Research Catalog

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Description

1. 2 microfilm reels.

Summary

1. The records of Ebenezer United Methodist Church are divided into four series: Trustee Record Books, Financial and Vital Records, Historical and Vital Register Books, and Publications.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Preservation of the Black Religious Heritage Project funded by the Lilly Endowment.

Subject

1. African American Methodists
2. Ebenezer United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.) History
3. Methodists > Washinton, D.C
4. Ebenezer United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.)
5. African Americans > Washington (D.C.)
6. African American churches > Washington (D.C.)
7. African Americans > Religion

Reproduction (note)

1. Microfilm.

Original location (note)

1. Originals in Ebenezer United Methodist Church; 4th & D streets, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20003.

Terms of use (note)

1. Permission from church is required to purchase copy of microfilm. Letter authorizing reproduction should be sent to the Curator of Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Book Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd., New York, NY 10037.

Source (note)

1. Originals in Ebenezer United Methodist Church

Biography (note)

1. In 1838 the black members of the Fourth Street Church, the first church built by and for Methodists in Washington, D.C., established their own church, Little Ebenezer, with the assistance and guidance of the Mother Church. After several moves, a church was erected in 1838 to serve its black members. By the 1860's a black pastor and black trustees were appointed, accompanied by a choir.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Finding aid available.

Processing action (note)

1. Processed
2. Microfilmed
3. Cataloged

Author

1. Ebenezer United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.)

Title

1. Ebenezer United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.) records, 1865-1980.

Terms of use

1. Permission from church is required to purchase copy of microfilm. Letter authorizing reproduction should be sent to the Curator of Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Book Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd., New York, NY 10037.

Reproduction

1. Microfilm. New York Public Library, 1992. 2 microfilm reels.

Original location

1. Originals in Ebenezer United Methodist Church; 4th & D streets, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20003.

Biography

1. In 1838 the black members of the Fourth Street Church, the first church built by and for Methodists in Washington, D.C., established their own church, Little Ebenezer, with the assistance and guidance of the Mother Church. After several moves, a church was erected in 1838 to serve its black members. By the 1860's a black pastor and black trustees were appointed, accompanied by a choir.
2. After the start of the Civil War, large numbers of black refugees from the South migrated to the District of Columbia. In an effort to meet the needs of the growing population. The first public, government-sponsored school for black children in Washington was established in 1864 and housed at Ebenezer. The church was incorporated in 1891; the present church structure was dedicated in 1897, and designated an historical landmark in 1975.

Indexes

1. Finding aid available.

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