Atlanta First United Methodist Church in

Atlanta First United Methodist Church, Georgia invited the public to join a book club on the fourth Monday of every month.

In a Facebook post on Thursday, Sept. 15, the church encouraged participants to join a book club in the evening at 7 p.m.

According to the church’s post, the book club will discuss some of the hottest reads in the last several years through the lens of faith.

Atlanta First United Methodist Church said they may visit the church’s Facebook post for more book selections.

Book Club

The group is currently reading Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby in September, according to the church's website. On Monday, Sept. 26, at 7 a.m., members will meet to discuss the book using Zoom.

Ike and Buddy Lee are two ex-cons with little in common outside their criminal history and a love for their deceased sons, making their relationship provocative and fast-paced, the church said.

The church said they formed a group in their fervent quest for retribution.

It added hardened men Ike and Buddy Lee will confront their own preconceptions about their sons and each other as they exact retribution on those who wronged their boys in their desire to do better for their sons in death than they did in life.

The group will meet to discuss Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue on Monday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. using Zoom.

The sharp, sympathetic, and fast-paced book explores the 2008 financial crisis through the eyes of two New York City families: the rich Edwards family and the Cameroonian immigrant family of the Jongas, according to the church.

It said the book tackles issues like race, immigration, community, and the perils of capitalist excess in a way that is sure to spark fascinating discussions about what it means to survive and prosper in the United States of America in the twenty-first century.

The group will meet to discuss Brit Bennett's The Vanishing Half on Monday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m., according to the church.

The church said identical twins, who were never apart as youngsters, eventually decide to live in two totally distinct societies: one black and one white.

The book is both a masterful examination of the American history of passing and a fascinating family saga that skillfully weaves together various threads and generations.

It added that it explores the enduring impact of the past as it impacts a person's decisions, ambitions, and expectations, looking far beyond concerns of race.

Use for Worship

After using the log cabin for a few months, the Methodists decided to build their own house of worship, according to the church.

The church claimed that they were the first denomination in Atlanta to make this significant decision.

In 1847, the same year Marthasville was renamed "Atlanta," the church claimed a committee raised $700, of which $150 was used to buy more land on Peachtree Street.

The first board of trustees was constituted, and an impressively large frame building for the time was constructed, according to the church.