Ebenezer United Methodist Church

Ebenezer United Methodist Church, founded in 1838, is a historic African American church located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The church was the site of the first government-sponsored school for African Americans in Washington, D.C.…

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Email: ebenezerumc1@verizon.net
Type: Church
Denomination: Methodist
Description: historic African American church in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States
Historically known as: “Little Ebenezer United Methodist Church”
Address: 400 D Street Southeast, Washington, DC 20003

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and United States Capitol.

National Mall

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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

United States Capitol

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The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. United States Capitol is situated 3,100 feet northwest of Ebenezer United Methodist Church.

Seward Square

Park

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Seward Square is a square and park maintained by the National Park Service located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and North Carolina Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Southeast Washington, D.C. The square is bounded by 4th Street to the west and 6th Street to the east.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Waterfront.

Capitol Hill

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Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.

Waterfront

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The Waterfront is just south of the National Mall. In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.

Hill East

Neighborhood

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Hill East is a residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C. located in the Southeast quadrant of the city. It is bounded by the Kingman Park neighborhood at East Capitol Street SE to the north, by the Anacostia River to the east and south, and by Capitol Hill at 15th Street to the west.

Ebenezer United Methodist Church

Categories: congregation, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.88454° or 38° 53′ 4″ north

Longitude

-77.00031° or 77° 0′ 1″ west

Elevation

79 feet (24 metres)

Open location code

87C4VXMX+RV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 48039055

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=methodist

GeoNames ID

4138365

Wikidata ID

Q110863939

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