The Ben Hill United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, held a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination drive for first, second, and booster shots on Thursday, Dec. 9.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Nov. 30, the Ben Hill United Methodist Church said that those who are planning to visit family friends for the holidays may get their first, second, and booster shots at the church on Thursday.
The church said Pfizer-BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines are available as booster shots.
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Caregiver Awareness Day
On Monday, Nov. 15, the Ben Hill United Methodist Church held a virtual Caregiver Awareness Day.
The Ben Hill United Methodist Church said it celebrated a virtual Caregiver Awareness Day last Monday from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The "Caregiver Awareness Day, Helping Those Who Care for Others" event was organized by the Ben Hill United Methodist Church differently-abled ministry and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Pi Alpha Omega Chapter, according to the church.
According to the Ben Hill United Methodist Church, the purpose of the gathering was to raise awareness about the severe effects of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, which caregivers can also develop.
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Ben Hill United Methodist Church's History
According to the Ben Hills United Methodist Church's website, Methodism created a new field of activity known as Wesley Chapel in the Niskey Lake section of Fulton County, Georgia, around the year 1853.
The church said David Waits, John Waits, and Sidney Robins were among the church's founding members. David Waits was a well-known singer-songwriter. The church said he was the Chorister for both the camp meetings and the church.
The congregation is made up of a small group of men and women who are dedicated to God's service and have been committed.
After the Civil War, a post office was established near Campbellton Road and Fairburn Road.
According to the website, Ben Hill was named after Benjamin Harvey Hill, the new United States senator from Georgia's Troup County. Senator Hill was a well-known orator in his day, and it was thought that his celebrity boosted the local economy.
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Church's Silent Prayer
The Ben Hill United Methodist Church hosted a silent prayer walk on Saturday. The church announced a silent, spirit-filled, and guided prayer walk was held.
According to the church's website, the quiet prayer walk began in the Brown Parking Lot and circled the church, pausing at eight stations with a different prayer focus at each stop.
The Ben Hill United Methodist Church said the event was about walking, praying, contemplating, and imagining as the attendees took sacred steps on the earth.
Meanwhile, the church advised attendees to wear face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) pandemic.
Interested attendees and participants may visit the Ben Hill United Methodist Church's Facebook page for more events and festivities.
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