Jerusalem (Ebenezer) Church

Jerusalem Church was built in 1767-69 by Lutheran Protestants who came to Georgia in 1734 after being exiled from Catholic Salzburg in Europe. Officially named Jerusalem Church, it stands on the site of a wooden building probably erected soon after the congregation moved from Old Ebenezer to New Ebenezer in 1738. During the Revolution, the British used the church as a hospital and stable, and the metal swan on the belfry still bears a bullet hole. Though the town of Ebenezer no longer exists, the church has an active congregation of about 450 members.

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