completed in 1897.
Location. 38° 53.062′ N, 77° 0.028′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Capitol Hill. Marker is on D Street Southeast near 4th Street Southeast. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 D Street Southeast, Washington DC 20003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. [Caption:]
Sunlight illuminates the pews of Ebenezer United Methodist Church.
Photo by Bill Lebovich.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, April 23, 2010
2. Ebenezer United Methodist Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,045 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 24, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
