Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church was started in the sage bush were the congregation met until Nancy Banks offered her home home as a place of worship. This continued for years until 1871 when members of this non-denominational faith community began to meet with members of Third Street Bethel. Upon meeting, members of what became Ebenezer decided to become Methodist and join the Virginia Annual Conference. Since then, Greater Ebenezer has maintained a strong legacy as a place of worship and missions in South Richmond. Greater Ebenezer is one of two churches in the metropolitan Richmond where we continue to express love and compassion by teaching and sharing in the gospel of Jesus Christ.