Ebenezer Presbyterian Church | |
Nearest City: | Keene, Kentucky |
Coordinates: | 37.9303°N -84.6844°W |
Built: | 1803 |
Architecture: | Federal |
Added: | June 23, 1983 |
Refnum: | 83002797 |
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.[1] The first church building, a log structure, was replaced by a stone building in 1803.[2]
The property was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places on June 23, 1983.
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. 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.[3]
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.