Ebenezer Baptist Church West
The history of Baptists in Athens is incomplete without the history of Ebenezer, formerly known as Landrum Chapel Baptist Church. The Reverend Collins Henry Lyons and others organized Landrum Chapel sometime prior to 1889, and in 1889, named it Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Rev. Dr. Daryl G. Bloodsaw is the Senior Pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, West of Athens, GA. Dr. Bloodsaw’s background includes the religious, corporate, civic, and academic arenas. Deeply committed to strengthening and empowering the black church and the black family, his socially-conscious, hope-filled, and spirit-led teaching and preaching to live out God’s promise of a future with hope.
Ebenezer Baptist Church West have dedicated four patient rooms in Piedmont Athens Regional’s Main Tower – three patient rooms in honor of their members and one patient room in honor of Rev. Dr. Winfred M. and Betty Hope, who served Ebenezer and its members since 1979.