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Ebenezer Baptist Church

407 Auburn Ave NW
Atlanta, GA 30312
(404) 688-7300
ebenezer.com
4 star rating based on 4 reviews

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Daily 9am-5pm  
Status: Open  
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tel: (404) 688-7300

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tel: (404) 521-1129

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Across the street sits the new Horizon sanctuary where Sunday services are held for today's Ebenezer congregation. The choir sings traditional spirituals, while sounds from the largest pipe and digital organ in the southeastern United States fill the tabernacle.
Posted by Citysearch on August 20, 2007

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The historic Ebenezer Baptist Church is known to
most people as the home pulpit of the Reverend
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his father before
him, and therefore as a fortress of racial
equality and nonviolence. But Ebenezer has been
an Atlanta landmark since its completion in 1922, even though it was first founded in 1886. Now newly renovated,
Ebenezer Baptist Church again opens... more
Posted by digitalcity on April 19, 2007

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Ebenezer Baptist Church was founded in 1886, and has since stood as a high-profile center for African-American leadership and worship in Atlanta. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. began his ministry in this unassuming structure, and gained a national voice through his sermons from its pulpit. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was also founded here. The church has recently expanded to a new... more
Posted by wcities on April 10, 2007

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To get the full experience, visit the site on a Sunday and attend one of the services held in the Horizon Sanctuary. Then venture across the street to explore the historical attractions.
Posted by Citysearch on April 21, 2009

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Sunday services open to the public at 7:45am and 10:45am. Sanctuary visitation hours (may be closed to the public for special services) are Mon-Fri 9am-5pm and Sat 9am-2pm.
Posted by Citysearch on April 21, 2009

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Dr. King's historic home church is still a prominent place of worship in Atlanta.

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Overview Once the spiritual centerpiece for the civil rights movement, the Heritage Sanctuary, a national historic landmark, is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. It was here that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was baptized at age 5, delivered his first sermon at 17 and later became senior pastor. Ebenezer's Cathedral, the redbrick structure built in 1922, has since... more
Posted by Contributor on April 21, 2009, (Edited December 05, 2005)

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The Martin L. King memorial was disappointing. the Park Service runs it and they could do a little better job. There was one Park Ranger that was interested in showing people around, and he was blind. the others were more interested in something else.
Posted by MeterReader on June 13, 2008

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A Gothic Revival-style building completed in 1922, the church came to be known as the spiritual center of the civil rights movement after Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel peace prize in 1964. Members of the King family preached at the church for three... more
Posted by fodors user on January 14, 2007

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This sanctuary became a spiritual haven for civil rights activists when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. served as senior pastor in the 1960s. On the self-guided audio tour, Kings inspirational sermons will take visitors back in time, while the new Horizon Sanctuary across the street... more
Posted by tripadvisor user on January 11, 2007
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