Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church

CTL-E-0152 · Church · baptist · 1900s–contemporary

Provisional evidence grade of this record

Historic Bronzeville Missionary Baptist congregation

The record

Also known as: Ebenezer Baptist Church

Relationships

Dinah Washington — nurtured
Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church's choir helped launch the career of Dinah Washington; the church is credited as a birthplace of gospel music.
Grand Boulevard — located in
Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church at 4501 S. Vincennes Avenue is documented as standing in the Grand Boulevard community area.
Mahalia Jackson — nurtured
Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church's choir helped launch the career of Mahalia Jackson; the church is credited as a birthplace of gospel music.
Sallie Martin — nurtured
Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church's choir helped launch the career of gospel organizer Sallie Martin; the church is credited as a birthplace of gospel music.

Sources

Documented in Chicago church histories
City of Chicago — Chicago Landmark designation (Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church Building, 4501 S. Vincennes Ave), Individual Landmarks, data.cityofchicago.org (harvested 2026-10-02) (primary source)
City of Chicago — Chicago Historic Resources Survey rating: Orange (Red/Orange Buildings, data.cityofchicago.org, harvested 2026-10-02) (primary source)

Record CTL-E-0152 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: Provisional · CTL research: BVM-005, SCI-004, MUSIC-001.
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Cite as: CultureTechLens, “Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church (CTL-E-0152),” October 4, 2026. https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0152/

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A greystone home converted to a church, South Side, Chicago, 1941Photo: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

A converted-storefront church with cars of the congregation, Chicago, 1941Photo: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

Crowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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