Scope and Contents
The collection contains a certified copy of the church's certificate of incorporation (1838; made 1899); meeting minutes (1825–1902); trustees' minutes (1865–1959); correspondence (1873–1957; bulk, 1873–1905); financial accounts (1948–1960); property deeds and mortgages (1899, 1934–1961); a circa 1909 postcard view of the "Ebenezer O. S. Baptist Church, Constituted 1806, 1216 Intervale Ave., N.Y."; and histories of the Ebenezer and Hopewell (New Jersey) Old School Baptist Churches. A list of members (circa 1828–1850) is recorded in the earliest meeting minutes.
Arrangement
The material is grouped chronologically within the following categories: certificate of incorporation; meeting minutes; trustees' minutes; correspondence; financial accounts; property records; postcard; church histories.