Jackson Ward in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, June 8, 2012
1. Ebenezer Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
Ebenezer Baptist Church. . Free blacks and slaves living west of Second St. and north of Broad St. founded the Third African Baptist Church in 1857. In 1858, it was dedicated on this site as Ebenezer Baptist Church, with a white minister, the Rev. William T. Lindsay, as pastor, as required by law. On 21 May 1865, the Rev. Peter Randolph became the congregation’s first black pastor. The church made education one of its chief goals. It opened the first public school for black children in Richmond in 1866, organized Hartshorn Memorial College for black women in 1883, and helped found the Richmond Colored Young Men’s Christian Association in 1887.
Free blacks and slaves living west of Second St. and north of Broad St. founded the Third African Baptist Church in 1857. In 1858, it was dedicated on this site as Ebenezer Baptist Church, with a white minister, the Rev. William T. Lindsay, as pastor, as required by law. On 21 May 1865, the Rev. Peter Randolph became the congregation’s first black pastor. The church made education one of its chief goals. It opened the first public school for black children in Richmond in 1866, organized Hartshorn Memorial College for black women in 1883, and helped found the Richmond Colored Young Men’s Christian Association in 1887.
Erected 2011 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number SA-96.)
Location. 37° 33.01′ N, 77° 26.512′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in the Jackson Ward. Marker is at the intersection of West Leigh Street and St Peter Street, on the right when traveling west on West Leigh Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 216 West Leigh Street, Richmond VA 23220, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 926 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 8, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
