Ebenezer Presbyterian Church (Keene, Kentucky)
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Ebenezer Presbyterian Church is located near the community of Keene in Jessamine County
, Kentucky
, United States
. The first Ebenezer Church on the site was organized by Presbyterian minister Adam Rankin around 1790. The first church building, a log structure, was replaced by a stone building in 1803.
The property was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places
on June 23, 1983.
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.
Jessamine County, Kentucky
Jessamine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is within the Inner Blue Grass region, which was the center of farming and blooded stock raising, including thoroughbred horses. It was formed in 1799. The population was 48,586 in the 2010 Census...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, United States
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. The first Ebenezer Church on the site was organized by Presbyterian minister Adam Rankin around 1790. The first church building, a log structure, was replaced by a stone building in 1803.
The property was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on June 23, 1983.
History
Adam Rankin founded Ebenezer Church around 1790. A log building was constructed on property owned by Ephraim January. Robert Hamilton BishopRobert Hamilton Bishop
Robert Hamilton Bishop was a Scottish-American educator and Presbyterian minister who became the first president of Miami University in Ohio...
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.
Ebenezer Cemetery Association
The Ebenezer Cemetery Association was founded in 1922 by descendants of the church founders. The group meets annually on the church grounds for picnic.See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in KentuckyNational Register of Historic Places listings in KentuckyThis is a list of properties and historic districts in Kentucky that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are listings in all of Kentucky's 120 counties....