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I wrote last week of the first Ebenezer church on 4th Street SE. Today we will look at its replacement – a building that is still standing. It is unsurprising that a church built in 1811 would have become out of date and unusable by 1857. This is exactly what happened to Ebenezer. In spite of […]
Politics is a tricky thing to discuss. Here at The Hill is Home we like to pass along information rather than take a stand; however, sometimes it’s necessary for us to stand in solidarity with causes that affect us –and the best neighborhood in DC. This is one of those times. As you may have heard, […]
I wrote recently about Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, and the modern church that replaced it on Seward Square. Today I want to look at one of its predecessors – the original Ebenezer Church on 4th Street, between South Carolina Avenue and G Street SE. Methodism first took root on Capitol Hill in 1802. After nine years and a […]