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The Atlanta First United Methodist Church in Georgia has encouraged the public to join the new Grow book club.

In a Facebook post on Friday, April 22, the Atlanta First United Methodist Church announced that it will hold a Grow book club via Zoom meeting on the fourth Monday of each month.

According to the church’s post, it will start in May to discuss the faith implications behind some popular reads.

They will be reading Chibundu Onuzo's Sankofa for the first month, the Atlanta First United Methodist Church said.

The church said Sankofa is a Ghanaian symbol for a bird flying backward in search of new meaning and insight, which is exactly what the main heroine, Anna, undertakes in this book.

She starts on a voyage of self-discovery by reaching back in time to comprehend her present, despite a slew of life challenges, including a divorce and the loss of her mother, according to the church.

While searching for answers, she discovers something more complicated: her father, whom she never met, is still alive and serves as the leader of a small African country, the church added.

The church said it will post discussion topics as well as a link to the Zoom participant on its Facebook post.

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Church’s World Health Day Celebration

In honor of World Health Day, the Atlanta First United Methodist Church has provided health-related suggestions.

The Atlanta First United Methodist Church presented some recommendations to help decrease harm and create a community focused on wellness and well-being in a Facebook post on Thursday, April 7.

According to the church's post, people must work together to find solutions to keep the world and their neighbors healthy in the face of a pandemic, increased pollution, and the rise of diseases like cancer, asthma, and heart disease.

People should consider adopting one or more of these five healthy activities this week, according to the church, in order to assist people to reduce damage and establishing a culture that promotes well-being.

The following are some of the shared tips: walk, bike, or ride MARTA to work; be extra deliberate about turning off lights when they aren't in use; avoid processed foods and buy items from local farmers; those thinking about quitting smoking or vaping, think about it; and use reusable grocery bags instead of plastic bags.

Church’s Relief Assistance

The Atlanta First United Methodist Church has issued a call for assistance to displaced people.

The church asked for support on Facebook for those who have been displaced.

It was the United Methodist Committee on ReliefSunday, which, as indicated in the service, is a day when we highlight the global activities of the United Methodist Committee on Relief and ask for their aid.

According to the church, the United Methodist Committee on Relief may help communities and individuals devastated by natural catastrophes such as the recent wildfires in Texas and Colorado, as well as wars in Europe and Africa.