United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Hephzibah, 33.31403, -82.09679Seibert, David, 1941-20201996/2014Location: Ebenezer Rd. at Windsor Spring Rd. north of HepzibahText of marker: "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. 2003.9 Erected by the Georgia Historical Society and First Ebenezer Baptist Church 121-7"image/jpegenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Historical markers--Georgia--Richmond CountyAfrican American churches--Georgia--HepzibahFirst Ebenezer Baptist Church historical markerStillImage