Describe The Ebenezer Baptist Church

Upon entrance to the Ebenezer church, the high-peaked ceilings immediately mesmerized me. The white, peaked ceilings were beautifully decorated in imagery of what appeared to be a flower motif repeated all throughout. The three windows at the top of the sanctuary brought lots of natural light creating a feeling of the presence of God. The architecture of the tall, elaborate stained glass held symbols of the church including the grapevine, wheat, etc. A worker for the National Parks Service told us that the stain glass windows had been donated the after destruction of the building, which is why names appear at bottom of every window. The church had a common theme of three at the front of the church at the podium. There were three seats behind the podium, three levels at the podium, and three levels on a cross image carved out of wood that read Tithe.

The Ebenezer Baptist Church itself protrudes as symbol for the advancements made by Martin Luther King Jr. during the movements of Civil Rights for African Americans. A volunteer at the church had told us that the clock on the wall in the sanctuary had stopped at the exact time of Martin Luther King Jr dead which was at 10:30 on April 4, 1965 and has not moved since that day and time. For me, that symbolizes the impact of the death of Martin Luther King Jr and his unforgettable legacy. Outside the church, a monument called The Eternal Flame in commemoration MLK Jr according to the plaque symbolizes, “The continuing effort to realize Dr. King’s ideals for the Beloved Community.” The historic Ebenezer Baptist Church was a great learning and spiritual