Ebenezer Presbyterian Church | |
Nearest city | Keene, Kentucky |
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Coordinates | 37°55′49″N 84°41′4″W / 37.93028°N 84.68444°W |
Area | 2.7 acres (1.1 ha) |
Built | 1803 |
Architectural style | Federal |
MPS | Early Stone Buildings of Central Kentucky TR |
NRHP reference No. | 83002797 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 23, 1983 |
Ebenezer Presbyterian Church is located near Keene, Kentucky in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. The first Ebenezer Church on the site was organized by Presbyterian minister Adam Rankin around 1790. [2] The first church building, a log structure, was replaced by a stone building in 1803. [2] [3]
The property was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places on June 23, 1983. [1]
Adam Rankin founded Ebenezer Church around 1790. A log building was constructed on property owned by Ephraim January. Robert Hamilton Bishop became the second minister of the church in 1803 when Rankin left. [3] Neal McDougal Gordon, the longest-serving pastor of the church, was installed as minister of Ebenezer Church on May 13, 1843, and served as pastor of the church until 1870. [4]
The Ebenezer Cemetery Association was founded in 1922 by descendants of the church founders. The group meets annually on the church grounds for its picnic. [3]