Farmers Bridge in Hephzibah in Richmond County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
First Ebenezer Baptist Church
Photographed by David Seibert, September 11, 2004
1. First Ebenezer Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
First Ebenezer Baptist Church. . This congregation began when a handful of slaves gathered for services on the Rhodes Plantation in August 1812. In 1851 Absalom A. Rhodes sold a quarter acre of land here for two dollars to the deacon board of Ebenezer Baptist Church. The fifty-six-member congregation joined the Georgia Baptist Association in 1867. First Ebenezer's leadership in the Association was paramount in forming the Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia, the first African-American convention. Two new congregations have sprung from First Ebenezer: Second Ebenezer Baptist Church and Spring Grove Baptist Church.
This congregation began when a handful of slaves gathered for services on the Rhodes Plantation in August 1812. In 1851 Absalom A. Rhodes sold a quarter acre of land here for two dollars to the deacon board of Ebenezer Baptist Church. The fifty-six-member congregation joined the Georgia Baptist Association in 1867. First Ebenezer's leadership
in the Association was paramount in forming the Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia, the first African-American convention. Two new congregations have sprung from First Ebenezer: Second Ebenezer Baptist Church and Spring Grove Baptist Church.
Erected 2003 by Georgia Historical Society and First Ebenezer Baptist Church. (Marker Number 121-7.)
Location. 33° 19.307′ N, 82° 5.712′ W. Marker is in Hephzibah, Georgia, in Richmond County. It is in Farmers Bridge. It is at the intersection of Windsor Spring Road and Ebenezer Drive, on the right when traveling north on Windsor Spring Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2040 Ebenezer Drive, Hephzibah GA 30815, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, the Western Hemisphere, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,391 times since then and 41 times this year. Photo1. submitted on December 31, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
