Atlanta First United Methodist Church in Georgia said it is set to hold a youth life group after Sunday worship.
In a Facebook post on Thursday, Sept. 8, the church said the start of the new school year and a new Youth Life Group session is set for Sunday, Sept. 18, immediately after worship from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The church said they will gather in Room 14 of the Education Building before heading over to Mellow Mushroom on Ivan Allen for pizza, intercession, and conversation.
Students from grades 6 through 12 are eligible.
The church said the student can expect to have a great time if they brought their friends.
They may also visit the Facebook post from the Atlanta First United Methodist Church for those interested.
175th Year Celebration
According to the church, Atlanta First United Methodist Church will celebrate its 175th anniversary in 2022.
The church said its tale has come to mean a lot to everyone because of how long they have served God and the community.
They have worshiped alongside a range of fascinating and well-known residents over the years, it continued.
Atlanta First United Methodist Church said its history begins with early missionary endeavors. Atlanta was originally known as Marthasville, a little railroad community that served as the terminus for four train lines that were then being built, according to the church.
Preachers in the area were collecting groups for services, the church said.
The church said that during meetings held in homes, warehouses on Peachtree Street and Auburn Avenue, and even the Georgia Railroad offices, small groups conducted services and planned future plans.
A philanthropic person named Samuel Mitchell gave the Methodists a large amount of land in 1845, according to the church.
The church said a triangle-shaped parcel was encircled by Peachtree, Pryor, and Houston Streets (near where the Georgia Pacific building stands).
A tiny log home with chimneys at each end was constructed here (pictured above), the church said. It added that it served as a church on Sundays and a school during the week.
According to Atlanta First United Methodist Church, an interdenominational Sunday school called the Union Sabbath School was founded. Presbyterians, Baptists, and Methodists all held preaching services; each group alternated their Sundays to avoid conflicts, it noted.
Place of Worship
The Methodists made the decision to construct their own place of worship after using the log cabin for a few months, according to the church.
In Atlanta, they were the first denomination to make this crucial move, the church said.
The church said a committee raised $700 in 1847, the same year Marthasville was renamed "Atlanta," of which $150 was utilized to purchase more land on Peachtree Street.
The first board of trustees was established, and an impressive massive frame structure for the time was built (pictured above), the church said.
On March 24, 1848, this brand-new chapel was dedicated and given the name Wesley Chapel in honor of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, it added.
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