Ebenezer is a historic town in New South Wales, Australia, in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury.
These settlers worshipped under a local gum tree, which still exists on the opposite side of the road from the church.
James Mein, an elder of Galashiels Kirk started holding informal services in his house at Portland and from these meetings grew a desire to build the church at Ebenezer.
The cedar bookcase in the porch belonged to the first minister, Dr John McGarvie, who lived in Ebenezer from 1826 to 1831.
Coffins were brought to the church by the river, with boatloads of mourners joining the funeral procession as it was rowed along the Hawkesbury.
The cemetery is one of the most important in Australia with six generations buried in its grounds, including some of the first free settlers in the colony.
The former schoolmaster's residence is used to serve Devonshire teas and has a small ‘museum’ of photos and furniture, with records of the settlers from the Coomandel.