Bogalusa in Washington Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

The Greater Ebenezer Baptist Church

Matthew 5:16

Photographed by Gloria Kates, November 19, 2017

1. The Greater Ebenezer Baptist Church Marker

Inscription.

The Greater Ebenezer Baptist Church has been utilized in support of community and civil rights activities prior and since the historic 1960s Civil Rights Movement. The only church in the Bogalusa community that permitted assembly of grassroots meetings. As news media described, “Freedom Songs at the Ebenezer Baptist Church inspired unity and heroic leaders articulated to overflowed audiences.” This historic landmark enabled a turning point in American history.

Erected 2017 by Thomas D. and Gloria W. Kates family and to the dedicated leadership of Dr. Raymond E. Mims, Sr., Pastor.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 30° 47.873′ N, 89° 51.161′ W. Marker is in Bogalusa, Louisiana, in Washington Parish. It is on Church Street east of Poplas Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1104 Poplas Street, Bogalusa LA 70427, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in the Florida Parishes

and in Greater New Orleans.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bogalusa's Birthplace (approx. 1.3 miles away); At This Very Site (approx. 1.4 miles away); A. Z. Young's Home (approx. 1.8 miles away); A Civil Rights Haven / 1906 Mill House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Robert "Bob" Hicks House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Robert "Bob" Hicks/ Robert "Bob" Hicks Street (approx. 1.9 miles away); Old Wheat Cemetery (approx. 4.6 miles away in Mississippi); Deputy O'Neal Moore (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bogalusa.

Regarding The Greater Ebenezer Baptist Church. The Bible verse on the marker,

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Matthew 5:16, is "Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house." (King James Version)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2020. This page has been viewed 739 times since then and 75 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on January 13, 2020, by Gloria Kates of Bogalusa, Louisiana. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.

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